Physician Assistant

Major Win for Team of Physician Assistants From Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science At 'Medical Challenge ... (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance): June 02, 2008 at 02:40 PM; LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2008 -- A team of physician assistant students graduating this week from Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science successfully outperformed 45 other school teams in last week's Medical Challenge Bowl at the 36th Annual Academy of Physician Assistants Conference in San Antonio, Texas, taking third place among the 48 total schools in competition.

New Model Predicts Whether Patients Will Be Free Of Renal Cancer 12 Years After Initial Treatment (Medical News Today): June 03, 2008 at 08:12 AM; A UT Southwestern Medical Center physician and other researchers have developed a unique statistical model that predicts the probability of a patient being cancer free 12 years after initial surgical treatment.The model, known as a nomogram, uses tumor and patient characteristics to maximize predictive accuracy.

Appleton West inducts three into Hall of Fame (The Appleton Post-Crescent): June 03, 2008 at 05:27 AM; APPLETON Appleton West High School is inducting a pancreas and kidney transplant specialist, former General Motors board chairman and personal physician of President Teddy Roosevelt into its Hall of Fame.

Life-saving trip (The Post and Courier): June 02, 2008 at 12:05 AM; On Saturday, a trip to the grocery store literally could be a lifesaver when Bi-Lo and Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen team up to offer free skin-cancer screenings 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the supermarket's store at 1909 S.C. Highway 17 North. Physician assistant Michael Overcash will check visible parts of the body and any moles or spots in question.

Finding A Recession-Proof Career Path (CBS News): June 04, 2008 at 04:35 AM; Job security may not be the first thing you think of when you?re weighing your next career move but it?s certainly a nice perk, especially in a job market like we have today.

Loss of doctor bemoaned (The Maui News): June 03, 2008 at 05:28 AM; WAILUKU - Maui veterans will hold a second public protest Friday to show their anger and frustration over the loss of a well-liked physician at the Maui Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Kahului. About a dozen of the 20 veterans who held signs calling for a congressional investigation last week fronting the Hoohana Street clinic regrouped Monday at the Maui Veterans Center in Wailuk

How do Wings, Pens recover from marathon? It's a mind game (Detroit Free Press): June 04, 2008 at 06:28 AM; Max Talbot made a more cogent, medically correct statement yesterday than perhaps even he realized.