Drexel University College of Medicine Launches Monthly Medical Podcast
Posted on: Monday, 6 August 2007, 15:24 CDT
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Drexel University College of Medicine has become the first medical school in the Philadelphia region to launch a monthly medical podcast. The Drexel Medcast(SM) will feature leading academic physicians and scientists from the Drexel University College of Medicine faculty discussing various medical topics. A new topic and faculty member will be selected and featured each month.
"Drexel University College of Medicine has a long tradition of linking compassionate care with the latest in technology," said Richard V. Homan, M.D., senior vice-president for health affairs and dean of the medical school. "This podcast is a great way for our physicians and researchers to provide important health information to consumers in a modern, accessible format which anyone can listen to at their convenience."
Podcasts are similar to radio programs which can be listened to on nearly any computer. The main benefit of podcasting is that the audio content can be downloaded to iPods and other portable media players on demand, so that it can be listened to whenever the user chooses. Drexel Medcasts, hosted by journalist Stasia DeMarco, can be accessed via the homepage of Drexel University College of Medicine's website (http://www.drexelmed.edu/) or via iTunes and other podcasting directories.
The first Drexel Medcast features Paul Curcillo, M.D., vice-chair of surgery and director of minimally invasive and robotic surgery, discussing his groundbreaking Single Port Access (SPASM) Surgery technique. Curcillo recently became the first surgeon in the world to perform a laparoscopic gallbladder removal through a single incision in a patient's belly button, leaving a hidden scar. He has since performed more than a dozen SPA surgeries.
Future topics will include women's health, Alzheimer's disease, sleep disorders, and more.
Drexel University College of Medicine
CONTACT: Rachel Sparrow of Drexel University College of Medicine,+1-215-255-7328, rsparrow@drexelmed.edu
Web site: http://www.drexelmed.edu/
Source: PRNewswire
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