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X-WR-CALNAME:CFM Fireside Chat with Dr. Anantha Shekhar\, Dean of Pitt's Me
 dical School
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DESCRIPTION:This event will be an opportunity for students graduating with 
 the Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine to celebrate their a
 ccomplishments and to engage in casual dialogue with Dr. Anantha Shekhar. 
 Graduating CFM students will have an opportunity to pose their own questio
 ns to Dr. Shekhar on the current trends in healthcare and health research 
 in the US. Dr. Shekhar serves as senior vice chancellor for the health sci
 ences and John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the School of Medicine at the
  University of Pittsburgh. \n\nHe is a nationally recognized educator\, re
 searcher\, administrator and entrepreneur with major contributions in medi
 cine and life sciences. At Pitt\, Dr. Shekhar leads the Schools of Dental 
 Medicine\, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences\, Medicine\, Nursing\, Pharm
 acy\, and Public Health\, which have driven education and research in thei
 r respective fields for more than a century\, propelling scientific discov
 eries and clinical innovation that advance human health on an internationa
 l scale. An accomplished neuroscientist\, Dr. Shekhar led seminal research
  studies identifying novel treatments for schizophrenia\, depression\, and
  anxiety disorders\, and founded multiple biotech companies to develop the
 se therapies for patient use. \n\nDr. Shekhar is a tenured member of the N
 ational Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine’s Forum on Dr
 ug Discovery\, Development\, and Translation\; and board member of the Cli
 nical Research Forum in Washington D.C.\, which convenes leaders at the hi
 ghest levels in academia\, government\, and industry to address challenges
  and opportunities in clinical research. He also serves on the Board of Di
 rectors at UPMC and UPMC’s Children’s\, Magee-Womens\, Presbyterian\, 
 and Shadyside Hospitals. Dr. Shekhar\, who was born in India\, earned his 
 medical degree at St. John’s Medical College\, Bangalore\, and his PhD i
 n neuroscience at Indiana University. We look forward to an engaging discu
 ssion with Dr. Shekhar and CFM students!
GEO:40.443483;-79.954823
LOCATION:William Pitt Union\, Ballroom
SUMMARY:CFM Fireside Chat with Dr. Anantha Shekhar\, Dean of Pitt's Medical
  School
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 ntha-shekhar-dean-of-pitts-medical-school
CATEGORIES:Lectures\, Symposia\, Etc.
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