Results highlight need for more diverse populations in clinical trials Randomized clinical trials are used in medical research to help determine the effectiveness of new treatments. Although these trials are rigorously designed, they often include an underrepresentation of minority participants, making it difficult to assess whether trial results can be generalized for patients of diverse […]
EnMed’s Emergency Medicine Group Organizes Ultrasound Workshop
More than 20 first-and-second-year students recently participated in an ultrasound workshop coordinated by members of Engineering Medicine’s (EnMed) emergency medicine student interest group. Ultrasound imaging is frequently used in emergency medicine to help detect changes in the appearance of organs, tissues and vessels. The workshop was organized to give students interested in emergency medicine more […]
EnMed to hold Inaugural Student Innovation Symposium
EnMed will host its next Student Innovation Symposium from 1 to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 28. The event will celebrate the current research and innovation accomplishments of its medical students. “From the first day students join EnMed, they are tasked with identifying current challenges in health care and offering solutions to address those problems,” […]
New equipment brings life to respiratory physiology block
EnMed faculty recently acquired new equipment to help enhance the respiratory physiology class for first-year students. The new devices include a plethysmograph, chest drainage systems, spirometers, lung simulators and ventilators. Two of the ventilators received were provided by JamVent, a company that markets a low-cost emergency ventilator developed by researchers at Imperial College of London […]