MedTips: Awards and announcements

Forbes has selected The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for its 2022 list of America’s Best Large Employers. The academic health center is ranked 89 out of 500 employers. Forbes partnered with Statista to survey 60,000 employees working part- or full-time for companies and institutions with more than 1,000 employees in the United States. Survey participants were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family and to nominate organizations other than their own.

 

The Ohio State University College of Medicine has started a new Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics. This new basic science department will focus on fostering translational research and education in the areas of foundational therapeutics, regenerative medicine and molecular medicine. Dr. Matthew Ringel, professor of internal medicine, will serve as chair. 

 

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Kai Zhao, associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, a $1.9 million five-year grant to continue his research in identifying novel mechanisms and therapeutic approaches for nasal obstruction and olfactory losses. This research is a continuation of a previous NIH grant-supported study, where Zhao demonstrated that nasal obstructions may not be caused by a blockage, but by a poor sensation of airflow through the trigeminal cool-sensitive pathway. In the next phase, the research team will attempt to learn which of these sensory regions are most critical to sensing airflow. A greater understanding the nasal regions and variations in sensation can lead to improved treatments for patients.  

 

Research to Prevent Blindness has awarded The Ohio State University College of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences a Challenge Grant to support emerging eye research programs. The funding, $75,000 a year for four years, was awarded based on a thorough review of criteria, including the department's research activities, laboratory environment and clinical and scientific staff. RPB Challenge Grants are deployed at the discretion of the department chair to provide opportunities for creative planning and research program development that go beyond the scope of restricted project grants.

 

Esther Chipps, clinical nurse scientist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and clinical professor of nursing in the College of Nursing was inducted into the 2023 American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Fellow Designation Program. The program recognizes a nurse leader’s sustained contributions to the specialty of nursing leadership, commitment to service and influence in shaping health care. AONL will honor the inductees at its annual conference in May.

 

The Ohio Department of Veteran Services has inducted Dr. Bryan Martin into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, as part of the 2022 class. Martin, who served in the U.S. Army, is professor emeritus in the Department of Otolaryngology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame was established in 1992 by former Gov. George Voinovich to recognize the post-military achievements of outstanding Ohio veterans.

 

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