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They Matched! Â鶹ŮÀÉ Celebrates Match Day with Soon-to-be-Physicians
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine celebrated Match Day 2026 with its largest graduating class to date - 79 students - marking a significant milestone in their journey to becoming physicians.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., Named Senior Member of the NAI
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Study Finds Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity Over a Decade
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
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AAMC - Association of American Medical Colleges
October 20, 2023
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Schmidt College of Medicine extends its sincere congratulations to two exceptional members of our team for their significant appointments to national committees under the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Dr. Leonard Berkowitz
October 01, 2023
Spotlighting Dr. Leonard Berkowitz, our MedOwl for October 2023
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Receives $750,000 Philanthropic  Grant for Alzheimer's Disease
September 18, 2023
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Schmidt College of Medicine has received a grant from the Carl Angus DeSantis Foundation, which will transform the care of neurodegenerative diseases.
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths More Than Quadrupled from 1999 to 2020
September 12, 2023
Regardless of race, age, geography or urbanization, a new study by Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Schmidt College of Medicine shows U.S. drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020, causing 1,013,852 deaths.
Gene Discovery Nets Â鶹ŮÀÉ Researchers U.S. Patent to Treat Addiction
September 07, 2023
An invention in the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neuroscience and psychiatry using a molecular approach to treat addiction has earned Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Maureen Hahn, Ph.D., a U.S. patent.
Dr. Lea Sacca
September 01, 2023
Spotlighting Dr. Lea Sacca, our MedOwl for September 2023
Geographic 'Hot Spots' for Cigarette, Firearm Deaths in the U.S.
August 29, 2023
A new Â鶹ŮÀÉ study shows geographically distinct areas of the highest death rates in the U.S. related to cigarettes as well as firearms, including both assault and suicide over two decades from 1999 to 2019.
Headshot of Interim Dean Curtis L. Whitehair
July 27, 2023
We are delighted to announce that Curtis L. Whitehair, M.D., has accepted the position of Interim Dean at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Â鶹ŮÀÉ (Â鶹ŮÀÉ)
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Receives $11.5 Million Gift to Combat Life-Threatening Illness
July 13, 2023
The Schmidt College of Medicine received the monumental gift from philanthropists Ann and John Wood to combat amyloidosis, a complex and challenging disease, using a whole-body and multidisciplinary approach.
U.S. Infant Mortality Fell, But Low Birth Weight, Preterm Births Rose
June 29, 2023
A new study examining time trends and racial inequities in infant mortality, low birth weight and preterm births over 11 years suggests that infant mortality alone is not a sufficient indicator of health.
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