Mini-Med I
Spring 2003 Session: March 25 – May 13
March 25
Welcome to Medical Education for the Millennium
William A. Peck, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean
Health Care Financing: Where Does the Money Come From?
Ronald G. Evens, MD
President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Professor of Radiology
April 1
Emergency Medicine: The Real “ER”
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Course Director, Mini-Medical School
April 8
Sick At Heart: Diagnosing and Treating Cardiac Arrhythmias
Alan C. Braverman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Director, Marfan Syndrome Clinic
When Joints Are Out of Play: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pediatric Scleroderma
Jonathan D. Gitlin, MD
Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology
April 15 (7-9:30 p.m.)
High-tech Surgery Techniques
Nathaniel J. Soper, MD
Professor of Surgery
Head, Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Suture Lab: Surgery Techniques and Laparoscopic Simulation
April 22
Infectious Diseases: The Never-Ending Story
William G. Powderly, MD
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
April 29
Detecting and Treating Diabetes: The Silent Disease
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD
Adolphus Busch Professor and Chairman,
Department of Medicine
May 6
Melanoma: Advances in Treating Skin Cancer
Lynn A. Cornelius, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Dermatology
Christorpher J Hussussian, MD
Assistand Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
May 13
Medical Ethics: Tough Issues
Stephen S. Lefrak, MD
Professor of Medicine
Assistant Dean and Director, Humanities
Program in Medicine
Mini-Med II
Spring 2003 Session: March 20 – May 15
March 20
Hearing Loss and the Cochlear Implant
Richard A. Chole, MD, PhD
Lindburg Professor and Head,
Department of Otolaryngology
Cardiac Bypass Surgery Done the Robotic Way
Ralph J. Damiano Jr., MD
John Schoenberg Professor
Chief of Cardiac Surgery,
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
March 27
Sports Medicine: How to Treat Those Nagging Injuries
Rick W. Wright, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Team Physician for the St. Louis Rams,
Cardinals and Blues
April 3
New Treatments for Mental Illness: Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia
Charles F. Zorumski, MD
Samuel B. Guze Professor and Chair,
Department of Psychiatry
Professor of Neurobiology
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Nuri B. Farber, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
John W. Newcomer, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
April 9 (Wednesday)
and April 10 (Thursday)
Note: These sessions meet from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Both topics will be offered each night. Students will complete one of the topics on Wednesday and the other on Thursday.
Adult CPR Certification AND
Physical Examination and Anatomy
Cynthia A. Wichelman, MD*
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Mini-Medical School
*Taught in conjunction with Washington University School of Medicine medical students and Department of Medicine residents.
April 17
No Class (Passover)
April 24
Paws for Thought: Animals in Biomedical Research
Michael R. Talcott, DVM
Director, Veterinary Surgical Services,
Division of Comparative Medicine
Advances in Urology from Male Impotence to Prostate Cancer
Arnold D. Bullock, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Division of Urologic Surgery
May 1
Geriatrics: The Key to Successful Aging and the Fountain of Youth
David B. Carr, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director, Division of Geriatrics and
Gerontology
May 8
Physical Therapy: Mastering Movement
Susan S. Deusinger, PT, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Physical Therapy
Director, Program in Physical Therapy
Jennifer S. Stith, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Physical Therapy
Associate Director, Program in Physical Therapy
Laboratory: Tune-Ups for Improved Posture and Movement for Everyday Life
Taught by the faculty and doctoral students from the Program in Physical Therapy.
May 15
Behind the Bandages: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Keith E. Brandt, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery,
Program Director, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Graduation and Reception