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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MAGAZINE | October 2002, Vol. 4, Issue 4
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DEPARTMENTS

OF NOTE [256 KB]
Uncle Sam wants Pitt.
A new office helps junior faculty and
postdocs with demands of university life.
Andrew Lee on whole limb transplants.

INVESTIGATIONS [180 KB]
Imagine O’Hare without air traffic control;
that’s what the developing autistic brain is like.
Maybe DNA comes in different languages.

98.6 DEGREE [40KB]
The last two graduating classes get high honors
for giving. They know all too well
how difficult it is to pay for med school these days.

ATTENDING [120 KB]
Med students tune in to local
innovations normally off their radar screens.

ALUMNI NEWS [188 KB]
The State Department keeps one alum moving.
Bingo doesn’t stop for anything,

Paul Paris' residents learn.

LAST CALL [40 KB]
He’s about to bend a note—get the x-ray
machine ready.

COVER STORY


Sales of caffeinated products may dip slightly next year due to new restrictions on resident duty
hours. (Illustration: © Michael Lotenero)

On The Clock [332 KB]
Wake up call: Cutting house-staff duty hours isn’t as simple as it sounds.

COVER STORY BY DAVID R. ELTZ

FEATURES

The House That Hank Built [244 KB]
There’s no separating the Hank Bahnson who climbed mountains and took big risks from the man who gave Pitt’s Department of Surgery the standing it enjoys today.
BY CHUCK STARESINIC

The Egg Man [184 KB]
Delving into cloning, questioning popular fertility treatments, experimenting with
embryonic stem cells—there’s little Gerald Schatten’s group does that isn’t newsworthy.

BY LEAH KAUFFMAN

A Resident's Best Friend [48 KB]
Marlene Cooper somehow takes care of more than 1,200 residents and fellows.

FOLLOW - UP BY CHUCK STARESINIC

The Brakes of the Brain [216 KB]
Few have been as successful as Karl Kandler at examining what are known as
the brakes of the brain—and which may reveal secrets of epilepsy, dyslexia, among
other neuro-conundrums.

BY EDWIN KIESTER JR.

 

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