FALL 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
The CTRC A-Team
In the ongoing battle against a deadly disease, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center has assembled the ultimate team of professionals.
A Message from the President
What a profound responsibility it is to do this work. Historians will consider this a turning point." -Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health American…
Building bridges at home and abroad
Teenage mothers at the Seton Home residential facility learn about breastfeeding from UT Health Science Center medical and nursing students. Another group of students runs a summer program that…
CTRC Breast Health Clinic: Anatomy of comprehensive care
Diagnosis As a result of a partnership between the CTRC and University Health System, patients are able to receive their mammogram results before they leave the clinic. Genetics If a patient has a…
EDA, community partners help fund virtual hospital
Since University Health System agreed to contribute $750,000 toward the School of Nursing’s Clinical Simulation Center, the Economic Development Administration announced a $1 million grant to fund…
CTRC Cabinet welcomes new members
The CTRC Cabinet is pleased to welcome new members Kathi and John Oppenheimer and Marian B. Oppenheimer (mother of John Oppenheimer), in loving memory of Herbert M. Oppenheimer (spouse of Marian B.…
School of Nursing mentoring program is national model
Juntos Podemos, a mentoring program launched in 2000 by the UT Health Science Center’s School of Nursing, will serve as the model for a similar program to be established by the National Association…