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Juliann Althoff, M.D., an Ohio native, has returned to Dayton to continue assisting in research and to oversee operations for the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-D). The organization's mission is to optimize the readiness, performance, and survivability of operational forces through environmental health effects, toxicology, and aerospace medical research and development. 
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Education

 

Mortality and morbidity conferences, which are departmental reviews of cases with less-than-ideal outcomes, have long been a part of medical education in nearly every specialty. They serve as a natural stage for the examination of systematic inequities in health care. 
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Research

 

In April 2021, a 4-year-old underwent a novel brain surgery at Dayton Children’s Hospital. With four catheters inserted through the little boy’s skull, the surgeon injected into his brain a fluid containing over 37 trillion viral particles, each containing DNA for a human gene, a first-of-its-kind experimental gene therapy for Canavan disease.
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Announcements

The conference will be held on April 21, 2022.
The American Medical Association national conference, ChangeMedEd, accepted a poster by Wright State researchers discussing a virtual symposium.

Events

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 11 am to Noon
135 Oelman Hall
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 6 pm to 8 pm
Student Union, Apollo Room
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, Noon to 1 pm

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News

Boonshoft School of Medicine students learn where they will pursue residency training at annual Match Day celebration

107 Wright State medical students learned where they will receive advanced clinical training in a residency program after graduating at the end of April.

Wright State medical and engineering students present traumatic brain injury research to U.S. Army

Wright State medical and biomedical engineering students are researching the relationship between biomarkers found in the bloodstream following traumatic brain injury and symptoms and severity of injury.

Wright State medical resident examines medical traditions in new book

Brian Elliott, an Air Force captain and internal medicine chief resident, examines the history and effectiveness of medical traditions in “White Coat Ways.”

Kicking off a medical career

Former Raider and professional soccer player Christopher Dupont returned to Wright State to conduct research while pursuing M.D. and Ph.D. degrees.