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AAMC Reporter: August 2006

In the News

One Year Later, Katrina Still Lingers
There is much to celebrate as the Gulf region approaches the one-year anniversary of the storm, but many in New Orleans' academic medical institutions still see plenty of obstacles ahead.

Teamwork at Heart of New Educational Program
A new AAMC program aims to capitalize on a recent surge of interest in collaborative approaches among health science professionals.

Spero M. Manson, Ph.D., founder and director of the American Indian and Alaska Native Programs at University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Nickens Award Winner Balances Two Worlds
Spero M. Manson, Ph.D., director of the American Indian and Alaska Native Programs at University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, mentors young scientists.

Francis S. Collins,
M.D., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health

Is There Common Ground Between Science and God?
Q & A with physician-geneticist Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

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In Every Issue

A Word from the President
"Extraordinary People in the Real World"

Viewpoint
"Down on the Farm"
by Kevin Moses, Ph.D.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Back Page
Look! Up in the Sky...
It's a bird! It's a plane! No!
It's Jerry J. Buccafusco, Ph.D., director of the Alzheimer's Research Center at the Medical College of Georgia!

In the Print Issue

Patients Become Partners: School Educates Public in Health Care
The University of Connecticut Health Center's new Patient School offers the public knowledge for successfully negotiating our complex health care system.

Better Education, More Resources Needed to Help Patients Quit Smoking
A recent AAMC physician survey found that while physicians believe it is their responsibility to help patients quit smoking, they do not feel well equipped to do so.

About the Reporter:
The AAMC Reporter (ISSN 1544-0540), the association's flagship news publication, covers major programs and initiatives at the AAMC and member institutions, as well as the broader issues that affect the academic medical community. Each month, the AAMC Reporter informs the academic medicine community with articles on conferences and meetings addressing critical issues; enlightens with timely features on topics as diverse as medical student community service, women's health education, and affirmative action; notifies constituents of upcoming AAMC events; and alerts readers to future shifts in the ever-changing medical education and health care environments through analytical articles written by experts in the field. Subscribe now.