JeffNEWS Online - May 1999

May 1999
Ed Snider and Samuel O. Thier, MD, to Receive Honorary Degrees at College of Health Professions May 14 Commencement Jefferson’s College of Health Professions (CHP) will present honorary degrees to Ed Snider, Chairman of Comcast Spectacor, L.P., and Samuel O. Thier, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Partners HealthCare System, Inc., at Commencement Exercises on Friday, May 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the Academy of Music. full story...
Jefferson Physicians Study Improved Fetal Screening for Down Syndrome Physicians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital are leading a national study to see whether blood tests and a specific ultrasound measurement can offer expectant parents a more accurate assessment of the risk of Down syndrome in the first trimester of pregnancy. full story...	Jefferson Sponsors ‘Ask The Pediatrician’ at Local High Schools Since October, Jefferson’s Children’s Health Center, Jefferson Medical College students and Jefferson pediatric residents have participated in a program called “Ask The Pediatrician” which assists local high school students who are also young mothers. full story...
Ellis Foundation Endows Fund For Jefferson For Michael Ellis, MD, JMC ’70, and his family, Jefferson Medical College (JMC) is a tradition dating back to the 1930s. To help new generations of Jefferson students, the Abraham M. and Rose Ellis Foundation, which honors Michael’s grandparents and is celebrating its 50th anniversary, recently contributed $50,000 to endow a scholarship fund. full story...
Jefferson Celebrates Nurses Week 1999 “Humor, Health, and Healing” is the theme for this year’s Nurses Week at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. full story...	Employees Support Jefferson, Other Community Resources With Donations To United Way Jefferson’s 1998 United Way Campaign achieved great success. full story...
In Memoriam - Robert C. Baldridge Jeffersonians note with deep sadness the death on March 25, of Robert C. Baldridge, PhD, former Dean, College of Graduate Studies (CGS). full story... Jefferson Medical College - 175th Commencement Exercise Thursday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m. - Academy of Music
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