Minnesota marks 50-year partnership with Korean University

When N. L. "Neal" Gault arrived in Korea in 1959 to help foster the progress of medical education there, he couldn't believe what he saw. In the wake of the Korean War, the hospital at Seoul National University was treating patients without essential drugs and equipment, but it was surviving.

High marks for graduate medical program

The University of Minnesota's graduate medical education program recently received praise for its strong leadership, quality program directors and residents, and available academic and research opportunities.

Magazine names Steve Miles 'Minnesotan of the Year'

A Medical School professor and alumnus has been recognized for being a proponent of human rights and a national player in political and health care reform.

University professor leads clinic named best in treating cystic fibrosis

A recent article in the New Yorker magazine has revealed that the Minnesota Cystic Fibrosis Center is considered the country's most successful program in keeping patients healthy. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation examined 117 such programs nationwide, and the clinic at Fairview-University Children's Hospital came out on top.

Two named to Institute of Medicine

Two University faculty members have been named to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in the field of medicine.

New leaders, new energy in Pediatrics

One of the Medical School's largest departments, Pediatrics, is getting some fresh direction under the leadership of new head John Schreiber, M.D., M.P.H. Schreiber, who holds the Ruben-Bentson Chair in Pediatric Community Health, arrived on campus in August from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland. He earned his medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine after completing a master's degree in public health and tropical medicine at Tulane.

Cerra honored with lifetime achievement award

Frank Cerra, M.D., was honored on January 16 with a lifetime achievement award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). The SCCM gives this award annually to a member who has made major contributions to critical care medicine through advances in medical science, medical education, or medical care.

Powell and Cerra tapped to lead at national level

Two influential national organizations devoted to academic medicine are looking to the University of Minnesota to fill some top leadership roles. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has found a new leader in Medical School Dean Deborah Powell, M.D. Frank Cerra, M.D., has been appointed chair-elect of another prominent organization, the Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC).