tailieunhanh - Creighton University School of Medicine - Service to Humanity

Malaria is a significant health problem in Africa, particularly in Uganda where malaria accounts for up to 50% of the country’s morbidity and mortality. Recent years have witnessed a surge in both national and international interest in reducing the malaria burden and thus willingness and ability to tackle this disease is currently at an unprecedented level. New funding, tools and leadership have emerged, and an effective class of new medicines, artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), has been developed to replace failing medicines. Since 2004, there has been a strong commitment in many countries to make these artemisinin-based products more widely available. | Creighton University School of Medicine Service to Humanity Creighton UNIVERSITY School of Medicine Creighton s willed future is bright Exciting things are happening at the Creighton University School of Medicine. Beginning in fall 2010 Creighton will be able to offer our students two primary clinical campuses Creighton University Medical Center and our new campus Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix AZ. Both are outstanding facilities with long-standing histories of educating both medical students and residents. With the opening of our new clinical campus in Phoenix Creighton will increase our class size from 126 to 152 beginning with the Fall 2010 entering class. Going forward once students reach their third year 110 students will complete their clinical training in Omaha and 42 will complete their training in Phoenix. Eventually there will be a total of 220 third and fourth year medical students completing their clinical training in Omaha and 84 in Phoenix. Students will be given the choice of finishing their clinical training in either Omaha or Phoenix at time of acceptance and every effort will be made to meet their request. The Jesuit Catholic tradition ofservice and the belief in a values-centered education will continue to be maintained at both clinical training sites. The principle of women and men with andfor others is alive and well at Creighton. I invite you to learn more about our unique program of medical education. Rowen K. Zetterman MD MACP MACG Dean of the School of Medicine 1 _ A Balanced Experience Creighton professors and teaching clinicians are the best and brightest available - excellent role models. We train our graduates to be leaders. we want them to be able to help change society with their focus on patient care for those most in need. As one of the most trusted and respected names in the region Creighton physicians have been healing and teaching for more than 116 years. As an .