Mayo Clinic-led study validates tool for pt. reporting side effects in cancer clinical trials

PHOENIX — A multicenter study involving Mayo Clinic researchers has found that the National Cancer Institute’s Patient Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE), was accurate, reliable and responsive, compared to other, established patient-reported and clinical measures. The study is published today in the journal JAMA Oncology.Continue reading

100 students spend the summer in scrubs at the UA COM Phoenix

This summer more than 100 select Arizona youth participated in unique summer programs at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. Opportunities such as the college’s Department of Basic Medical Sciences’ High School Research Internship program and Summer Scrubs provided local adolescents with the chance to work alongside biomedical experts and develop greater interest in pursuing a future career in health care.Continue reading

CEI Develops Start Up Lifecycle Resource Kit

The FREE  “Start Up Lifecycle” Resource Kit includes an e-book that compiles the complete online blog series PLUS a previously unpublished resource guide; the full Startup Lifecycle presentation from leading experts in each stage of development; and access to the never-before-seen recorded workshop from June 2015.Continue reading