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Orthopaedic Institute Opens
New $55.5 million facility is the most
comprehensive and largest freestanding
orthopaedic hospital in Central Missouri

Teaming Up on Tiny Vessels
Microcirculation researchers awarded
$8.5 million NIH program project grant
to study cardiovascular diseases

Help for Electronic Health Records
MU receives $6.8 million federal award to
assist thousands of providers in using
technology to improve care for patients

Heeding the Call for More Physicians
MU and Springfield health systems plan to
increase enrollment in Columbia and expand
clinical education in Southwest Missouri

Serving Outside the Clinic
Community integration projects
encourage students to become
immersed in rural communities

Cadmium's Cancer-Causing Potential
Scientist Jane McElroy is exploring
common metal's health effects with
grant from American Cancer Society

Enzyme Insights Could Beat Bacteria
MU biochemists awarded NSF grant
to unravel an enzyme's role in making
bacteria hazardous to patients

Retooling for Quality and Safety
MU one of six sites selected for IHI project
to teach medical and nursing students how
to assess and prevent risk of falling

Developing a Drug for Oral Cancer
Researcher Michael Giblin is creating
a new therapy designed to weaken
cancer's armor against current treatments

Gold Nanoparticles Make MU Shine
Scientists describe new cancer detection
and treatment method in Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences

Solving the Primary Care Crisis
Institute of Medicine member Jack Colwill
shares ways to improve access and quality
in New England Journal of Medicine

Combating Combat Injuries
MU surgeon Stephen Barnes serves in
military hospital treating soldiers and
contractors from Iraq and Afghanistan

MedZou Clinic Creators Graduate
Students who founded free clinic for
uninsured are among 100 members
of Class of 2010 to graduate in May

Translational Research Recognized
MD-PhD student hopes gene therapy
discoveries will help children with
Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Mentoring Minorities on Careers
Kansas City high school students
participate in hands-on activities and
job shadowing at Cristo Rey summit

Take a Virtual Tour of Anatomy Lab
See the floor-to-ceiling renovation that
includes 28 new dissection tables and
the latest audio and visual equipment

View the Updated Video Library
Commencement, Match Day, lectures,
announcements and much more, with
formats for iPhone and other mobile units

Doug Wood Awarded Citation of Merit
Physicians Alumni Weekend 2010
Class notes
In memoriam

New Physician Assistant Program
MU launches postgraduate residency
to train physician assistants in acute
care medicine for hospitalized adults

Biodesign and Innovation Program
Surgeon Anthony Harris and others
describe commercialization involving
medicine, engineering and business

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