UW News

January 19, 2011

Enroll now in UW Medicine Mini-Med School

UW Health Sciences/UW Medicine

  • See the 2011 Mini Med School lineup

UW Medicine’s 2011 Mini-Medical School is a series of exciting lectures and demonstrations open to the general public and designed to teach you about medical education, patient care and leading-edge research under way at the UW.

This years program takes place at 7 p.m. on consecutive Tuesdays from February 1 to March 15 in Hogness Auditorium at the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center, adjacent to UW Medical Center on the south end of campus.

UW Medicine experts will discuss patient-physician communication, new technology that helps patients with cystic fibrosis breathe better and new approaches to managing pain. At Mini-Med, youll learn about the genetics of certain cancers, how infection and trauma affect our bodies and how advances in technology and patient care are ensuring healthier births for mothers and babies.

Your hosts for the 2011 UW Medicine Mini Med School will be Dr. Byron Joyner (left) and Dr. Brian Ross (right).

Your hosts for the 2011 UW Medicine Mini Med School will be Dr. Byron Joyner (left) and Dr. Brian Ross (right).

 

In lieu of a registration fee, a donation to UW Medicine would be appreciated.

Select Mini-Med sessions will be videotaped for future broadcast. Contact UWTV for the Mini-Med broadcast schedule.

We recommend that attendees be at least 15 years of age. There is no upper age limit.

For more information on Mini-Medical School, call Julie Collier at 206.685.9420 or e-mail  minimed@u.washington.edu