News from
the
UConn Health Center
Dr. Thomas Gworek Honored for South Park Inn Homeless Shelter
Efforts "The Singin'
Dentist" to Perform at School of Medicine Reunion on June 1
New
Career Resource Available to School of Dental Medicine Alumni and Students Reunion to Feature CE
Course on Oral Care for the Cancer Patient
The University of Connecticut School of Medicine held its first Student Clinician’s Ceremony on July 6. Students, their families, faculty and alumni celebrated the students’ transition from basic science studies to clinical work. The students marked the occasion by reciting the Oath of Hippocrates, and underscored the challenges and imperatives to providing humanistic care to patients while maintaining high standards of skill performance.
School
of Medicine Alum Discusses Fertility with the Pope
In
late February 2012, University of Connecticut School of Medicine alumnus Anthony A. Luciano, MD
('73), professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UConn Health Center and
Director of the Center for Fertility and Women's Health in New Britain,
Conn., had the extraordinary experience of traveling to the Vatican,
meeting Pope Benedict XVI, and discussing reproductive issues with
religious leaders from around the world.
Dr. Frank Torti assumes the dual role of executive vice president for health
affairs and medical school dean, and members of the UConn Health Center
community will have two early chances to meet their new leader.
40th
Anniversary Celebration!
Dental
Lab Offers High-Tech
Teaching Tools The Grasso Dental Simulation Lab has become an integral component of the UConn
School of Dental Medicine. It’s equipped with the high-tech teaching tools that
are necessary to educate tomorrow’s dentists.
Leading
Through Science
and Service: The School of
Dental Medicine
Students and faculty at the UConn School of Dental Medicine have many reasons to
smile these days. National recognition, the delivery of affordable dental care
to the community, innovative programs, strong grant funding and leading-edge
research are just a few of them.
Final
Agreement Reached Between Jackson Lab and the State
A final agreement has been reached to bring a global leader in genetics research
to Connecticut. During a
news conference at the Health Center, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that Jackson
Laboratory (JAX) and the state have garnered the necessary approvals and held a
ceremonial bill signing to commemorate the event.
Congratulations to the UConn Health Center's Top Doctors
In the early 1990s, Best Doctors began producing books identifying the top
physicians in a number of different fields, and also invited print media
organizations to publish listings for their geographic areas as a public
service. Hartford Magazine began publishing the company’s list of
top-ranked physicians for Greater Hartford in 2004, and has been doing so each
year since.
Shafer Student Center Opens
School of Medicine Students Exceptional in Clinical Skills
Dental School Unveils new CONNcept in Clinical Education
Grand Re-opening for Health Center Co-op
Community Outreach: Med Students at Senior Fair
Bioscience Connecticut Infuses Positive Change for Schools of Medicine, Dental
Medicine
Seeing the Big Picture While Keeping Track of the Details
Posted May 2013
The
student coordinators of the South Park Inn Homeless Shelter Dental Program,
along with the faculty advisors Dr. Michael Goupil and Dr. Sarita Arteaga,
recently presented Dr. Thomas Gworek with a plaque to recognize his efforts at
South Park.
Posted May 2013
By day, Stephen D. Lipman, DMD ’84 serves patients of all ages
in Windsor and Hartford through his practice at Family Dentistry of Windsor,
which he founded 25 years ago. By night, Dr. Lipman
performs with a jazz band as "The Singin’ Dentist". Dr. Lipman has recorded two
CDs -- There’s a Song in my Heart, a collection of Frank Sinatra covers,
and Ridin' the Beat, featuring his favorites from the Great American
Songbook. Dr. Lipman will bring his talents to the School of Medicine
Celebration/Reunion on June 1.
Posted February 5, 2013
DentReps is a hiring and recruitment vehicle that connects thousands of dental
practices and organizations with talented associates and personnel for all
employment, transition and hiring needs. DentReps also offers job seekers an
exclusive community committed to connecting these talented candidates with
career opportunities.
Posted: July 20, 2012
A
continuing education course will be offered during the School of Dental Medicine
Celebration/Reunion on October 6. “Oral Management of the Cancer Patient: Key
Role of the Community Dentist” will be presented by Douglas E. Peterson, DMD,
PhD, FDS RCSEd, professor of oral medicine and co-chair of the Program in Head
& Neck Cancer and Oral Oncology at the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer
Center at the UConn Health Center.
Posted: July 20, 2012
Posted: June 4, 2012
New Health Center Executive Vice President, Medical Dean Arrives
Posted: May 1, 2012
This spring marks the 40th anniversary of the first graduating class — the class of 1972 — of the University of Connecticut’s School of Medicine and
School of Dental Medicine.
School of Dental Medicine Alum to Receive
Honorary Doctorate
The Office of Alumni Relations is proud to congratulate Dr. Richard Valachovic
as the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the University of Connecticut
School of Dental Medicine to be awarded at this year’s commencement ceremonies.
Posted: February 21, 2012
Posted: January 20, 2012
Posted: January 9, 2012
Posted: January 9, 2012
The multi-functional space is used by medical, dental and graduate students and
is twice the size of the old student lounge it replaces.
With 100 percent passing and scores well above the mean in all areas, the
Clinical Skills board exams prove UConn students are ahead of their peers.
A longtime leader in dental education, the School of Dental Medicine
revolutionizes clinical dental education again.
The bookstore celebrates its relocation to larger, newly renovated space.
Blood pressure screenings and blood glucose tests were only some of the care
administered by students across Connecticut.
Bioscience Connecticut is an important component of Connecticut Governor Dannel
P. Malloy’s plan to jumpstart Connecticut’s economy. The plan will have positive
effects for both the School of Medicine and the School of Dental Medicine. We
invite you to peruse the Bioscience Connecticut website to learn more about the
initiative.
Dr. Steven Lepowsky, senior associate dean for education and patient care at the
School of Dental Medicine, continues to positively affect the academic and
clinical operations of the school.