New York Chapter History of Military Medicine Award

Zika Virus: A New Chapter in the History of Medicine.

A change in the clinical-epidemiological pattern Zika virus is an arbovirus of the Flaviviridae Family. Its identification occurred in 1947 in Uganda; however, the occurrences of human infection were reported in an isolated and sporadic form with a large part of asymptomatic individuals. The epidemic potential was perceived since 2007 in Micronesia; however, in 2013, mainly in the French Polyne...

Trachoma, a Chapter in Military Medicine

return, they disseminated, not only in the garrison towns in which they were quartered, but also through the civil population of their native countries. The name commonly applied to it at the time, the " Egyptian Ophthalmia," sufficiently indicates its origin. Napoleon landed in Egypt on July 1st, 1798, with an army of 35,000 men. Within three weeks his troops were attacked by foes more deadly ...

New York University School of Medicine.

Although much has been written about implementing mission-based management tools to help facilitate managing the primary academic missions at academic medical centers, there is surprisingly little written on standardized methodologies to align financial support across the academic and clinical missions. However, professional fee reimbursement has not kept pace with costs, and this, combined wit...

The New York Academy of Medicine.

abumaher shirazi award for researchers in the field of history of medicine

the research office for the history of persian medicine will pay grant to the top researchers in the field of medical history. this award is named after abumaher shirazi, the father of shiraz medical doctrine in 10th century ad. this award will be paid annually. the ceremony of the first series of this award (2011-2012) will be held on 28 feb, 2013. following the announcement, winners will be s...