Instead of the previous standard-of-care yearly mammogram after age 40, the USPSTF now recommends beginning screening at age 50 and only getting screened every other year. This caused quite a stir in the medical community
The Other Side
The Other Side is brought to you by Erin Philbrick '09, former editor for the CT and current PhD student in Epidemiology at URMC. This blog aims to describe what it's like to be a graduate student as opposed to an undergraduate, compare and contrast the Medical Center with the River Campus and comment on various happenings across Elmwood Ave. It is published weekly on Fridays.
To Screen or Not to Screen
March 6th, 2010 by Erin Philbrick
The Center for Community Health
February 26th, 2010 by Erin Philbrick
This summer, I’ll be working on a project that examines local physicians’ attitudes toward the HPV vaccine, specifically in reference to administering it to women ages 18-26.
The Point of Public Health Research
February 19th, 2010 by Erin Philbrick
It seems as though in order to do some kind of novel research you have to get so specialized that one forgets what the point was of doing the research in the first place.
Working Together
February 13th, 2010 by Erin Philbrick
One of my favorite things about graduate school, as I’ve alluded to in many of my other posts, is the collegial attitude of the students. Everyone is out to do their best, and since whether you get a “B” or an “A” doesn’t really make too much difference, the main goal of our classes is to learn and to get the best education possible.
Getting Here
February 5th, 2010 by Erin Philbrick
This week, candidates for the epidemiology doctoral program are coming for a day of interviews, during which our department will try to impress them and they will try to wow us.