Dr. Brian Roberts, a recent graduate of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) at Camden, received the prestigious “National Outstanding Medical Student Award” presented by the American College of Emergency Physicians, a national medical society representing emergency medicine.
The award recognizes students that excel in compassionate patient care, professional behavior, and service to the community. It is the highest achievement and recognition in emergency medicine for undergraduates. Dr. Roberts will continue his training at Cooper University Hospital, the clinical campus of RWJMS.
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UMDNJ President Dr. William F. Owen, Jr., presented the keynote address at the 11th Annual Humanism in Healthcare Awards Ceremony, where those honored included several from UMDNJ.
The event, sponsored by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, was held on July 21. The awardees from the University were: Linda McGinnis, RN, BS, MA, from UMDNJ-University Hospital; Michelle Kaulback, MSN, RN, APN-C a clinical instructor in UMDNJ-School of Nursing (ABSN); Oladeji Babalola and Susan Pepe, nursing students; and Beverly Salley and Jernell Barber from Broadway House.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report on an epidemic of unintentional deaths caused by an illicitly manufactured drug called fentanyl. The epidemic was detected as a result of an alert from the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES), which is part of preventive medicine and community health at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.
NJPIES reported its findings to the CDC Epidemic Information Exchange upon learning of the sudden increase in the number of ambulance runs to hospitals in Camden for drug overdoses. Dr. Steven Marcus, executive medical director of NJPIES, stressed that health professionals at NJPIES have launched a study group to address the problem and is committed to developing strategies to reduce deaths in New Jersey. Read more.
According to a study conducted by Dr. Leonard Bielory, professor of medicine at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) utilized by patients with allergic rhinitis has shown some clinical efficacy, but researchers have yet to determine how to incorporate CAM treatment into general methods.
The study, Complementary Therapy in Allergic Rhinitis, was published in the April 2008 edition of the Current Allergy and Asthma Reports. Bielory's report emphasized the need for medical professionals to become more familiar with the scientific literature related to CAM methods and allergic rhinitis as more patients look to these alternatives for their healing benefits. Read more.
