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Are high cancer drug prices in the United States harmful?
No full textExorbitant prices for cancer drugs harm patients who cannot afford to take their medicines,ﾠsays Hagop M. Kantarjian, M.D., Baker Institute Scholar in Health Policy
2019 Baker Institute News: Baker Institute recruiting tenure track faculty position
No full textThis news item is about: The Baker Institute for Animal Health and the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University seek outstanding candidates for a 12-month faculty tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Candidates must have a D.V.M./Ph.D., Ph.D., D.V.M., M.D./Ph.D., M.D, or equivalent degree(s) and demonstrated accomplishment in research in one or more of the following areas: infectious diseases, virology, immunology, parasitology, cancer, stem cell, reproduction, mammalian genetics/epigenetics, genomics/epigenomics or whole genome biology. The successful Candidate will pursue important questions in biomedical research consistent with the goals of the Baker Institute. Priority will be given to applicants with the potential to develop competitive research programs addressing questions pertaining to companion animals, but which also have implications for human health. Successful candidates will be expected to develop extramurally funded research programs and to contribute to professional (DVM), graduate and/or undergraduate education, including the Master of Public Health (MPH) program
The K. George and Carolann S. Najarian, M.D. Lecture on Human Rights: An American Ambassador's Reflections on U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East and the Caucasus
No full textBaker Institute founding director Edward P. Djerejian spoke Thursday evening at Faneuil Hall in Boston for the third annual K. George and Carolann S. Najarian, M.D., Lecture on Human Rights. Djerejian's address discussed his experiences as a practitioner of U.S. foreign policy and the ongoing challenges for Armenia and the Caucasus. The lecture is a public program of the Armenian Heritage Foundation and celebrates the opening of the Armenian Heritage Park on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. The purpose of the endowed lecture series is to advance understanding of human rights issues and societal abuses worldwide, and to increase awareness of the work of individuals and organizations so that we are all more actively engaged
Letter from C. R. F. Baker, Jr., to Leslie C. Grebel
No full textLetter, written by Dr. C. R. F. Baker of the Medical College of South Carolina to Leslie C. Grebel of the Blalock Pediatrick Surgery Library at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, confirming that Dr. Alfred Blalock was unable to deliver the Horace Smithy lecture in 1964, and lists the names of Johns Hopkins doctors that have participated between 1961 and 1967
Dr. W. Baker's Ague Prescription
No full textTrade card advertising Dr. W. Baker's Ague Prescription, a remedy prepared by W. Baker, M.D., Des Moines, Iowa. Title from verso; recto untitled
James Baker Estate
No full textJames Baker Estate, the first home of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, with Hermann Hospital in the background, circa 1925. Even though it is quite a bit later than 1914, the Medical Center area is still forested. See more about item in Hermann Hospital Archive Records.https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/exhibit_construction/1125/thumbnail.jp
The challenge of precision medicine: ethical, legal & clinical issues in genomic medicine (The Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics)
No full textThe Daniel W. Foster, M.D. Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics (in Conjunction with Ethics Grand Rounds). Tuesday, November 3, 2015; noon to 1 p.m. Room D1.602. "The Challenges of Precision Medicine: Ethical, Legal & Clinical Issues in Genomic Medicine". Susan M. Wolf, J.D., Ph.D., McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine, & Public Policy, Faegre Baker Daniels Professor of Law, University of Minnesota.Genomics is advancing at a tremendous rate, bringing powerful new capabilities but also big challenges to clinical practice and research. With the federal government launching the Precision Medicine Initiative, the time to face those challenges is now. Genomic medicine raises fundamental issues including the role of patient choice, the development of quality standards, the privacy of sequence data, return of results and incidental findings, protection of patient privacy, and responsibilities to share information with the family. This lecture will analyze those challenges and suggest a way forward in biomedical research as well as clinical care.UT Southwestern--Program in Ethic
Celebrating the Fiftieth Baker Gordon Symposium on Cosmetic Surgery: The Legacy of Thomas J. Baker, M.D
No full textThe Baker Gordon Symposium on Cosmetic Surgery celebrates its fiftieth year. A review of its history mirrors the evolution of aesthetic surgery in terms of advancements in techniques, and the acceptance of cosmetic surgery as a credible subspecialty of plastic surgery. Beginning in 1967, the Baker Gordon Symposium was the first live surgery symposium that focused on aesthetic surgery, and set a precedent for aesthetic surgery education over the ensuing decades. Historically, the pioneers in aesthetic techniques first presented their innovations at the Baker Gordon Symposium, helping to educate and train their peers to perform cosmetic procedures. The legacy of Thomas Baker is intertwined with the history of the Baker Gordon Symposium, both in terms of his contributions to plastic surgery education, and to the acceptance of the subspecialty of aesthetic surgery
George McClellan [1849-1913]: A Memoir read before the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, by J. Chalmers Da Costa, M.D., LL.D., Samuel D. Gross Professor of Surgery in Jefferson Medical College
No full textA memoir of Dr. George McClellan (1849-1913). Dr. McClellan was the author of the book Regional Anatomy, and grandson of George McClellan, M.D.; the founder of Jefferson Medical College
Do electronic health records eliminate delays in outpatient diagnosis and treatment?
No full textElectronic health records do not eliminate delays in outpatient diagnosis and treatment, according toﾠTraber Giardina, M.A., M.S.W., and Hardeep Singh, M.D., M.P.H., researchers at the Houston Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety
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