Eastern Virginia Medical School

Safe at school: a Virginia experience.

OBJECTIVE The Commonwealth of Virginia passed legislation in 1999 requiring nonmedical school personnel to assist students with the management of type 1 diabetes when school nurses were unavailable. This study was designed to determine which school personnel in Virginia currently assist type 1 diabetic students with insulin administration and management of hypoglycemia and to determine if these...

West Virginia University School of Medicine.

The Department is proud to announce a 100% pass rate on the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Exam for the period of 2011-2015. During this time, 26 residents have taken the board exam and all 26 passed. This tremendous accomplishment is a reflection of both the diligence and years of experience garnered from the faculty within the Department’s Residency Program, under the leaders...

University of Virginia School of Medicine.

Conflict of Commitment (COC). A conflict arising when time expended on Outside Activities such as consulting or entrepreneurial activities interferes with a Covered Person’s ability to meet his or her Institutional Responsibilities. (SOM faculty may, with approval of their chair, contract with outside entities for consulting or other external professional activities as described in SOM Policy o...

The Medical College of Virginia Twin Study

Background. In subjects of all ages, those who weigh the most often have the highest blood pressure. Thus, in epidemiological studies, weight is the most important correlate of blood pressure. Using the data from the Medical College of Virginia Twin Study, we asked these questions: 1) Do the same genetic paths that regulate body size also regulate systolic and diastolic blood pressure? 2) Are t...

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY VIRGINIA BRANCH 2013 ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA School of Medicine Claude Moore Medical Education Building HOSTS: ALISON CRISS AND IAN GLOMSKI