Lean Six Sigma projects and the Staff Incentive Bonus Plan opportunities

Are you currently working on or planning an improvement project in your department? This could be anything from reducing turnaround times and enhancing workflows to optimizing processes to be efficient and effective for end users. As part of this year’s Staff Incentive Bonus Plan (SIBP), you can register Lean Six Sigma improvement projects that you are

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Nominations accepted for excellence in diversity awards

Nominations are being accepted for the Northeast Ohio Medical University Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion awards for faculty and staff. The awards will recognize one faculty member and one staff member whose positions and responsibilities may not be focused on diversity and inclusion, but who routinely and voluntarily make diversity and inclusion a priority and

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Faculty members publish article in Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

When NEOMED Department of Pediatrics faculty member Cassandra Hirsh, D.O., became an attending physician at Akron Children’s Hospital, her research interest came in the form of delivering bad news to pediatric patients and their families. After more than 11 years of a humanities based research project, Dr. Hirsh, along with fellow NEOMED Faculty Members Sarah

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Reflecting on AMCP Nexus from a scholarship recipient

Fourth-year pharmacy student Zachary Martin reflects importance of networking and conference attendance in pharmacy school.

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Help us plan for the future: Invitation to share your insights

NEOMED’s Creating Transformational Leaders strategic plan is entering the final year, and we are embarking upon a strategic plan refresh. As valued members of the University community, we kindly request you complete a short survey. Your unique viewpoint and the insight provided will be instrumental in the validation and construction of the next refreshed strategic

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‘Breakfast with Santa’ is Saturday in the NEW Center

Students, faculty and staff are invited to bring the kiddos to the NEW Center this Saturday for “Breakfast with Santa.” Two sessions are offered: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Learn more and purchase tickets online.

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Today is Giving Tuesday!

Support NEOMED and our students through this global movement that celebrates the collective power of individuals and organizations to create lasting change.

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Newsletter from the NEOMED Free Clinic

Students from the NEOMED Free Clinic have created a newsletter this fall, including section on Giving Tuesday. This is an international generosity movement for people around the world to use their individual power of giving to support their communities! At the NEOMED Free Clinic, funds will go directly towards providing free, high-quality health care to

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Dissertation defense for Pratyusha Ghanta

Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidate Pratyusha Ghanta will defend her doctoral dissertation, titled “Identification and Assessment of the Role of Lung Cancer Exosomal Galectin-3-Binding Protein in Bone Metastasis,” at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. in Olson Auditorium. Dissertation committee members include: Moses Oyewumi , Ph.D. Fayez Safadi, Ph.D. Takhar Kasumov, Ph.D. Xinwen Wang, Ph.D. Charles Thodeti,

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Welcome new faculty and staff!

The following new faculty and staff joined NEOMED in November. Aleah Coppin, curriculum coordinator, Medical Education, College of Medicine Nicole Meadows-Hale, assistant director of procurement, Accounting Stacy Solomon, assistant dean of clinical operations, Bitonte College of Dentistry Neal Stefanko, grants accounting specialist, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Huda Tawfik, professor, Integrative Medical Sciences Welcome

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