CU School of Medicine Dean Richard Krugman Named
Chair-Elect of AAMC
CU School of Medicine Dean Richard Krugman was recently selected as chair-elect
of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Dr. Krugman has held official
positions in the AAMC since 1993, serving on the Advisory Board for the Office
of Generalist Physician Program (1993-1995), the Task Force on Medical School
Finances (1994), the Administrative Board of the Council of Deans (1995), and
most recently as the chair of the Council of Deans (2000).
In his new role, Krugman will sit on the AAMC’s 10-member executive committee,
which serves on behalf of the association’s executive council and acts
on matters that require immediate action.
“ With the aging of the baby boomer generation and the subsequent stress
on the medical community, the coming years will be critical for the nation’s
medical schools to generate superb doctors for tomorrow. I look forward to lending
my hand in assisting the AAMC support our medical schools as they strive to set
higher standards of excellence and provide even better health care to all patients,” Krugman
said.
Krugman became dean of the CU School of Medicine on March 1, 1992, after serving
as acting dean for 20 months. A professor of pediatrics, Krugman served from
1981 to 1992 as director of the C. Henry Kempe National Center for the Prevention
and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, and has gained international prominence
in the field of child abuse prevention and treatment.
The Washington, D.C.-based AAMC is a nonprofit association of medical schools,
teaching hospitals and academic societies. According to the group’s mission
statement, the AAMC’s goal is to improve the nation’s health by enhancing
the effectiveness of academic medicine. The association represents all 125 accredited
U.S. and 17 accredited Canadian medical schools; nearly 400 major teaching hospitals
and health systems, including 68 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers;
and 94 academic and scientific societies.
Through these institutions and organizations, the AAMC represents 109,000 faculty
members, 67,000 medical students, and 104,000 resident physicians. Additional
information about the AAMC and U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals is
available at www.aamc.org/newsroom.
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Practice Receives
ADA Recognition
The Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes practice at the University of Colorado
Hospital recently received approval for a 3-year American Diabetes Association
(ADA) recognition.
The ADA provides accreditation/recognition to premier programs and individual
providers meeting the strict standards for diabetes care as set forth by the
national diabetes experts and organization leaders (physicians, nurses, etc.),
in order to decrease the complications of diabetes and enhance the lives of
people with Diabetes.
The Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes practice at UCH has had educational
ADA accreditation for more than 6 years, and Michael McDermott, MD, the practice
director, has received individual ADA provider recognition for 3 years.
The dedicated practice team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, dieticians,
and certified diabetes educators currently provide education at the Anschutz
Outpatient Pavilion at Fitzsimons and classes at the UCH Primary Care Garfield
Practice location.
Type 1 Diabetes is an auto-immune disease affecting infants, children, young
adults and sometimes older adults. People with Type 1 Diabetes take insulin
throughout their life.
Type 2 Diabetes, which can be preventable, is the type that frequently accompanies
obesity and lack of exercise. It can be treated with lifestyle changes oral
medication, and sometimes insulin. Type 2 Diabetes was previously an adult-only
disorder, but more recently with the rise in obesity in all age groups, is starting
to affect others.
Physical Therapy Program renews relationship with Yamagata Prefectural University in Japan
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| Left to right: Dr. Dennis Matthews, Dr. Margaret Schenkman, Dr. Richard Krugman, and Dr. Masahiko Hiroi. |
The University of Colorado Denver’s
Physical Therapy Program renewed its 5-year sister school relationship with
the Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Science in Japan, during a November
16 ceremony at Fitzsimons.
The agreement between the two physical therapy programs allows for the continued
exchange of students and faculty, ongoing annual research symposiums, sharing
of academic and clinical interests, and the application of distance learning
technology.
The delegation from Yamagata included Dr. Masahiko Hiroi, president of YPUHS,
and Dr. Kouji Ihashi, chairman of Physical Therapy. Rep-resenting UCD were
Dr. Richard Krugman, dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. Margaret Schenkman,
director of the Physical Therapy program, and Dr. Dennis Matthews, chair of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Also present, was the Honorable Mr. Yuzo
Ota, Consul General of Japan.
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