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  Vol. 20, No. 19  Previous Table of Contents Home  Next October 15, 1998 
Scientific Colloquium
In Celebration of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey's
50th Anniversary at
Baylor College of Medicine

November 5, 1998
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ralph D. Feigin, M.D., President

Moderator: William T. Butler, M.D., Chancellor
8:45 a.m. Session I:
THE FUTURE OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH


Future of NIH
Harold E. Varmus, M.D.
Director, National Institutes of Health

Impact of Genome Science on Drug Development
C. Thomas Caskey, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Merck Research Laboratories

The Role of Informatics
Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D.
Director
National Library of Medicine
Questions from the Audience

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10:45 a.m. Session II:
SURGERY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE


The Future of Surgery: A 1966 Videotape Interview with Dr. DeBakey by Walter Cronkite

Surgical Practice in Historical Context
C. Rollins Hanlon, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Executive Consultant, American College of Surgeons

Questions from the Audience
12:00 noon Lunch for the audience in Rayzor Lounge
Lunch for Speakers in the President's Conference Room
1:15 p.m. Session III:
THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION


Defining Academic Medicine's Role
Jordan J. Cohen, M.D.
President
Association of American Medical Colleges

Quality Health Care for America
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.
President
Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences

Questions from the Audience
3:15 p.m. Session IV:
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION


Signing of Agreement between Baylor College of Medicine and The Lebanese American University in Lebanon with the intent to establish the DeBakey Medical Center in Byblos

Remarks from Michael E. DeBakey, M.D.
4:00 p.m. Adjournment: Ralph D. Feigin, M.D.
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