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student research grants available The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Foundation will award six one-year grants through its Medical Student Research Fellowship program for the year beginning July 1,1978. Stipends will be awarded to medical students who plan to pursue careers in pharmacology or clinical pharmacology and who will devote a year full-time to specific research effort in the fields. The stipend has been increased from $5,000 to $6,000. Duke has had two recipients in recent years — James M. Horton in 1975 and James S. Tiedeman in 1976. Application deadline is Jan. 15, 1978, and awards will be announced by March 15. Requests for information should be directed to Medical Student Research Fellowships, PMA Foundation, 1155 15th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20005. "Som« good nows and some bad, Ms. Glumph. The rabbit hasn’t died yet, but it is coma tose.” Exhibit features medicine in China Publications of interest to the medical center community are featvu«d in a display on the People's Republic of China on exhibit in Perkins Library through early November. The display focuses on publications of the Federal government and the United Nations. Among the volumes included are A Barefoot Doctor's Manual, Acupuncture Anesthesia in the People's Republic of China, Chinese Herbal Medicine and An Economic Analysis of the Cooperative Medical Services in the People’s Republic of China. Secondhand Inhalation? Can't tolerate cigar smoke, particularly when you are at a restaurant trying to enjoy a good meal? How do you handle the situation? Over- or under-assertiveness will only result in a negative response from the smoker. That's why the American Lung Association has published Facts and Features for Nonsmokers and Smokers. Get your copy from American Lung Association, C P O Box 596, New York, N.Y. 10001. SEPTEMBER T f s f ' ’ 5 4 October 14-21,1977 The Medical Center Calendar lists lectures, symposia and other medical center activities. Notices should be sent to Box 3354, Hospital, no later than one week prior to publication. If last minute scheduling makes it impossible to send a written notice in time, please call 684-4148. ^”9-15 Duke University Hospital and Health Administration Alumni Association Weekend, Durham Co. General Hospital. Continues through Sat. 12-30 p m Biochemistry Seminar. Dr. Gordon A. Hamilton, Dept, of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, "How Do Enzymes Catalyze Reactions Involving H,0?" Rm 147, Nanaline H. Duke Bldg. Coffee at 12:15 in the lobby. 1 pm. Network for Continuing Medical Education (NCME). Program on "Dermatology Clinic.” View in Rms M405 and 2031 at Duke and Rms D3008, C6002 and C7002 and Bldg 16 at the VA Hospital. ^°i2noo'n^*^*°^*^'^ Pathology Research Conference. Drs. B. Alexander and Edward Bossen, "Electron Microscopy of Neuromuscular Disorders," Rm M204. Pharmacology Seminar. Dr. Leon Lack, professor of pharmacology, "The Ileal Bile Salt Transport System," Rm 273, Sands Bldg. Coffee at 3:15. Wednesday, October 19 , „ „ ... j j ij ,.n 1pm NCME. Programs on "Six Problems in Sexually Transmitted Diseases, "Defining the Standard of Care and Pregnancy and Diabetes: A Team Approach for a Viable Neonate." See Fri., Oct. 14 for viewing areas. 8:15 p.m. Roundtable on Science and Public Affairs. Dr. Betsy Ancker-Johnson, Argonne National Laboratory, "U.S. Technology Policy: Its Domestic Aspects," Gross Chem. Lab. aud. 12:30 p.m. Microbiology and Immunology Seminar. Gary Cobon, "The Role of Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Mitochondrial Membrane Function," Rm 418, Jones Bldg. 7:30 p.m. Issues in Health Care. Dr. Michael Hamilton, director. Division of Health Team Development, "The Team Approach to Healthcare," Admin. Conf. Rm. Two faculty members promoted, three appointed The promotions of two faculty members and three new appointments to the faculty of the School of Medicine have been announced by University Provost Frederic N. Cleaveland. Dr. James Reginald Kelly has been promoted from associate in the Departments of Medicine and Community and Family Medicine to assistant professor of medicine and On tour A group of senior health occupations education students from Swansboro High School are touring the medical center this afternoon. Their teacher is Shirley S. Thompson. assistant professor of community and- family medicine. Dr. Deborah W. Kredich has been promoted from associate in pediatrics to assistant professor in that department. Dr. David Tulloch Durack has been appointed associate professor of medicine, and Drs. Toby Louis Brown and Thomas J. McIntosh have been appointed assistant professors in the Department of Radiology and Anatomy, respectively. Kelly is a 1970 honor graduate of Duke's medical school and earned a B.S. from the University of South Carolina in 1966. He served as a general medical officer in the U.S. Navy, 1971-74, and was appointed to the Duke faculty in 1976. Kredich graduated with honors from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1958, and took her M.D. there in 1%2. She was school health consultant for Montgomery County, Md., for three years prior to being appointed to the Duke faculty in 1%9. A native Australian, Durack holds M.B. and B.S. degrees from the University of Western Australia, both conferred in 1969, and a D.Phil. awarded by Oxford University in 1973. He was acting assistant professor of medicine. University of Washington, Seattle, prior to joining the Duke faculty. Brown graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1971 and interned at Yale-New Haven Hospital before returning to UNC for residencies in orthopaedic surgery and radiology. He earned a B.S. in 1%7 from Drexel University, Philadelphia, and an M.S. from Hersey (Pa.) Medical Center in 1968. McIntosh came to Duke as a research associate in 1974. He is a 1969 graduate of the University of Rochester and earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1971 and 1973 respectively. MORE THAN 850 VOLUNTEER HOURS were given by these four junior volunteers this summer. From the left, Robin McNeil contributed the most (245), Beth Strand and Lynne Moody tied for third (207 each) and Annette Clark placed second (209). Altogether, 58 girls and four txjys aged 14-18 contributed 5,558 hours to the hospital this summer, accord ing to Mary Daugfier- ty, coordinator of volunteer services. The teenagers worked in dinics, snack bars, the gift shop and on wards. (Photoby John Becton)
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