Seventeen UCSD School of Medicine doctors were added to America’s Top Doctors, a regional guide that profiles the top medical specialists in the nation.
Stephen Wasserman was selected for his work in allergies and immunology. Richard H. Haas and Doris Ann Trauner were included for child neurology. Edward David Ball was added for bone marrow transplant and medical oncology work, Steven R. Garfin for orthopaedic surgery, and Kenneth Lyons Jones for pediatrics. Antonia Catanzaro, Andrew Ries and Lewis Rubin were selected in the field of pulmonary diseases. Stephen L. Seagren stands out for his work in radiation oncology, Kim Valji for radiology and David B. Hoyt was added for burn and critical care services.
Douglas Richman, Clifford Walter Shults, David Bruce Granet, Michael Brage and Joseph Schmidt will also receive Veterans Affairs funding in their respective fields.
The doctors were chosen based on a survey of thousands of nurses, physicians and health care professionals throughout the United States.
Educational master plan discussion is available on-line
A moderated on-line public discussion about California’s draft Master Plan for pre-kindergarten through postsecondary education, which will chart the course for California’s education over the next two decades, is being held to provide input for the Joint Legislative Committee, which is developing the plan.
Topics to be discussed include aspects of the plan that address student learning, uses of technology, workforce preparation, financing, facilities and governance. The extent to which the plan has the potential to create a cohesive system and to assure success at every level of education, as well as how well the plan addresses access, achievement, accountability and affordability, will also be discussed.
The Web site, which can be found at http://www.network-democracy.org/camp, will include copies of the draft Master Plan, working group reports and related documents.
UCSD professor wins highest award among UC professors
UC President Richard C. Atkinson awarded the University of California Presidential Medal to Richard A. Lerner on May 31 at the UCSD School of Engineering Sixth Annual Recognition Banquet.
The UC Presidential Medal was established to recognize “”Extraordinary contributions to the University of California or the community of learning.””
Lerner is president of the Scripps Research Institute. His 30-year scientific career encompasses a range of biomedical research. His most recent work involves groundbreaking discoveries of converting antibodies into enzymes, which permits the catalysis of chemical reactions once thought impossible to achieve through classical chemical procedures. The result has been the possibility of producing antibodies overnight that would be more efficient than natural enzymes.
Lerner has also been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1991 and was named to the Governor’s Council on Bioscience in 1999.
Notable speaking class offered in summer session
Dana Bristol-Smith is scheduled to teach “”Presentation Skills for Human Resource Professionals”” this summer for UCSD Extension.
The course is directed at gaining much-needed proficiency at speaking in front of an audience, a skill considered one of the top 10 qualifications for successful leaders.
Bristol-Smith is the founder of “”Speak for Success,”” an organization that works with companies who want their employees to communicate with courage, confidence and credibility. She is also a certified facilitator of Speaking Circles, the foundation of Transformational Speaking. Bristol-Smith has received the Golden Gavel and Competent Toastmaster awards.
Summer 2002 courses at UCSD Extension start June 24. For more information call (858) 882-8027.
