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Nick GarrettImprovement should be the goal of every academic. There is no pillar of knowledge too insurmountable, no feat of prestige too unimaginable, to be improved upon. Recently, Dr. Rick Kenney, chair of the Department of Communications, was invited to the...
Jennifer Hilliard ScottThe first-year class of the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University will mark the beginning of their medical careers at the annual White Coat Ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St. Two hundred...
StaffHayley Hodgson, a University of Georgia College of Pharmacy student, recently completed a rotation at the GRHealth Pharmacy. During that time, she had a chance to work in the pharmacy’s “Meds to Beds” program, which focuses on...
Dr. Satish Rao, director of Georgia Regents University Digestive Health Center, was recently featured in Men’s Health for his team’s research into a very common, but very perplexing, question: Why does a cup of Joe make you have to go...
As discussed at the Research Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, effective immediately, all clinical human research studies will be tracked in OnCore using protocol checklists. OnCore is GRU’s clinical research management system of record...
Points to remember You can search for ICD-10 diagnoses using either the clinical diagnosis name or alphanumeric ICD-10 codes. You can save ICD-10 codes as favorites. In scope clinics can discontinue the use of all paper encounter forms, as E&M...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Topics including preventive health, lupus, organ donation and diabetes will be covered during the fall semester of the Georgia Regents University Alan Roberts, M.D. Mini-Medical School. The lecture series by faculty from the GRU...
Denise ParrishAUGUSTA, Ga. – The Boards of Directors of MCG Health, Inc., doing business as Georgia Regents Medical Center, and MCG Health System, Inc., doing business as Georgia Regents Health System, will meet Thursday, Oct. 22, in the first-floor conference...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Georgia Physicians Practice Group Foundation, doing business as Georgia Regents Medical Associates, will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, on the...
It’s that time of year again! The Jaguar Production Crew has spent the past several months planning this year’s “When in Rome” Pig Out, and the event is sure to be a hit with students, faculty and staff alike. Set to take place on...
Beyond the Doctor’s Office is a series of health education and health literacy presentations sponsored by Greenblatt Library in collaboration with the Augusta Richmond County Library. Throughout the year, “Beyond the Doctor’s Office” will present...
Danielle HarrisThe Gala Concert being held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, in Georgia Regents University ‘s Maxwell Theatre will be more than just an evening filled with great music. This will be an opportunity for the community to support music...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Before the books close on 2015, an estimated 1.6 million new cancer cases will be detected, according to the American Cancer Society. Any number of organs and tissues can be affected – prostate cancer being the most commonly diagnosed...
Kelly JasperIn 1999, living in New York as an artist, Allison Massari was injured in a high-speed car crash. “I nearly burned to death,” said Massari, speaker at the 2015 GRHealth Patient- and Family-Centered Care Conference Thursday. “I was conscious the...
Believe it or not, it’s time to start preparing for the Spring 2016 academic sessions, and a critical step in that preparation is gathering textbook and course material requisitions from faculty. The requisition deadline is Oct. 16. The timely...
Jagwire is a state-of-the-art, comprehensive news and information resource produced by the Division of Communications and Marketing. Developed in response to a growing demand for daily content from both the university and health system, Jagwire is...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The survivor of two near-fatal car crashes, one of which left her burned on more than 50 percent of her body, will speak on the heart and soul of health care – the patient experience – at the 2015 GRHealth Patient- and Family-Centered...
Haley HughesWARM SPRINGS, Ga. – Officials with Georgia Regents Heath System have unveiled a $25.8 million plan to renovate the clinical facilities at the historic Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospitals. “It’s structurally sound...
For years, leading psychologists around the world have stressed the importance of writing for emotional well-being. The process, says Dr. James Pennebaker of the University of Texas at Austin, has been shown to improve mental health and shorten...