A Lighter Load Going to Medical School is a costly undertaking. Just ask Tyler Gray. Now a fourth-year student at the UC Davis School of Medicine, Gray, 26, estimates that by the time he gets his M.D. next spring he'll be as much as $120,000 in debt. That's significantly less than the nearly $200,000 debt his wife, who went to a private medical school in Oregon, is carrying, but it's still a concerning burden.More
Making Organ Transplants Obsolete For physician Mark Zern, it was the death of a 33-year-old patient that prompted his research focus on stem cells. The patient, a young husband and father, died of hepatitis C while awaiting a donated liver for transplant. >"I think of that man when people ask me why I do what I do," Zern said. "It is terribly unfortunate that, because...More
Endowment Supports Cardiac Arrhythmias Studies Among people with heart ailments, sudden cardiac death due to abnormalities in cardiac rhythm is one of the most frightening prospects. Despite the availability of medications for various heart conditions, few drugs are effective for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. UC Davis research physician Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, a specialist in cardiac rhythm abnormalities, is investigating...More
Medical Student Surprised with $10,000 Scholarship UC Davis medical student Amy Harley expected nothing more than a nice meal and pleasant conversation when she and her husband, Bill, arrived at a Sacramento restaurant for a lunch meeting. Amerish Bera, assistant dean of Admissions and Outreach in the Office of Medical Education, had extended the invitation. However, luncheon...More
