Past Medical Student Council Perspectives on Medicine Series
Perspectives on Medicine brings a variety of speakers to the Sterling Hall of Medicine for talks on medical education, clinical medicine, public health, biomedical research and the state of the school. Past speakers have included university President Richard C. Levin, former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, M.D., pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin S. Carson, M.D., and medical school Dean Robert J. Alpern, M.D.
Please browse the topics of past Perspectives on Medicine Series' below.
2009-2010 Medical Student Council Perspectives on Medicine Series
Perspectives on Medicine brings a variety of speakers to the Sterling Hall of Medicine for talks on medical education, clinical medicine, public health, biomedical research and the state of the school. Past speakers have included university President Richard C. Levin, former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, M.D., pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin S. Carson, M.D., and medical school Dean Robert J. Alpern, M.D. Topics range from the impact of the 80-hour work week for residents to the status of women in medicine to race-based disparities in health care.
Meetings are open to the Yale and medical center community and are held in Hope 110, 315 Cedar St., from 1 to 2 p.m. Lunch is served at 1 p.m., and presentations begin ten minutes later.
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September 24, 2009
The Past Year in Admissions
Richard A. Silverman
Director of Admissions
October 15, 2009
Cancer Research and Treatment at Yale 2012
Thomas J. Lynch, Jr, M.D.
Director of Yale Cancer Center
November 12, 2009
Strategic Planning for Education: Initial Recommendations and Plan for Feedback
Richard Belitsky, M.D.
Deputy Dean for Education
Harold W. Jockers Associate
Professor of Medical Education
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
January 21, 2010
Medical Progress: How Much Can We Afford?
Daniel Callahan, Ph.D.
President Emeritus of The Hastings Center
Co-Director of the Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics and Health Policy
February 25, 2010
"Planning for Our Future: Addressing the Needs of the Seriously Ill"
R. Sean Morrison, M.D.
Director, National Palliative Care Research Center
Herman Merkin Professor of Palliative Care
Vice-Chair for Research, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
March 25, 2010
The State of the School
Robert J. Alpern, M.D.
Dean, Yale School of Medicine
Ensign Professor of Medicine
April 22, 2010
Stem Cell Research: Progress and Clinical Promise
Haifan Lin, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology and Genetics
Director of Yale Stem Cell Center
Contacts
Laura R. Ment, M.D., Chair, Medical Student Council Speaker Series: 785-5708
Claire M. Bessinger, Coordinator, Medical Student Council Speaker Series: 785-5954
Josh Leinwand, Medical Student Council President
Perspectives on Medicine brings a variety of speakers to the Sterling Hall of Medicine for talks on medical education, clinical medicine, public health, biomedical research and the state of the school. Past speakers have included university President Richard C. Levin, former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, M.D., pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin S. Carson, M.D., and medical school Dean Robert J. Alpern, M.D. Topics range from the impact of the 80-hour work week for residents to the status of women in medicine to race-based disparities in health care.
Meetings are open to the Yale and medical center community and are held in Hope 110, 315 Cedar St., from 1 to 2 p.m. Lunch is served at 1 p.m., and presentations begin ten minutes later.
September 23, 2010
The Past 200 Years in Admissions
Richard A. Silverman
Director of Admissions
October 21, 2010
The Future of Medical Education at Yale: Building on Excellence and Defining New Priorities
Richard Belitsky, M.D.
Deputy Dean for Education
Harold W. Jockers Associate Professor of Medical Education
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
December 2, 2010
Assisted Reproduction: Emerging Techniques Challenge Conventional Ethics
Mark V. Sauer, M.D.
Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Columbia University Medical Center in Manhattan
Professor at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
January 20, 2011
YNHH Performance in 2010 and Future Plans and Priorities
Marna P. Borgstrom
President & Chief Executive Officer
Yale-New Haven Hospital/Yale New Haven Health System
March 24, 2011
The State of the School
Robert J. Alpern, M.D.
Dean, Yale School of Medicine
Ensign Professor of Medicine
April 14, 2011
The History of the Department of Pediatrics on its 89th Anniversary
Howard A. Pearson, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Yale School of Medicine
April 21, 2011
Health Reform: How it May Impact the Future of Medicine
Paul H. Keckley, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Contacts
Laura R. Ment, M.D., Chair, Medical Student Council Speaker Series: 785-5708
Claire M. Bessinger, Coordinator, Medical Student Council Speaker Series: 785-5954
Chris Sauer, Medical Student Council President
