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May 31, 2001
Contact:
Jennifer Day (313) 577-1058, jday@med.wayne.edu
NEWS
ALERT:
WSU to graduate 1ST class of ‘mini
medical school’ Thursday
Wayne
State University’s School of Medicine will graduate its first Mini Medical
School class Thursday, May 31 at about 7:15 p.m. in Scott Hall, 540 E.
Canfield.
About 90 people
participated in a six-week, free course sponsored by Pfizer to learn about the
body and how to take care of it. Members of the community learned about genes,
hypertension, aging, alternative medicine and diabetes.
Before
graduating tomorrow night, one more class will be held, this one on fat. At 6
p.m., Jodi An Micallef, MS, RD, CDE, will discuss the different types of fat
found in foods, the roles they play in the body and their impact on health.
With more than
1,000 medical students, WSU is among the nation’s largest medical schools.
Together with the Detroit Medical Center, the school is a leader in patient care
and medical research in a number of areas including cancer, genetics, pediatrics
and the neurosciences.
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