AAMC Reporter: August 2000: In Brief

VOLUME 9, NUMBER 11 JORDAN J. COHEN, M.D., PRESIDENT

AUGUST 2000

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WVU Center on Aging to Collaborate with WHO: The World Health Organization will collaborate with the West Virginia University Center on Aging to develop strategies in research; illness and accident prevention and health promotion; health professional education; and inequities. Information: Bill Case, (304) 293-7087….

NIH Grants U.Va. $1 Million for Biotechnology Training Program: The University of Virginia School of Medicine has received $1 million over five years from NIH to support a new, interdisciplinary biotechnology training program. Information: Marguerite Beck, (804) 924-5679 ….

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Awards Predoctoral, Medical Student Fellowships: The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has announced 92 graduate students and 53 medical students as the winners of its predoctoral and medical student fellowships. Information: Maryrose Franko, (301) 215-8880….

Clinical Research Supporters Reaffirm Commitment to Protecting Patients: More than 300 institutions and organizations have affirmed their commitment to providing the safest environment possible for patients in "Clinical Research: A Reaffirmation of Trust Between Medical Science and the Public," a proclamation developed by the AAMC and the National Health Council. Information: John Parker, (202) 828-0975….

Koski to Head New OHRP: Greg Koski, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the director of HHS' new Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP)….

AAMC Expert Panels to Focus on Medical School Curricula: The AAMC recently established three Medical School Objective Project (MSOP) panels on health care quality, clinical research, and basic science to set forth program-level learning objectives that medical school deans and faculties can use.

Information: M. Brownell Anderson, (202) 828-0562

Information: Jennifer Bush, (202) 828-0041

14 December 2001