Showing results for Laura Gates
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IU School of Medicine professor's mission: End Lung Cancer Now
Nasser Hanna, MD, is spearheading an awareness and advocacy initiative called End Lung Cancer Now to dramatically decrease cancer deaths in Indiana.
Laura Gates | Nov 15, 2021 -
First-generation medical students gain support network at IU School of Medicine
The First Generation Committee at IU School of Medicine aims to foster a network of medical students, faculty and staff who identify as first-generation, meaning ...
Laura Gates | Nov 03, 2021 -
Celebrating Excellence: IU School of Medicine student solves her own mystery illness
In 2019, Dana Mitchell, a fourth-year medical student at IU School of Medicine, was diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis—a brain inflammation that wreaks neurological havoc. In ...
Laura Gates | Oct 26, 2021 -
Black patients play key role in advancing breast cancer research
Community advocates are partnering with Indiana University School of Medicine to spread the word about the importance of including Black women in clinical research for ...
Laura Gates | Oct 25, 2021 -
'Whac-a-Mole' clinical trial participant experiences remission of Stage 4 triple negative breast cancer
Jenny Larner Brown dreams of a day when no one would ever hear their oncologist say, "We're out of options." It's now been more than ...
Laura Gates | Oct 19, 2021 -
IU School of Medicine celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month: Hurricane thrusts med student onto new path
Second-year medical student Doriann Alcaide Amador shares how Hurricane Maria redirected her from Puerto Rico to New York and, ultimately, to Indiana University School of ...
Laura Gates | Oct 13, 2021 -
IU School of Medicine celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month: Latino Medical Student Association president shares immigration experiences
Fourth-year medical student Alejandro Bolivar shares his experiences immigrating from Venezuela and finding his "familia" at Indiana University School of Medicine. This is the second installment in ...
Laura Gates | Oct 08, 2021 -
IU School of Medicine celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month: MD student learns resilience from her Puerto Rican family
For Rebecca Zapf-Pedraza, Class of 2022, resilience has been passed down through the generations. This is the first installment in a series of blog posts ...
Laura Gates | Sep 30, 2021 -
Compassion-fueled excellence drives IU School of Medicine brain injury expert’s research, advocacy
Flora Hammond, MD, is world-renowned for leading the initiative to recognize traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a chronic condition with gains in recovery possible many ...
Laura Gates | Sep 15, 2021 -
IU School of Medicine admissions director provides compassionate guidance to applicants from underrepresented communities
Under Karen Smartt’s leadership toward implementing IU School of Medicine’s recruitment goals, underrepresented in medicine (URM) admissions have gone from 8 percent to 23 percent. ...
Laura Gates | Sep 10, 2021
