Medicine

Wright State physicians and faculty named 2017-2018 Best Doctors in America

Five of the 43 physicians are Boonshoft School of Medicine alumni, and nine are alumni of the medical school’s residency programs. Continue reading

Clinical assistant professor committed to fighting blindness in developing nations

Boonshoft School of Medicine’s Zaiba Malik has traveled to India, Fiji and Ecuador on medical mission trips, performing cataract surgeries and teaching local eye care providers. Continue reading

Medical students lead research into opioid disposal bags

Students at the Boonshoft School of Medicine and Cedarville University School of Pharmacy are studying the use of opioid disposal bags. Continue reading

Medical students present research at primary care international conference

Boonshoft School of Medicine students participated in the North American Primary Care Research Group 45th annual meeting in Montreal. Continue reading

Researchers may have found way to treat weakness in patients following critical illness

The research may provide the first-ever therapy for weakness acquired by patients in intensive care units. Continue reading

Dual-degree medical student studies addiction at famed clinic

Megan Smith, a Boonshoft School of Medicine student, learned about addiction and recovery while shadowing a patient at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine students train with local physicians in West Central Ohio

The Wright Rural Health Initiative strives to bolster the health care workforce in rural areas, particularly in West Central Ohio. Continue reading

Boonshoft School of Medicine students named recipients of Choose Ohio First scholarships

More Wright State medical students receive $30,000 Choose Ohio First Patient-Centered Medical Home scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year. Continue reading

Commercialization, overdose deaths, polar expedition among top research–related stories of 2017

Wright State’s efforts to commercialize inventions, a study of overdose deaths and a trip to the North Pole to measure mercury highlighted the university’s many research initiatives in 2017. Continue reading

Julie Gentile ’96 named chair of psychiatry

Julie Gentile ’96 has been named chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. Continue reading