Fall 2016 - Penn Medicine

Not all drug companies have raised prices through enormous hikes, but both patients and hospitals are struggling to deal with the rising costs of drugs. What can be done?

Editor's Note: Health Costs and Innovators
Letters
The Prep: The Necessity of Humanism

At the Perelman School of Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony in August, Gail Morrison, M.D. ’71, G.M.E. ’76, the senior vice dean for education, stated that one of the primary reasons for the ceremony is to emphasize humanism.
Vital Signs

Stand Up to Cancer grant to attack pancreatic cancer, software innovations to map the spread of cancer, new Alzheimer’s and HIV research funding and more.
One Last Thought: The Healing Waves of Art
Development Matters
Progress Notes
A Citizen of the University: Yvonne Paterson

In her nearly three decades at Penn, Yvonne Paterson has been a teacher, a scientist, an administrator, and a mentor who has a special talent for bringing people and programs together.
The Impact of Poverty on Health Care

In a posthumously published book, Dr. Richard “Buz” Cooper counters the prevailing explanations for excessive costs in health care.
The Nobelists Return to Campus

Two alumni who have won medicine’s most prestigious prize spoke of their early years at Penn Med and looked to the future.
Students Are Her Business

One of the hidden advantages of Penn’s medical school has been the Office of Student Affairs, which plays an important role in helping students through the academic challenges and preparing them for the residency matching process.
Innovators, Inventors, Entrepreneurs ... and Students

With help from Penn’s resources and connections, two medical students are preparing to put an innovative surgical device on the market.
Parents and Teens Learn the Way to Safety

New studies aim to keep drivers young and old from cellphone distractions.
The Cost of Drugs: An Increasing Burden

According to an AARP Public Policy Institute report, drug prices have steadily increased and outpaced inflation for years now. Is it simply a case of capitalism at work? Or should there be a difference when the lives of people are at stake?