SUMC in the News (11/27/07)
Print media coverage
Stanford Daily, 11/27/07
Fifth year of medical education recommended
The School of Medicine is now actively encouraging students to devote a fifth year to medical training. The additional year of study would supplement pre-clinical and post-clinical programs, the dual two-year focuses that form the basis of medical school. Charles Prober, senior associate dean of medical education and professor of pediatrics and of microbiology and immunology; Dean Philip Pizzo; and first-year medical students David Craig and Jonathan Kleinman are all quoted in this article.
Wired.com, 11/26/07
Immune system reboot could treat autoimmune disease
This blog entry discusses how Stanford researchers have found a way to transplant new blood-forming stem cells into the bone marrow of mice, effectively replacing their immune systems. The accomplishment is a step toward a goal of transplanting human cells with the same result, which could create a new immune system for people suffering from autoimmune
New York Times Magazine, 11/25/07
Dr. Drug Rep
In this first-person piece, a Tufts physician details his experiences serving as a speaker for a pharmaceutical company. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this piece may be of interest to readers.
Broadcast media coverage
NBC Nightly News, 11/26/07
Paul Brown, with the Department of Surgery, is developing 3-D databases of human anatomy. This segment also aired on KNTV-TV, KGET-TV (Bakersfield, Calif.), KING-TV (Seattle), KMIR-TV (Palm Springs, Calif.) and WMTV-TV (Madison, Wis.).
The View from the Bay (KGO-TV), 11/26/07
During this show, Leah Millheiser discussed how more women than men suffer from sexual dysfunction. Millheiser is an instructor in obstetrics and gynecology.
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