In This Issue

• Cover1 Penn State Medicine
• 1 Contents
• 3 First Note: Message from the Dean and CEO
• 4 Putting a Stop to Infections and Errors
• 9 Greg Caputo: The Face of Quality and Safety
• 9 Care Journals Distributed at Medical Center
• 10 High Tech Monitoring Tracks Infections
• 12 Patients Give Back through Clinical Studies
• 14 New Technologies Allow Better Care for Emergency Department Patients
• 16 Pulse Program Reaches Out to High School Students
• 16 Pharmaceutical ATM Reduces Error
• 18 Pastoral Care Students Learn About the Patient and Themselves
• 21 Cancer Institute Ready for Mid-Summer Opening
• 22 Inaugural Lecture Features Home-Based Filmmaking
• 22 Genome Project Director Holds Lecture at Medical Center
• 23 College of Medicine Celebrates its Current and Past Classes
• 24 Neuroscience Institute Integrates Specialties
• 25 New affiliation with St. Joseph Medical Center
• 25 Academic Affiliation Ends with Lehigh Valley Health Network
• 26 News and Notes
• 28 Bacteria Research Tries to Stay One Step Ahead
• 29 Hollenbeak Shows the Cost-Savings of Smoking Cessation
• 29 Groundbreaking for Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital
• 30 Faculty Spotlight: Dwight Davis
• 31 Emeritus Title Allows for Continuation of Work
• 32 Faculty and Staff News
• 33 High School Students View Real-Time Surgeries
• 34 Class Notes
• 35 Memorial: Howard E. Morgan, M.D.
• 36 Ken Hatt’s Legacy Continues Through Gift Planning
• 37 Scholarships Open the Door for Students
• 38 THON 2009 Sets New Records
• 40 Alumni Profile: Frederick Michel
• 41 Parting Shot: Living the American Dream Did Not Come Easy
• Past Issues