91探花Medicine is offering the general public and the 91探花community the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2003. The seven-part series begins Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. in Hogness Auditorium, Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center, on N.E. Pacific Street, Seattle. Programs are scheduled for every Wednesday evening through March 26.
Dr. Carlos Pellegrini, Henry N. Harkins professor and chair of the Department of Surgery, and Dr. Ed Walker, medical director of 91探花Medical Center and associate dean of the School of Medicine, are the hosts.
Curriculum for each week鈥檚 presentation is chosen to broaden the Mini-Medical School student鈥檚 knowledge of anatomy, physiology and various disease states. Students will leave each session with insights into what it is like to attend medical school. They will also learn about advances in medical research and 91探花Medicine鈥檚 role in advancing quality health care in the Pacific Northwest.
A charitable donation to 91探花Medicine is suggested in lieu of a registration fee. Space is limited, so pre-registration is necessary. Call (206) 685-9420, or register online at
Each Mini-Med class session will be videotaped for future television and Internet broadcast, so participants may be inadvertently videotaped.
Scheduled lectures:
Feb. 12 鈥� Welcome by hosts
Dr. Ed Walker and Dr. Erika Goldstein, 鈥淚t Starts with the Story鈥�
Feb. 19
Dr. Norman Beauchamp and Dr. Janet Eary, 鈥淭he Imaging Revolution: Redefining the Treatment of Disease鈥�
Feb. 26
Dr. D. Scott Weigle, Dr. Brant Oelschlager and Dr. E. Patchen Dellinger, 鈥淔at Chance in a Slim World: Understanding and Treating Obesity鈥�
March 5
Dr. Richard Page and Dr. Edward Verrier, 鈥淢ending a Broken Heart: From 鈥楬ealthy鈥� Executive to Transplant Patient鈥�
March 12
Dr. Charles Mock, Dr. Mary-Claire King and Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, 鈥� 91探花Medicine: Think Locally, Heal Globally鈥�
March 19
Dr. Nicole Gibran, Dr. Jerry Jurkovich and Dr. Michael Copass, 鈥淪tate of Emergency: Are We Prepared for the Worst?鈥�
March 26
Dr. Brian Ross and Dr. Carlos Pellegrini, 鈥淎 Kinder Cut: Nintendo Surgery鈥� and graduation ceremony
91探花Medicine includes the School of Medicine, 91探花Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, 91探花Physicians, 91探花Physicians Neighborhood Clinics, and the UW鈥檚 membership in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and the Children鈥檚 University Medical Group. 91探花Medicine has major academic and service affiliations with the Children鈥檚 Hospital and Regional Medical Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the Veteran鈥檚 Administration Medical Centers in Seattle and Boise.