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By Lee Ann Waldron | January 25, 2021 One of the new areas of concentration for the ISU Family Medicine Residency is continuing to train and serve the community through the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wilderness Medicine Area of Concentration (WMAOC) began in 2019, and partnered with the Pebble Creek Ski Patrol to provide additional training for resident physicians. In 2020, two more residents, along with five community members completed the Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) Challenge Course co-taught by ISU faculty. Now that there is enough snow for the Pebble Creek Ski Area to open...

On Jan. 4th, the Dr. Rebecca Collins is the new Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Collins will lead alongside newly promoted Associate Program Director, Dr. Samantha Rai and Dr. London Muse, who was promoted to Associate Program Director in 2019 and is also Medical Director at Sleepy Hollow Open Door.  These changes usher in a new leadership structure for the program. Rebecca Collins Dr. Collins completed her family medicine training at Columbia University’s Center for Family and Community Medicine, medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medici...

(1) The University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy's online graduate program in pharmaceutical outcomes and policy today announced the launch of a new track, Pharmaceutical Value Assessment and Communications. It is the only graduate program available that develops applied skills to translate data into accurate and compelling communication tools used by healthcare professionals, payers and regulators. The program is designed for working professionals and offers certificate, M.S., and M.S. M.B.A. degree options. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://ww...

A new trend is causing teens to be vulnerable to human trafficking Natalie Proud joins Good Day Philadelphia to discuss the new and potentially dangerous trend. PHILADELPHIA - Teens are allowing themselves to become vulnerable to human traffickers in a reported new trend, which involves slipping social media information into pants pockets in clothing stores, experts say. January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and Natalie Proud, Associate Program Director of Covenant House Pennsylvania discussed perils of trafficking and how it is more common than many people reali...

You're Not Being a Hypochondriac: How to Manage Your Very Real Health Anxiety Logan Mahan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Every year, winter brings numerous challenges to our bodies. We wake up with sore throats simply because our heaters are blasting. Our skin is dry, red and unbearably itchy. The cold air brings on annoying runny and stuffy noses. You’ll probably catch a head cold or even the flu. But this winter is obviously different. We’re still dealing with a novel virus that’s continuing to reach record infection and death rates. ICUs across the country are nearing or at full ...