Thursday, April 28, 2016

COM Alum Dr. Anne Schott Presents Lecture

The University of South Alabama Medical Alumni Association recently hosted a lecture as part of its Distinguished Medical Alumni Speaker Series. The event featured Dr. Anne Schott, clinical professor of medicine in the division of hematology/oncology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Dr. Schott, a 1989 graduate of the USA College of Medicine, presented "From Mississippi to Michigan: Keeping an Open Mind" on April 14, 2016.

Dr. Schott's research interests include breast cancer therapeutics, clinical trials, imaging in oncology and incorporating -omics into clinical research. She currently serves as the deputy chair of SWOG, one of only four adult cancer research cooperative groups in the nation and is a federally funded organization that develops and publishes data on clinical trials. The importance of clinical trials is far reaching as the results set new standards of care both domestically and worldwide.

Click here to watch the lecture in its entirety. View more photos here.