Medical – Temple Update

Connecting Community and Med Students

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 14:14:13 +0000

Two Temple University seniors, Zakaria M. Alyan and Shakibur Rahman started an organization called the Health-Link Society (HLS). The organization’s mission is to help students in varying healthcare fields who missed out on professional experiences during the pandemic. Co-founder and COO of HLS, Shakibur Rahman explains that community is at the heart of their operation. “It’s a community…

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“Sir Cannabis” Clothing Line Shows the Benefits of Medical Marijuana

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:00:01 +0000

Cancer survivor and former Temple student, Chris Voag, created the “Sir Cannabis” clothing line to promote the medical benefits of marijuana. After being diagnosed with stage one testicular cancer, Voag used marijuana to deal with the nausea from the cisplatin chemotherapy he was receiving. Voag says that after using cannabis, he could do the things that he enjoyed doing, like going to the gym.

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Temple Medical Students Use New Technology to Teach and Learn

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:40:41 +0000

It’s not everyday that you see a medical student studying using a headset, gripping matching controllers and using technology that is advancing the field. At the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, students are taking anatomy training to another level. In the Innovation Space, located at the Temple University’s Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, students, faculty and staff are using virtual reality…

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Katz School of Medicine Appoints New HNS Chair

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:20:26 +0000

Dr. Cecelia Schmalbach, a professor of Otolaryngology, has been named the new chair of Head and Neck Surgery at Temple’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine. This new position is named after Dr. David Myers, a former Chair of Temple Otorhinology. A graduate of Philadelphia’s Jefferson Medical School, Dr. Schmalbach is a former Vanderbilt fellow. As of October 1, when she was appointed the new position…

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