Topic: medicine

medical students wearing white coats are seated in an audience
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White Coat Ceremony

The 190 students of the Class of 2028 began their medical careers with the White Coat Ceremony.

Myrna L. Daniels portrait wearing a white shirt
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$17.2 million for geriatric medicine and research

A gift from Newcomb College alumna Myrna L. Daniels will fund geriatric initiatives and research at the School of Medicine.

Schally's gold Nobel Prize medal in velvet case.
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Nobel Prize comes home to Tulane

Forty-seven years after endocrinologist Dr. Andrew Schally was awarded the Nobel Prize for medical research conducted at Tulane, the prestigious award is returning home.

Dr. Paul Whelton sits outside in New Orleans
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Compassionate Doctor, Tireless Researcher

Dr. Paul Kieran Whelton leads the way in the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure, a global killer.

Dr. Keith Ferdinand and a group of Tulane students
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HEALTH DISPARITIES

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed racial and ethnic health disparities nationwide, those disparities continue to exist in American communities of color.

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Trailblazers

The School of Medicine has honored six alumni as Tulane Trailblazers for their achievements in the medical field with a visual display along the walls of Hutchinson Auditorium on the downtown campus. The Trailblazers are Dr. Michael DeBakey, Dr. Anna Cherrie Epps, Dr. Alberto G. Garcia, Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, Dr. Rachel Levine and Dr. Clyde Yancy.https://tulane.it/trailblazers-hutchinson

Professor of surgery at Tulane Medical center Jaquelyn S. Turner sees a patient
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IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

Joining academic medicine’s latest treatments and technology with the personalized care of community medicine. Bringing Tulane innovation to the world. Transforming New Orleans into a destination for the most advanced and comprehensive health care.

Bill Smith and William Rawlings pose with their book.
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Ampersand: William Rawlings & Bill Smith

A true crime story connects William Rawlings (M ’73, PHTM ’73) and Bill Smith (L ’66): But neither is the criminal or the victim.