Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences Hosts Vincent duVigneaud Memorial Research Symposium (May 2)—The program for the 20th Annual Vincent duVigneaud Memorial Research Symposium, which showcases students’ research projects, includes morning and afternoon slide presentations in Uris Auditorium (9:00-10:30 am and 2:30-4:15 pm), a poster session in the Olin Hall gym (10:30 am-2:30 pm), and keynote speaker Dr. Philippa Marrack of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center (Denver), who will present a talk on "Counting T-Cells" in Uris Auditorium at 4:30 pm. The program concludes with a reception at MSKCC’s Rockefeller Research Laboratories (5:30 pm).

OSHA In-Service Training (May 2 & 11)—The following educational sessions are being offered as part of the continuing in-service training on Health and Safety regulations on the Medical College’s Chemical Hygiene Plan and Bloodborne Exposure Plan. Chemical Hygiene Plan: Thursday, May 11, 10 am to 12 noon.  Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Plan: Tuesday, May 2, 10 am to 12 noon. All sessions will be held in A-950.  Participation in one session per year is mandatory under Federal (OSHA) regulations for all laboratory workers, including graduate students, medical students and postdoctoral fellows as well as their faculty supervisors, who work with chemicals or with human blood as well as other potentially infectious materials. 

Revlon Run/Walk for Breast Cancer (May 6)—Weill Cornell medical students have organized a team to participate in this 5 kilometer event that starts at Times Square and ends in Central Park. Faculty or staff who wish to join them can register online at www.revlonrunwalk.com. On the registration form, make sure to note the Weill Cornell Medical College Team Number 624. For more information, contact team leader Sandy Loeb at sbloeb@med.cornell.edu or Malini Patel in the Community Service Program office at map2006@med.cornell.edu (212-746-3390).

Weill Cornell Co-Sponsors Millennium Lecture Series Exploring the Impact of Genetics and Molecular Biology in the 21st Century (May 9-May 23)—Weill Cornell Medical College has joined with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, and the American Museum of Natural History in sponsoring a special lecture series addressing the theme Revolutionizing Medicine in the 21st Century: The Impact of Genetics and Molecular Biology.  The remaining lectures in the series are scheduled for May 9, 16, and 23 (all on Tuesday) and will be held at the American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street and Central Park West, Main Auditorium, 7:00-8:30 pm. Dr. Karen Antman, Director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, will speak on the topic "Cancer: New Weapons, New Directions" on May 9.  On May 16, Weill Cornell’s Dr. Ronald Crystal, Director of the Institute of Genetic Medicine, will speak on the topic "Gene Therapy Enters Adolescence: Progress and Issues." The final lecture in the series will be presented by Dr. Samuel Waksal, President and CEO of ImClone Systems, Inc., who will speak about "Generating New Cells, New Organs: Stem Cell Research and Applications" on May 23. Customary Museum fees apply: $12 per lecture ($10 for Museum members, students, and senior citizens). To register for tickets, call 439-4300.

Community Health & Wellness Seminars (May 2 to May 23)—New York Weill Cornell’s Office of Public Affairs is sponsoring its spring seminar series on Tuesdays between May 2 and May 23. Topics are as follows: "Body Sculpting for the Millennium: Liposuction, Breast Reduction/Augmentation & Tummy Tucks" (May 2); "Unlocking Jaw Pain: Solutions for Pain Relief from Teeth Grinding, Arthritis and Jaw Injuries" (May 9); "Lose Weight for Life: Treatments with Medications & Surgery" (May 16); and "Take Heart: Coronary Disease, Treatment Alternatives & Cardiac Rehabilitation" (May 23). All seminars will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Avenue (at 69th St.), except the May 16th seminar, which will be held at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Auditorium (331 East 70th St.).  Seminars are free and open to the public.  For more information, call 821-0888.

Family Caregiving Conference (May 9)—The United Hospital Fund will sponsor a conference entitled "Family Caregiving: Today’s Outlook, Tomorrow’s Prospects," at the New York Academy of Medicine (1216 Fifth Ave., at 103rd St.) on Tuesday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Please register early, as space is limited.  For program information, visit www.uhfnyc.org, or call 494-0700, ext. 761 or 762.

Minority Visiting Professorship Program (May 15-17)—The Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the Center for Multicultural and Minority Health, presents the Minority Visiting Professorship Program.  Minority Visiting Professor Dr. Joan Reede, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard Medical School, will be on hand for the three-day series of lectures, seminars, and informal discussion with residents, students, public health specialists, and faculty.  For more information, contact Maritza at 746-1264 or Denise at 746-9661.

Weill Cornell Team in AIDS Walk NY (May 21)—Weill Cornell medical students have formed a team to participate in AIDS Walk NY in Central Park on Sunday, May 21, for the benefit of programs sponsored by the Gay Men’s Health Crisis organization. Staff and faculty are welcome to join the Weill Cornell team. Walkers can register on the web at www.aidswalk.net (choose the "Cornell Medical College" team name when asked). For more information, call Malini Patel in Weill Cornell’s Community Service office at 746-3390 (e-mail: map2006@med.cornell.edu).
 

A Quarter Century Landmark Plus! Update Your Medicine June 2000 Course (June 26-30)—Sponsored by the Weill Medical College and the Association of Practicing Physicians of The New York Hospital, the Update Your Medicine Program presents a practical CME course—including lectures, workshops, and Meet-the-Professor luncheons. (37.50 Category I AMA-PRA credit.)  Additional 11.5 credits available for Hands-on Workshops.  This program has also been reviewed and is acceptable for 37.50 elective hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians.  For further information, contact Dr. Lila Wallis, Director, or Debora Laan, Coordinator, at 746-4752; website: www.med.cornell.edu/update.your.medicine.

State-Mandated Infection Control and Child Abuse Courses—The state-mandated Infection Control and Child Abuse Courses required for licensure in New York State are offered regularly by the School of Continuing Education for Nurses, New York Weill Cornell Center.  The remaining schedule for 2000 is: Infection Control Update: May 18, June 8, July 20, Aug. 3, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 7; Infection Control Core Course: June 8, Aug. 3, Oct. 19, Dec. 7; Child Abuse Course: May 11, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 28, Nov. 9. All classes are held in Nursing Education, Payson House Sub-basement. The fee is $35.00. Preregistration is suggested, as seating is limited.  To register, stop by the School, Payson House Basement.  For more information, please call 746-1224.

Monday, May 1

12:30 pm Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Case Presentations"—Dr. David Zackson—Payson 2 Conf. Rm. (lunch served).

5:00 pm Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"History of Radical Pelvic Surgery"—Dr. Robert Knapp, Harvard Medical School—Uris Aud.

Tuesday, May 2

8:00 am 20th Annual Vincent duVigneaud Memorial Research Symposium (all day)—Uris Aud. and Olin Hall Gym.

11:00 am NYPH-Westchester Clinical Grand Rounds—"Town Meeting"—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

1:30 pm Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Patient Viewing"—ST-301.

2:15 pm Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Case Discussion"—A-950.

4:00 pm Infectious Diseases Conf.—"Clinical Presentations"—Drs. Barry Hartman and Warren Johnson—A-450.

3:00 pm Neuroscience/Anesthesiology Joint Seminar—"Allosteric Activation Mechanism of the GABA Receptor"—Dr. David Weiss, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham—Weill Aud. (C-2).

7:00 pm Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Problem Cases"—Dr. David Zackson—A-126.

Wednesday, May 3

11:00 am Psychiatry Grand Rounds (Eric T. Carlson Memorial Lecture)—"Specialism and Generalism in American Medicine: The Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century"—Dr. Rosemary Stevens, University of Pennsylvania—Uris Aud.

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Graduate Medical Education Funding and Physician Work-Force Policy"—Dr. Patricia Wang, Greater New York Hospital Association—A-126.

4:00 pm Clinical Nephrology Conf.—"Medical Ethics in End Stage Renal Disease"—Dr. Joseph Fins—M-220.

5:00 pm Dean’s Hour—"Elder Abuse"—Dr. Mark Lachs—Weill Aud. (C-2).

6:00 pm NYPH-Westchester Community Education Program—"Relaxation Techniques for Stress Management"—Beth Harris—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

Thursday, May 4

7:30 am Catheterization Conf.—"Case Presentations and Discussions"—ST-460.

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"The Role of Interventional Radiology in Pediatrics—Dr. Kenneth Murphy, SUNY Health Science Center (Syracuse)—Uris Aud.

11:00 am Medical Grand Rounds—"Biological Approaches to Cardiac Pacemaking"—Dr. Jay Edelberg—Uris Aud. 

5:00 pm Surgery Grand Rounds—"Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy"—Dr. Hiram Cody III, MSKCC—Uris Aud.

Friday, May 5

12:00 pm SKI Molecular Biology Seminar—"Mad Cows and Psi-chotic Yeast: Expansion of the Prion Hypothesis"—Dr. Susan Lindquist, University of Chicago—MSKCC (RRL-116).

Monday, May 8

4:00 pm  Cell Biology and Genetics Seminar—"Surprising Roles for the Matrix Metalloproteinase Matrilysin in Normal and Neoplastic Processes"—Dr. Lynn Matrisian, Vanderbilt Univ. School of Medicine—Weill Aud. (C-2).

5:00 pm Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Research Advances in Cardiovascular Disease with HRT"—Dr. Janice Wagner, Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine"—Uris Aud.

Tuesday, May 9

11:00 am NYPH-Westchester Clinical Grand Rounds—"Pastoral Care of the Psychiatric Patient: Present Realities and Future Possibilities" (panel discussion)—Rev. Curtis Hart, Chaplains Amy Maniere, Barbara Yeager, and Rabbi Stephen Roberts, Rev. Robert Anderson, and Dr. Glen Millstein—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

1:30 pm Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Patient Viewing"—ST-301.

2:15 pm Dermatology Grand Rounds—"Case Discussion"—A-950.

4:00 pm Infectious Diseases Conf.—"Clinical Presentations"—Drs. Barry Hartman and Warren Johnson—A-450.

Wednesday, May 10

11:00 am Psychiatry Grand Rounds—"What Is Psychiatry For?  A Cross-Cultural and International Perspective"—Dr. Arthur Kleinman, Harvard Medical School—Uris Aud.

1:00 pm David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium—"Harvard Pilgrim Health Care: What Happened?"—Dr. Stephen Schoenbaum, Commonwealth Fund—A-126.

4:00 pm  Clinical Nephrology Conf.—"Going Back in History: Dialysis Goes Low Tech"—Dr. Stuart Saal—M-220.

6:00 pm NYPH-Westchester Community Education Program—"Assertiveness for Stress Management"—Ronney Rosenbaum—Center Bldg. Aud. (Westchester).

7:00 pm Update Your Medicine Conf.—(1) "Dermatologic Manifestations of Systemic Disease" presented by Dr. Neil Sadick and (2) "Drug Interactions: Mechanisms and Clinical Practice" presented by Dr. Marcus Reidenberg—Uris Aud.

Thursday, May 11

8:30 am Pediatrics Grand Rounds—"Updates on Varicella Vaccine"—Dr. Anne Gershon, Columbia Univ. College of Physicians & Surgeons—Uris Aud.

11:00 am Medical Grand Rounds (Isadore Rosenfeld Visiting Professorship)—"Ups and Downs of Blood Pressure in Chronic Renal Failure"—Dr. Ronald Victor, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center—Uris Aud. 

5:00 pm Surgery Grand Rounds (Preston Wade Trauma Lecture)—"Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Responses to Sepsis and Injury"—Dr. Timothy Buchman, Washington Univ. School of Medicine—Uris Aud.

Friday, May 12 - (No listings received).

Monday, May 15

12:30 pm Endocrine/Metabolic Bone Conf.—"Case Presentations"—Dr. David Zackson—Payson 2 Conf. Rm. (lunch served).
3:00 pm Minority Visiting Professor Panel Discussion—"Cross- Cultural Care"—Whitney 117.

5:00 pm  Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds—"Crossing the Galaxy Between the Physician and the Administrator"—Dr. Steven Klasko, Lehigh Valley Hospital—A-250.

5:00 pm Minority Visiting Professor Lecture—"Leadership and Diversity in Public Health"—Dr. Joan Reed, Harvard Medical School—Uris Aud.

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