Registration open for next Mini Med School

Registration is now open for the CWRU School of Medicine's spring session of Mini Med School: "Medical School for the Rest of Us."

The series will be conducted from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on five consecutive Wednesdays, April 24 through May 22. The Mini Med School is designed for those seeking lively and informative presentations and discussion about medical research and health. No science background is necessary. Lectures do not include technical jargon, and no examinations are given.

The spring series will cover:

April 24—Rehabilitation Medicine: Restoring Function. Host: P. Hunter Peckham, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering and director, Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center.

May 1—Urology: Prostate Cancer. Host: Martin Resnick, M.D., professor of urology and chair, Department of Urology, University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC).

May 8—Reproductive Biology: Infertility. Hosts: John Nilson, Ph.D., professor and chair, CWRU Department of Pharmacology, and J. Ricardo Loret de Mola, M.D., professor of reproductive biology and chief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UHC.

May 15—Medicine: Medical Errors. Host: David Aron, M.D., professor of medicine and senior scholar, Veterans Affairs Quality Scholars Fellowship Program.

May 22—Ophthalmology: Saving Vision Host: Jonathan Lass, M.D., professor of ophthalmology and chair, Department of Ophthalmology, UHC.

Enrollment for Mini Med School is limited to the first 100 people to register. The fee is $75 for the entire series. All sessions are held at the CWRU School of Medicine.

For details or to register, call 368-2408 or 368-2975 or go to http://www.cme.cwru.edu/minimedschool.

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