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The Montessori High School in Lexington has been named the state winner in the Keep America Beautiful Recycle-Bowl. The high school recycled 30 pounds of waste per student during a one month period between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15, 2013 to win Kentucky's first prize designation, which earned $1,000 for the school.

Eleven students in the veterinary assistant program at Locust Trace AgriScience Farm have passed their certification test. This nationally recognized credential for the industry is available through the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America, and Locust Trace is one of only five high schools in the country to offer this certification.

These students who are now approved veterinary assistants: Alexandra Arnold, Paul Laurence Dunbar; Phoebe Crutchfield, Lafayette; Karina Dowd, Tates Creek; Ashtin Gross, Lafayette; Addison Hodges, Lafayette; Taylor Hudson, Dunbar; Morgan Johnson, Lafayette; Lyndsey Mefford, Henry Clay; Keonna Neeley, Dunbar; Hannah Stokley, Lafayette; Sarah Taylor, Lafayette.

Three students at The Montessori High School in Lexington have been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C., this month. Olivia Pederson of Lexington and Frances Werner-Wilson and William Werner-Wilson of Versailles have been selected as Kentucky representatives based on their academic achievement, leadership potential and interest in medicine.

The Congress of Future Medical Leaders is a program for high school students across the country who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. Students who attend will learn about leading medical research and advances and medical school expectations.

University of Kentucky student Becca Clemons is one of five students who has earned top honors in the American Copy Editors Society annual scholarship program. Clemons, who will earn a journalism degree from the University of Kentucky this spring, has held copy editing and reporting internships at The New York Times, The Arizona Republic, the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Washington bureau of the Los Angeles Times. She will intern at The Seattle Times this summer.

In addition to the cash prize, winners receive financial assistance to attend ACES' 18th annual national conference, March 20-22, in Las Vegas.

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Austin Li and Mingxi Mao of Winburn Middle School earned the mark of distinction on the AMC 8, a 25-question, 40-minute multiple-choice math exam that promotes the development of problem-solving skills, by scoring in the top one percent nationally on the November 2013 exam. They were also Winburn's schoolwide winner and runner-up, respectively. About 150,000 middle school students from dozens of countries take this American Mathematics Competitions exam each fall, including youngsters in Fayette County Public Schools.

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Newswise J. Paul OKeefe, MD, 67, Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of the Medical Specialties Practice at Loyola Outpatient Center as well as Medical Director of the Maywood Primary Care Clinic, has been named Chair of the Department of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, effective Monday, Feb. 10.

He assumes the role formerly held by David Hecht, MD, who has become Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs for Loyola University Health System.

Dr. OKeefes leadership as a practicing clinician and a distinguished researcher has made him a beloved, respected teacher and mentor. Throughout his career, Dr. OKeefe has donated his time and skill to bring essential health-care services to communities in desperate need, consistently honoring the service-focused, Jesuit-Catholic values that have shaped his life and work.

A 1971 alumnus of Stritch, Dr. OKeefe returned to Loyola University Medical Center in 1977 and was named Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases. Ten years later, he became Medical Director of the Maywood Primary Care Clinic. In 1999, after eight years as a full professor, he became Medical Director of the Medical Specialties Practice at the Loyola Outpatient Center. He has served as Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine for the past five years.

His tireless dedication to the community is evidenced by his roles as chair of the HIV/AIDS Task Force of the Archdiocese of Chicago and as a member of the Health Advisory Board of Catholic Charities of Chicago. He is the founder and organizer of the Maywood Clinic, which has brought care to thousands of underserved individuals who lack access to basic health services. Dr. OKeefes devotion to teaching and service to others has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Medical Alumni Associations Golden Apple Teaching Award in 1992, the Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award in 2000 and the Stritch Medal in 2004.

He has published hundreds of articles in peer-reviewed journals and is nationally known for his research in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.

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The Montessori High School in Lexington has been named the state winner in the Keep America Beautiful Recycle-Bowl. The high school recycled 30 pounds of waste per student during a one month period between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15, 2013 to win Kentucky's first prize designation, which earned $1,000 for the school.

Eleven students in the veterinary assistant program at Locust Trace AgriScience Farm have passed their certification test. This nationally recognized credential for the industry is available through the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America, and Locust Trace is one of only five high schools in the country to offer this certification.

These students who are now approved veterinary assistants: Alexandra Arnold, Paul Laurence Dunbar; Phoebe Crutchfield, Lafayette; Karina Dowd, Tates Creek; Ashtin Gross, Lafayette; Addison Hodges, Lafayette; Taylor Hudson, Dunbar; Morgan Johnson, Lafayette; Lyndsey Mefford, Henry Clay; Keonna Neeley, Dunbar; Hannah Stokley, Lafayette; Sarah Taylor, Lafayette.

Three students at The Montessori High School in Lexington have been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C., this month. Olivia Pederson of Lexington and Frances Werner-Wilson and William Werner-Wilson of Versailles have been selected as Kentucky representatives based on their academic achievement, leadership potential and interest in medicine.

The Congress of Future Medical Leaders is a program for high school students across the country who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. Students who attend will learn about leading medical research and advances and medical school expectations.

University of Kentucky student Becca Clemons is one of five students who has earned top honors in the American Copy Editors Society annual scholarship program. Clemons, who will earn a journalism degree from the University of Kentucky this spring, has held copy editing and reporting internships at The New York Times, The Arizona Republic, the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Washington bureau of the Los Angeles Times. She will intern at The Seattle Times this summer.

In addition to the cash prize, winners receive financial assistance to attend ACES' 18th annual national conference, March 20-22, in Las Vegas.

For more information on the conference, got to Vegas.copydesk.org.

Austin Li and Mingxi Mao of Winburn Middle School earned the mark of distinction on the AMC 8, a 25-question, 40-minute multiple-choice math exam that promotes the development of problem-solving skills, by scoring in the top one percent nationally on the November 2013 exam. They were also Winburn's schoolwide winner and runner-up, respectively. About 150,000 middle school students from dozens of countries take this American Mathematics Competitions exam each fall, including youngsters in Fayette County Public Schools.

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The new medical school will feature a host of innovations aimed at fostering a dynamic learning environment, said Michael E. Cain, MD, during his state of the school address.

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In a year marked by significant growth, the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences added 35 faculty positions in 2013, launched a new department and graduated the largest number of medical students choosing to remain at UB for residency.

Those were some of the highlights that Michael E. Cain, MD, underscored during his annual state of the school address, Jan. 17 at the UBClinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC).

Cain, vice president for health sciences and medical school dean, also looked to the future during his address, providing additional details about the new medical school, which is set for completion in December 2016.

The number of medical school faculty increased dramatically over the last two years, Cain said from 688 in 2011 to 747 in 2013.

That increase aligns with key objectives of the UB 2020 strategic plan and allows the medical school class to grow from 140 to 180 students when the school relocates to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, he explained.

As UB has added faculty, increased federal research dollars are channeling into the school, Cain said.

In 2013, investigators were awarded 175 federal grants, excluding those received by faculty at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the Hauptman-Woodward Institute. Thats up from 131 in 2012.

UB faculty received $36.4 million in federal grant money last year, nearly $2 million more than in 2012.

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This years Young Alumni of the Year award will be given to a husband and his wife. Two young alums will be honored for their dedication and sacrifice to a local neighborhood in Fort Worth.

Dr. Randy Brown and Anda Brown are married and live in one of the worst places in Fort Worth. Randy Brown decided, after years of meditating with God and talking to his wife, to dedicate himself to a life of full-time ministry to teach and minister to children, including seven of theirs, in the Como neighborhood.

According to ACU Alumni Association, Randy and Anda were high school sweethearts that met again on campus. Randy, who was a pre-med major, and Anda, an English education major, married one semester before Randys graduation in May and Andas in August, December, 1993.

Randys dream of being a doctor stuck with him since the age of five, when his mother said the family needed a doctor.

He always had a calling towards ministry, Anda said.

When he talked about missions, I thought he was crazy, she said. I really wanted the typical doctor lifestyle. Thankfully, God had other plans.

While in school, Randy and Anda participated in many Spring Break Campaigns. One trip to Romania had the biggest impact on Randy. He said he felt a strong calling from God to quit medical school and focus on ministry.

When Randy revealed his plans to Anda, she said, We had been married six months, so that was unsettling.

On a month-long mission trip to Togo, West Africa in 2000, Randy felt the calling again to do missions full-time. However, the couple was not in agreement. The family moved a lot because of Randys practice in residency, and they joined the Christ Fellowship Church in Grapevine.

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SPOKANE -- North Central High School is adding recent Medal of Honor recipient Ty Carter to its elite group of distinguished alumni. It planned to celebrate Carter's achievements at its annual Red and Black Convocation on Thursday.

WATCH: Former North Central student receiving Medal of Honor

Carter graduated from North Central High School in 1998. Eleven years later, Carter risked his life multiple times to deliver ammunition and medical aid to his fellow soldiers during a battle in Afghanistan. His heroism earned him the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, which the President of the United States presented him last August.

WATCH: Medal of Honor recipient Ty Carter focusing on helping soldiers with PTSD

North Central High School staff remember Carter as a great guy with a positive attitude as well as a talented runner.

North Central leadership teacher Tom Armitage said the Red and Black Convocation is about more than recognizing Carter for his achievement: it's a way to inspire current students.

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Did you know Government Kilpauk Medical College was set up solely for women?

It was designed on the lines of Lady Hardinge Medical College for Women in Delhi. But a series of protests by the women students forced the then State government to turn it into a co-educational institution on the lines of Madras Medical College and Stanley Medical College.

The origins of the college date to 1925, when the Raja of Panagal, pleased with the services of his personal physician Srinivasamurthi, donated the land now housing the college and hospital. And a School of Indian Medicine was set up.

Subsequently, in 1948, the government introduced an integrated course, including allopathic system. Students had to study allopathy compulsorily along with Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani systems.

The college underwent several name changes until in 1953 it came to be known as College of Integrated Medicine.

Paediatric gastroenterologist V.S. Shankaranarayanan, who joined the college in 1956, said a third of the students in his class opted for Indian medicine. By the time his batch graduated, the government had introduced a diploma in medicine and surgery and MBBS.

Students had to forgo 18 months of their study to join the MBBS course, or continue with the diploma.

Around 300 students who continued like him later took a condensed MBBS course offered at Chengalpet Medical College to graduate as full-fledged MBBS doctors.

In 1965, the college was converted into a womens medical college.

Two years later, the women students began protesting, appealing to the government that the college be converted into a co-educational institution.

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During a student internship at the Texas Nursing Association in Austin, Angelica Ybarra witnessed the impact nursing leaders could make at the state level.

Less than a year after graduating from the University of Houston-Victoria School of Nursing, Ybarra is now one of those leaders. She is director of clinical advocacy in the Division of Public Health and Medical Education at the Texas Medical Association in Austin.

Ybarra learned about the position through an online advertisement. While she wasn't actively looking for a new job, the title caught her attention.

"When I read the job description, I felt compelled to apply," she said. "I thought the role and responsibilities of being the director of clinical advocacy aligned with my nursing and health care expertise as well as my career preferences."

Ybarra graduated from UHV in spring 2013 with a Master of Science in Nursing. She was chosen by the university's School of Nursing faculty as that semester's outstanding graduate student.

"Ms. Ybarra's high-profile job validates the quality the faculty saw in her while she was a student," said Kathryn Tart, dean of the UHV School of Nursing. "The newest data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board reports that 100 percent of our master's degree nurse administration alumni are gainfully employed. We are very proud of the work our graduates are doing."

The Texas Medical Association is the largest state medical society in the nation. The association's Division of Public Health and Medical Education focuses on public health, and scientific and patient safety issues, emphasizing areas in which high-quality medical care and scientific expertise can benefit Texans.

"My position provides me the opportunity to make a difference in health care by advocating for physicians and their practices, which, in turn, impacts patient care delivery statewide," Ybarra said. "My favorite thing about the job is being in a position to empower physicians with information that can help them improve their clinical effectiveness and quality of care."

One task Ybarra is involved with is preparing physicians for payment reimbursement challenges. She explained health care payment models are transitioning from traditional fee-for-service pay structures to value-based reimbursement. A value-based system rewards medical providers who provide quality care with higher reimbursement payments. For instance, medical providers who improve population health outcomes for patients with diabetes or other chronic medical conditions and reduce health care costs may be rewarded with incentives and higher payments.

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New York Medical College, also known as New York Med or NYMC, is a private graduate health sciences university based in Valhalla, New York, a suburb of New York City and a part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The university is located approximately 20 min by car north of Yankee Stadium and 35 min by express rail north of Grand Central Terminal/Times Square.

The main campus in Valhalla includes Westchester Medical Center University Hospital, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, the Behavioral Health Center, and the Westchester Institute for Human Development. The second university hospital of New York Medical College is Metropolitan Hospital Center in Manhattan.

New York Medical College is the leading academic biomedical research institution between New York City and Albany, with $44 million in research and programs funded by the National Institutes of Health, corporations and other sources.[3] The university has specific strengths in the areas of cardiovascular disease, cancer, neuroscience and infectious disease.

Three schools comprise New York Medical College: the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, the School of Health Sciences and Practice, and the School of Medicine. Total enrollment is 1,660 students (including 774 medical students), in addition to 800 residents and clinical fellows. NYMC employs 1,350 full-time faculty members and 1,450 part-time and voluntary faculty. The university has more than 12,000 alumni active in medical practice, healthcare administration, public health, teaching and research.

New York Medical College owes its founding in 1860 to a group of civic leaders who believed that medical studies should be practiced with a better understanding of what the patient needs. This group of civic leaders was led by the noted poet William Cullen Bryant who was an editor of the New York Evening Post. Bryant was concerned about the condition of hospitals and medical education in New York City. His main concern was with some of the medical practices being used to treat disease, which at the time included bleedings, purges, and the administration of strong drugs in too large doses.

Interest in the medical field rapidly grew over the next few years due to the United States Civil War, which generated a major need for health related occupations. As a result, the college was founded and opened as the Homeopathic Medical College of the State of New York on the corner of 20th Street and Third Avenue, near Union Square in Manhattan. In the first semester there were 59 students and 8 professors. The college adopted the name New York Homeopathic Medical College in 1869 and, in 1887, New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital.

A separate institution known as the New York Medical College for Women was founded a few years later in 1863. In 1867, it graduated Emily Stowe, the first female physician to practice in Canada. Three years later in 1870, Susan McKinney Stewart graduated as the first African-American female physician in New York State. When the Women's College closed in 1918, its students transferred to New York Medical College.

In 1875, Metropolitan Hospital Center opened as a municipal facility on Wards Island, staffed largely by the faculty of New York Medical College. As a university hospital of New York Medical College, this relationship is among the nations oldest continuing affiliations between a private medical school and a public hospital.

Built by New York Medical College in 1889, the Flower Free Surgical Hospital, was the first teaching hospital in the United States to be owned by a medical college. It was constructed at York Avenue and 63rd Street with funds given largely by Congressman Roswell P. Flower, later governor of New York. In 1908 the College changed its name to New York Homeopathic Medical College and Flower Hospital. In 1928 the College was the first medical school in the nation to establish a minority scholarship program. By 1935, the College had transferred its outpatient activities to the Fifth Avenue Hospital at Fifth Avenue and 106th Street. The College (including Flower Hospital) and Fifth Avenue Hospital merged in 1938 and became New York Medical College, Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals.

In 1972, New York Medical College opened a campus in Valhalla, at the invitation of the Westchester County government, which desired to build an academic medical center. Completed in 1977, Westchester Medical Center is currently the main academic medical center of the College. The College became affiliated with the Archdiocese of New York in 1978, which helped provide financial stability and also established a shared commitment for the public good in the area of health care and the health sciences. The College recognized itself in the Catholic tradition and affiliated with several Catholic hospitals. When Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital closed in 1979, the main operations of New York Medical College were transferred to the Valhalla campus. The college shortened its name to New York Medical College in 1982.

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Amy Hubert wanted to do something bigger.

Her son James should have turned 18 in May. He should have graduated from high school.

He never even made it to kindergarten.

After falling and being discovered in the backyard pool at Huberts newly rented home in Georgia, the 16-month-old was confined to a hospital bed.

James organs slowly started working during the first week. Although he flat-lined, the occasional beep on the monitor gave his family hope. But, the toddler never woke up.

By the end of the second week, doctors ran tests and determined James was brain dead. Hubert and her husband decided to pull the breathing tube out of James mouth.

I did not stay in the room, Hubert said. I couldnt do it.

After James died in 1997, the family did little things like donating his viable organs and planting a tree at Carl Levin Park when they moved to Harker Heights in memory of him.

This year his family decided to donate $2,500 to the districts alumni association for the James K. Hubert Memorial Scholarship.

Weve been trying to do things to make something good out of bad, as much as you can, Hubert said. Education is very important to us, too. My husband came from a very, very small town in Texas. Hes the first not only to graduate from college, but then he went to medical school and he knows what education has opened up in his life.

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