UPMC Health System has been ranked by FORTUNE magazine as the third best company in the United States for Asian employees. The ranking was published in the July 9 issue of FORTUNE and is the result of a national survey, "America's Best Companies for Minorities," conducted by FORTUNE in conjunction with the non-profit Center for […]
Geriatric medicine to receive faculty training grant >
July 12th, 2001The division of geriatric medicine at Pitt's School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the lamburg Fund of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHC) to train faculty in mentoring medical students who wish to become geriatricians. The grant is $30,000 per year for five years. "There is a pressing need to increase the number […]
McGowan center expands to include regenerative medicine >
July 12th, 2001To help realize the potential of tissue engineering and other techniques aimed at repairing damaged or diseased tissues and organs, Pitt's School of Medicine and UPMC Health System have established the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM). Regenerative medicine is an emerging field that approaches the repair or replacement of tissues and organs by incorporating […]
Works begins on Bradford sports center >
July 12th, 2001Construction crews have started work on the new Bradford campus sports center, which is expected to be completed by the fall 2002. The $9.84 million project will include a 50,000 square-foot addition to the current sports center, renovations to the 25,000 square-foot facility and a new parking lot. The new addition will house a state-of-the-art […]
Grant will help med students to learn how to care for dying patients >
July 12th, 2001The School of Medicine has received a $750,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute to integrate end-of-life issues into the school's curriculum so that medical students can better learn how to care for dying patients and their families. David Barnard, professor of medicine and director of Palliative Care Education at the Center for Bioethics and […]
UPB to offer radiological science degree >
July 12th, 2001Beginning this fall the Bradford campus will offer a four-year baccalaureate degree in radiological science in partnership with the Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC). Students will be able to earn a bachelor's in radiological science after taking the required courses at Bradford and completing BRMC's two-year School of Radiography program. "This is one of the […]
Board of Trustees gets new chairperson: Dietrich >
July 12th, 2001In his first interview as chairperson of Pitt's Board of Trustees, William S. Dietrich II: * Defended next fall's 7.5 percent tuition hike, the highest at Pitt since 1988. * Gave Chancellor Mark Nordenberg a strong vote of confidence. "I would not have taken this job in the first place had I not been very […]