School of Medicine

Wayne State University School of Medicine

CME Schedule

7:30 - 8 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8 - 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Jewell S. Hamner, M.D., M.B.A. '87 President-elect, Medical Alumni Board of Governors Chair, Medical Alumni Reunion Day Committee Wayne State University School of Medicine Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., M.D. Dean, School of Medicine Senior Advisor to the President for Medical Affairs Wayne State University
8:10 - 8:40 a.m. John M. Flack, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.H.A.
Professor of Medicine and Physiology
Chairman and Chief, Division of Translational Research and Clinical Epidemiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
8:40 - 8:45 a.m. Q & A
8:45 - 9:15 a.m. Healthcare Economics “Driving Health Care Value: The Employer's Role and Imperative” Marsha Manning Manager, SE MI Community Health Care Initiatives General Motors Corporation
9:15 - 9:20 a.m. Q & A

 

9:20 - 9:50 a.m. Community Health Ann Gillett-Elrington, M.D., Ph.D. '98 Senior Vice-President & Chief Medical Officer Detroit Community Health Connection
9:50 - 9:55 p.m. Q & A
9:55 - 10:25 a.m. Designer Emotions: Neuroscience and Depression in 2008 Jolyn Welsh Wagner, M.D. '84 Psychiatrist/Psychoanalyst
10:25 - 10:30 a.m. Q & A
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Technology in Medicine-The Evolution of Robotic Surgery Jeffrey A. Triest, M.D. '91 Director of Surgical Endoscopy and Laparoscopy Director of Urology Residency Department of Urology Wayne State University School of Medicine
11:15 - 11:20 a.m. Q & A
11:20 - 11:50 a.m. Changing Ethics and Patient Education Michael Stellini, M.D., M.S. Assistant Professor Chief, Section of Palliative Medicine Division of General Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine
11:50 a.m. - 12 p.m. Q & A
12 - 12:15 p.m. Closing Remarks and Announcements Jewell S. Hamner, M.D., M.B.A. '87

 

12:15 p.m. Annual Alumni Association Business Luncheon
12:30 - 1 p.m. School Update/Education Commons Update
Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., M.D.
Dean, School of Medicine
Senior Advisor to the President for Medical Affairs
Wayne State University
1 - 2 p.m. Student Alumni Awards
• Dr. William Stapleton, Jr. Freshman Scholarship Award
• Medical Alumni Sophomore Scholarship Award
• Junior Scholarship Award in Surgery
• Medical Alumni Senior Scholarship Award
• Elvis Smith Alford, M.D. and Nellie Corbin Alford Memorial Scholarship Award
• The Saul Brown, M.D., Endowed Memorial Prize in Pathology
• Dr. Morris S. Brent Award
• The Raymond Margherio, M.D. Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
2 - 3 p.m. Tour of the Medical School
3 - 5:30 p.m. Leisure Time
5:30 - 7 p.m. Class Reunions
6:30 p.m. Award Reception and Dinner
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48243
Presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Lawrence M. Weiner Awards