Subject: Spring Newsletter from the Stanford Medical Alumni Association

From: Stanford Medical Alumni Association <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:29:13 -0700

April 13, 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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>From the Desk of the Associate Dean of Alumni Affairs
	*What’s new at the SMAA 
News from the School of Medicine
	* Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a resident
Excerpt from the Dean’s Newsletter
	* Stanford SOM is #1 in new category of “US News and World Report”
Alumni News
        * Molly Cooke, MD ’77 elected governor of the Northern California chapter of the American College of Physicians
        * Patricia Engrasser, MD ’62 presented the Rose Hirschler Award
Faculty News
	* Stanford awarded highest proportion of HHMI Investigators
        * Paul Berg, PhD awarded the Biotechnology Heritage Award from the Chemical Heritage Foundation
        * Robert Robbins, MD named Chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
Events on Campus 
	* Medicine and the Muse: An Arts, Humanities, and Medicine Symposium
	* Music and Medicine: The Art of Listening
Contact Us
	*Introducing New Staff Members
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FROM THE ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ALUMNI AFFAIRS
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Dear Alumni, 

In a recent e-mail message I congratulated Drs. Linda M. Dairiki Shortliffe and Francis K. Conley for their inclusion in an exhibit celebrating America’s women physicians at the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) entitled “Changing the Face of Medicine.”  In an unintentional oversight, I failed to note that another distinguished Stanford medical graduate, Lori Arviso Alvord, MD ’85, is also featured in the exhibit. Dr. Alvord is currently assistant professor of surgery and Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Dartmouth Medical School.

In other news, our spring Alumni Weekend is now less than a month away.  This year, in addition to our Saturday CME Symposium, which will focus on the four new Institutes of Medicine here at the Medical School, we will hold a Friday morning panel discussion that will highlight the important role diversity plays at the school.  Panelists include: Cheri Ann Blauwet, MD ’07, Estaban Burchard, MD ’95, Erik Cabral, MD ’06, Iris Gibbs, MD ’95, Bonnie Maldonado, MD ’81, Fernando Mendoza, MD ’75, Roger Peeks, MD ’78, Leroy Sims, MD ’06, Lois Scully, MD ’55, and Augustus White, MD ’61.  I am certain that all alumni will enjoy and learn from this exciting venture.

I look forward to seeing all of you who are able to attend. 

Sincerely, 

Ross Bright, MD ’58
Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs

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NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a resident!

Of the 62 students who participated in this year’s Match, 69 percent matched with their first choice while 89 percent matched with one of their top three choices. More of the article  

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EXCERPT FROM THE DEAN’S NEWSLETTER
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Stanford SOM is #1 in new category of “US News and World Report” ranking

Stanford University School of Medicine scores first in the rankings published by US News and World Report on “per faculty NIH research dollars” and remains at #8 overall. More 

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ALUMNI NEWS
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Molly Cooke, MD ’77 elected governor of the Northern California chapter of the American College of Physicians

Dr. Cooke, a professor of medicine and the director of the Academy of Medical Educators at UCSF, began her four-year term at the ACP’s annual meeting, April 14-16. Her responsibilities include presiding over regional meetings, credentialing new members, and appointing members to local committees.  She will also represent Northern California members by serving on the international ACP Board of Governors.  More

Patricia G. Engasser, MD ’62 presented the Rose Hirschler Award by the Women’s Dermatologic Society 

The Rose Hirschler Award is named in honor of Dr. Rose Hirschler, the first known female dermatologist in the United States. The award is presented to physicians who have made significant contribution to medicine and dermatology, and who by their achievement, have served to enhance the role of women in the dermatologic specialty.  Dr. Engasser has served as the president of the American Contact Dermatitis Society and the San Francisco Dermatologic Society.  She was also the recipient of the Stanford University Gold Spike Distinguished Alumna Award in 1990. 

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FACULTY NEWS
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Stanford awarded highest proportion of HHMI Investigators than any university or biomedical research institute

On March 21st the Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced the selection of “the nation's most promising biomedical scientists as new HHMI investigators.” The 43 new HHMI Investigators were selected from an applicant pool of more than 300 nominees and include 32 men and 11 women from 31 institutions. Stanford University had the opportunity to nominate three scientists of note, and all three were selected -- the highest proportion from any university or biomedical research institute. The three new HHMI Investigators from Stanford include:
·	K. Chris Garcia, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
Profile: http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/faculty/K_Garcia/ 
·	Liqun Luo, PhD Department of Biological Sciences, School of Humanities & Sciences                Profile: http://www.hhmi.org/news/luo.html 
·	Stephen Quake, PhD, Department of Bioengineering, Schools of Engineering and Medicine
Profile: http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/faculty/Stephen_Quake/ 

Dr. Paul Berg awarded the Biotechnology Heritage Award from the Chemical Heritage Foundation
Dr. Berg, Cahill Professor in Cancer Research, Emeritus, will receive the 2005 Biotechnology Heritage Award from the Chemical Heritage Foundation and Biotechnology Industry Organization in June at the BIO 2005 meeting in Philadelphia. In announcing this award, Arnold Thackray, president of CHF noted, “Paul Berg's scientific creativity underlies our knowledge of the genetics of all living things, and our ability to understand the functioning of cells from any species. His work was instrumental in setting the stage for today's and tomorrow's exciting advances in biotechnology.”
Profile: http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/faculty/Paul_Berg/

Robert C. Robbins named Chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Renowned heart-transplant surgeon Robert C. Robbins, MD, who is also researching the use of stem cells to repair tissue damaged by a heart attack, has been named chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, effective February 1.  
Dr. Robbins succeeds Bruce A. Reitz, MD, the Norman E. Shumway Professor, who chaired the department since 1993.
In his new position, Dr. Robbins, who performs about 40 transplants each year, will oversee the department’s clinical and research programs. In addition to adult cardiac surgery, the department has one of the largest pediatric cardiac surgery programs and a thoracic surgery program that treats patients suffering from lung and esophageal diseases. News Release

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EVENTS ON CAMPUS
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Medicine and the Muse: An Arts, Humanities, and Medicine Symposium
Thursday, April 21, 2005 5 pm 
Music and Medicine: The Art of Listening with Robert Kapilow: composer, music commentator for NPR and host for Lincoln Center's “Great Performers” concert series.
Monday, May 2, 5 pm 

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CONTACT US 
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Please welcome our two new staff members:

Kimberly Myers Hewlett, Assistant Director for Alumni Relations
[email-masked]
650-234-0635                                                                                  Kimberly graduated from Stanford with a degree in Economics.  She has worked for many different offices on campus and was named Assistant Director in February.

Ruth Cinquini, Alumni Program Coordinator
[email-masked]
650-234-0619
Ruth, a Bay Area native, joins us from Harvey Mudd College where she directed the Alumni Relations program for 2 ½ years.

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