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Case CCC Member Named Director of CWRU's Center for Community Health Integration
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Population and Cancer Prevention Program member, Peter Hovmand, PhD, MSW, has been named Director of the Center for Community Health Integration, Division of General Medical Sciences, at ӰƵ's School of Medicine. The Pamela B. Davis Profe...
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Nursing Research News : April 2025
Each month, the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing sends an internal research newsletter to faculty, staff, students and researchers. A recap is posted here. MNRS Distinguished Abstract Award Shemaine Martin, PhD candidate and legacy fellow at the Sch...
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Can germs from public spaces really find their way into your home? A nurse weighs in.
Can this simple practice keep you from getting sick? Or is it a waste of laundry? I have a bit of a routine that I only recently realized might not be the norm for everyone. In short, I have dedicated “outside clothes” and “inside clothes.” I can’t imagine lounging around the house in the same clo...
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Meet a physician researcher dedicated to finding new treatments for a rare bleeding disorder
Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of the ӰƵ School of Medicine Member, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Director of classical hematology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute Director of physician-scientist deve...
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Peter Hovmand named director of the Center for Community Health Integration
To our School of Medicine community, On behalf of ӰƵ School of Medicine, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Hovmand as director of the Center for Community Health Integration. Peter Hovmand, the Pamela B. Davis MD PhD Professor of Medicine, is an inter...
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Student Spotlight: Brittany Cordova
Class Year: 2025 Program: Master of Nursing After spending years researching spider brains, conducting bone marrow transplants in mice and even swimming with sharks, Brittany Cordova felt like something was missing. “I realized I wanted a career that allowed for...
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Darin Croft named chair of Department of Anatomy
To our School of Medicine community, On behalf of ӰƵ School of Medicine, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Darin Croft as chair for the Department of Anatomy. I want to thank Clifford Harding for being interim chair for the Department of Anatomy for so many ...
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Renowned medical researcher and endocrinologist Douglas Kerr passes away
To our School of Medicine community, I am writing to share the sad news that ӰƵ longtime professor, endocrinologist and researcher, Douglas Kerr, MD, PhD (MED ‘65, GRS ‘65), died Wednesday, April 2, at the age of 88. Dr. Kerr dedicated more than 40 years to med...
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Challenging misconceptions, supporting survivors
Every April, communities across the country observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month—a time dedicated to raising public understanding of sexual violence, supporting survivors and promoting prevention efforts. An important component of this work—at ӰƵ and beyond—is dispell...
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A nursing education makes all the difference when becoming a nurse, says Latina Brooks
It's possible to become a registered nurse in as little as two years, but there are several routes into this fast-paced, rapidly evolving career. They all start with nursing school, and they all require passing the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX. The study of nursing takes a compr...