History and Highlights
History and Highlights
The College of Medicine
was established in 1819 and is considered the oldest medical college west
of the Allegheny Mountains. As a medical school, we are known for our strong
educational program, student
services, research,
and clinical facilities. We have an exceptional list of alumni and current
and past faculty who have made considerable contributions to medicine and
to the medical sciences. With an international renowned faculty of 850 members,
it would be impossible to list all of our accomplishments here; however,
you can view a few of the highlights below. An interactive
timeline is also available.
Past Accomplishments
- First
medical laser laboratory in the country
- Developed the first
oral polio vaccine
- Developed the Heart-Lung
machine
- Invented the Clark
Oxygen electrode
- Developed the Fogarty
Heart Catheter
- Developed the antihistamine
Benadryl
- First residency
program in Emergency Medicine.
Current Developments
- Development of a treatment to reduce brain damage in stroke patients.
- A nuclear magnetic resonance machine that is so high-tech, it is one
of only 15 in the world. We have a facility that is among the top two
or three in looking at biomolecular structure and function.
- A Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholars program which is one
of 12 women's health research centers funded by the National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institutes of
Health.
- Recipient of a 12 million dollar National Cancer Institute award to
determine if there is a specific gene which increases the risk of developing
lung cancer.
- Investigation of a gene that controls the growth and death of cells.
- Ongoing studies involving variant genes which increase the risk of
disease in certain ethnic populations and will assist in better targeting
of drug therapies.
- Investigation of DNA transmission when cells divide that may cause
uncontrolled growth of cells resulting in cancer.
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