March 16, 2018
The latest news and updates from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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Match Day at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School proved to be another exciting milestone for the Class of 2018 as our fourth-year medical students learned where they will continue their medical training as residents. Following short congratulatory remarks by school leadership and a sparkling cider toast by the Alumni Association president, the 127 members of the class
opened envelopes that contained a glimpse into their futures, sharing their excitement with friends and family in attendance.
Ninety-seven percent of the class matched to a program of their choice, exceeding the national match rate of 94 percent. Thirty-five of the students matched to programs in New Jersey, 23 of whom matched to a program of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS); 17 students matched to a Robert Wood Johnson Medical School program. Fifty-three of the students -- 42 percent -- matched to a primary care program (family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics/gynecology). View the Match list
here
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In addition, the Office of Graduate Medical Education offers
congratulations to all our residency programs and their leadership for having another successful match
with all 109 positions that were offered being filled, in addition to the two spots offered through the San Francisco Match for Urology. School residency programs that matched Robert Wood Johnson Medical School students include: Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine- New Brunswick, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics Gynecology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, General Surgery and Integrated Vascular Surgery.
Joining the students from our school, incoming residents will include individuals from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Cooper, Drexel,
Georgetown,
Johns Hopkins, both SUNY Upstate and Downstate, University of Southern California and Yale, among many others.
We invite you to view the fun online by visiting the school's Snapchat account at rwjms and searching for
#RWJMSMatch
and
#Match2018
on
Instagram
and
Facebook
. Look for a photo montage of the event in next week's issue.
We are truly proud of the Class of 2018 and are looking forward to awarding their degrees at Convocation on May 14!
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Students Walk Out in Support of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School
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First- and second-year medical students participated in the national student walk out at noon on Wednesday, March 14, in honor of the 17 people who lost their lives at Majorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Joined by our faculty, along with faculty and students from Rutgers School of Public Health and Rutgers School of Health Professions, the students advocated for measures to reduce gun violence and increase mental health treatment. Invited speakers who supported the students’ efforts to regard gun violence as a public health issue, included
RBHS Chancellor Brian Strom, MD, MPH
;
Dean Sherine E. Gabriel, MD, MSc
;
Nicole Krumrei, MD
, assistant professor and trauma surgeon at the medical school; and
Bernadette C. Hohl, PhD, MPH, assistant professor,
School of Public Health. Closing the event, students from the medical school and the physician assistant’s program at SHP spoke and read aloud the victims’ names, along with a short tribute on each individual.
The event was coordinated by the Association of Women Surgeons and American Medical Women's Association chapters at the medical school and complimented an event hosted by Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark.
Anna Olds
, third-year medical student, who led the event, said, “All of the speeches were incredible, filled with information, passion, and, most importantly, hope. I am also very impressed with our M1 and PA students for their moving talks. I am hopeful that things will begin to change, and I think it is incredibly important that we all stay active and use our voices.”
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Don't Forget to Buy Your Gala Ticket!
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The
8th Annual Scholarship Gala
is only a few weeks away, on Saturday, April 7, at The Heldrich.
Purchase your tickets now
to support students while celebrating the achievements of the medical school and honorees.
This year's honorees are Meritorious Service Awardee
Gloria A. Bachmann, MD
, professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences, director, Women's Health Institute, and associate dean for women's health; Distinguished Alumni Awardee
James M. Metz, MD
, Henry K. Pancoast Professor and chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; and Honorary Alumni Awardee and former medical school Dean
Norman H. Edelman, MD
, professor, Departments of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases Division, Stony Brook University.
To purchase your ticket,
click here
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Unable to attend? You can still show your support for our students by
making a donation
-- which will be matched 1:1 by Chancellor Strom's Scholarship Challenge and 2:1 for new donors and faculty alumni.
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Gould Lecture:
Monday, March 26
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Morris Lecture:
Monday, April 2
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Dr. Kenneth S. and Audrey S. Gould Lecture in Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Date:
Monday, March 26
Time:
Noon
Speaker:
Elaine Fuchs, PhD
Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Rockefeller University
Topic:
Stem Cells in Silence, Action and Cancer
Location:
Clinical Academic Building, Room 1302
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Hosted by:
Child Health Institute of New Jersey
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2018 N. Ronald Morris Lecture Series
Date:
Monday, April 2
Time:
4 p.m.
Speaker:
Cynthia Kenyon, PhD
Vice President of Aging Research
Calico Life Sciences, LLC
American Cancer Society Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Topic:
Aging (or not) in
C. elegans
Location:
Waksman Auditorium
190 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, New Jersey
Hosted by:
Department of Pharmacology
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Join fellow students and entrepreneurs at the BEN Health Innovation Summit
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The
Rutgers Biomedical Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
welcomes students and faculty to its Health Innovation Summit on Saturday, April 7, where industry leaders will speak during keynote and panelist sessions on the evolving state of health care. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Arline and Henry Courtyard at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Along with the summit, BEN is hosting a pitch competition, in which teams are welcome to submit great ideas in health care by March 26. Teams of two to six can
submit
an outline of their solution to one of the following prompts:
- Patient Safety and Adherence
- Medicine over the Internet
- The Emergency Medicine Experience
- Something Undiscovered
All submissions are due by March 26.
Finalists will be selected and announced by March 30 and
will workshop ideas and hone their pitches with our experts before presenting to the forum. Non-finalists can take advantage of the available expertise to improve their ideas. Winners selected by a diverse panel of judges are awarded with the resources to turn their vision into reality: up to $10,000 in award money and support from the visionaries at the New Jersey Health Foundation.
The summit is sponsored by Pfizer and the awards are generously provided by the New Jersey Health Foundation.
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Faculty and Staff Photo Shoots
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Faculty and staff are invited to take part in one of two free professional photo shoots planned for this spring. Photos are used in the school’s print and online communications.
No appointment necessary.
Digital copies of the photos are available upon request from the Department of Communications and Public Affairs approximately one week after your sitting.
Please contact Lauren Marshall at
[email protected]
to have your photo emailed to you.
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Piscataway Campus
Tuesday, April 24
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Great Hall
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
675 Hoes Lane West
Piscataway, NJ
New Brunswick Campus
Monday, April 30
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Pre-function area of CAB 1302
Clinical Academic Building
125 Paterson St.
New Brunswick, NJ
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Important Faculty Reminders!
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Voting in the
U.S. News & World Report
hospital rankings ends on March 22. Physicians who are eligible should have received voting information from Doximity. Need assistance with the voting process? Look for tabling events at Ground Round lectures, and at the RWJUH Starbucks and cafeteria.
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Order regalia for Convocation and Commencement before March 30!
Your attendance at these events is greatly appreciated as it ensures a fulfilling experience for our graduating students. Caps and gowns must be ordered using the new online ordering system by clicking
here
.
The order deadline is Friday, March 30, 2018.
Orders received after this date cannot guarantee a timely delivery.
Click
here
for additional information.
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Department of Medicine Update
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Issam Moussa, MD
, professor of medicine and clinical director of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, recently attended the American College of Cardiology conference, at which he earned the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Leadership Award, was appointed to the Healthcare Innovation Leadership Council and named chair, Innovations in Endovascular Therapy Scientific Session.
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A new CME-accredited program on "
Addressing the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in Medical Intensive Care Unit,"
will be held on
March 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
in
CAB 1302 that represents a collaboration between the Division of Pulmonary Medicine in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. It will be led by
Boning Li, MD
, and
Romala Surendran, MD
, both pulmonary fellows, and
Robert Like, MD, MS
, professor, Family Medicine and Community Health. This aspect of the SDOH has not previously been the subject of an educational program; it also is an increasingly important offering. In addition, all of our third-year students on medicine clerkship will be excused from regular activities to attend this program.
Click
here
to view all upcoming CME activities.
-- Paul F. Weber, MD, RPh, MBA
, associate dean, Continuing Medical Education
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317 George Street, Suite 215, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 | 732-235-5810 |
rwjms.rutgers.edu
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