The Medical College of Wisconsin has signed a collaboration agreement with Transgenomic Inc. that calls for the school to provide sophisticated gene-sequencing services for one of the company’s products. The parties did not disclose financial terms, but said the agreement could lead to further collaborations in the rapidly growing area of next-generation DNA sequencing, where high-powered machines are used to determine the exact order of chemical base pairs in a gene. This is the first time the school’s Human and Molecular Genetics Center has landed an agreement to provide such a service for a commercial venture, said Howard Jacob, the center’s director. “It helps us generate money to stay on the cutting edge,” Jacob said. The center will use the money it earns to buy new equipment, do more research and hire additional people, he said. Three of the genetics center’s staff members have been licensed as clinical technicians and converted to the clinical lab, Jacob said. That number will probably grow to six in the next year, and possibly higher if things go well, he said. Transgenomic made the agreement with the Medical College, but the genetics ce Read more text

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Medical students can find time for extracurricular activities despite their very busy schedules. While medical school is extremely demanding, that doesn’t mean students can’t juggle school requirements with outside interests. Medical schools frequently offer opportunities to help out in free clinics in the community, or even travel overseas before starting clinical rotations. There are also opportunities for being involved in activities outside of medicine. Students should take advantage of the plethora of options available to them to expand their experiences beyond their medical school education. For example, many medical schools have student-run, free clinics, in which students have some autonomy but are also supervised by physicians. The University of Illinois—Chicago College of Medicine has a long-standing program where medical students can act as clinical volunteers, patient educators, or even volunteers in administration. The School of Medicine at Yale University has an established program in global heath, with multiple international elective opportunities. There are also many programs for students from any medical school; Texas Tech Univers Read more text