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Hillandale Farms family giving to support musculoskeletal care and research tops $45 million with the creation of the Orland Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center Biobank
Left to right: MaCalus Hogan, Anantha Shekhar, Orland Bethel, and Joon Lee
PITTSBURGH, September 19, 2024 — The Orland Bethel Family Foundation, already a major supporter of the health sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, has committed $18.5 million to create a biological specimen repository within the Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC), a project...
Hyderi Receives AAMC Award Honoring Contributions to Medical Education
Abbas A. Hyderi, MD, MPH, who was recently appointed vice dean for education and professor of family medicine, School of Medicine, is a 2024 recipient of an Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual award, the association announced Tuesday.
Hyderi received the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award for outstanding contributions to...
Pitt Pathologists Honored as Idols of Innovation
Left to right: Liron Pantanowitz and Hooman H. Rashidi
Two University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine faculty members have been named to the 2024 edition of The Pathologist Power List, an annual compilation that recognizes the highly valued work of pathologists and laboratory medicine professionals around the globe.
Hooman H. Rashidi, associate dean of artificial...
Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center Announces New Fellowships and a Move
From left: BMRC leaders Gwendolyn Sowa, Joon Lee and Nam Vo
Less than a year after the Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) was created through a $25 million gift from the Orland Bethel Family Foundation, the center is celebrating significant progress.
The center announced its inaugural class of fellows, a key aspect of its mission of elevating the study of...
Ceremony Welcomes School of Medicine’s Largest Incoming Cohort of PhD Students
On Thursday, Sept. 5, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (SOM) welcomed 130 new PhD students at a ceremony in Alumni Hall, the school’s largest incoming cohort ever.
Now in its fourth year, the Welcome Ceremony grew out of a desire during, and coming out of, the COVID-19 pandemic to promote a sense of community among PhD students and celebrate their key role...
New COVID Vaccines Available at the Hub
The new 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccines will be available at Pitt’s Vaccination and Health Connection Hub starting Monday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2024.
“The recent summer surge of COVID-19 has created concern about how best to prepare for the upcoming fall and winter seasons,” said Joe Suyama, the Hub’s medical director and professor of emergency medicine and vice chair for career...
Pitt Med Students Organize Story Slam
Part of understanding a patient’s condition is taking a history—hearing about a person’s life and really listening.
That’s why second-year medical students Elise Barberis, Eugene Kim, Maya Singh and Ivy Yip are passionate about making storytelling part of the medical school experience.
“It can only make us better clinicians,” Kim said.
They are organizing a Story...
Pitt Startup Korion Health Wins Hult Prize
Korion Health, a startup led by Anna Li, an MD/PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, won the $1 million Hult Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious social entrepreneurship competitions, on Sept. 6.
The company is developing an electronic stethoscope that allows patients to monitor their health at home and relay the information to their...
