news from faculty, students and alumni.
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An alumnus with a passion for palliative careSep 12, 2019 For as long as Terence Cudahy, BS’78, MD’82, can remember, he has been interested in science. A self-described “geek,” Dr. Cudahy recalls that, as a child, he was saddened every year when school was dismissed for summer vacation. |
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Medical student finds his beat giving backSep 12, 2019 Matthew Taira, BS’15, MS’16, has centered his academic journey — eight years and counting — at Creighton around the motto of Ryusei Taiko, his taiko drumming group: kaizen, kansha, kokoro. |
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Creighton Reaches Out to Displaced Medical ResidentsAug 16, 2019 When Drexel University College of Medicine announced its teaching hospital in Philadelphia would close, Creighton University offered to help more than 570 medical residents who were left without a home. |
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Creighton study to address physician burnoutJul 31, 2019 The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) awarded Creighton University’s School of Medicine a grant for its C.H.E.E.R. Study: Bringing Cheer Back to the Bedside. |
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Chair named for new Department of HumanitiesJul 11, 2019 Creighton University announced today The Rev. Kevin T. FitzGerald, SJ, PhD, will serve as the inaugural chair of the newly formed Department of Medical Humanities in the School of Medicine. |