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Innovative field training prepares UofL medical students for emergency situations

April 16, 2018

"Odds are that at some point in your flying career, you will have to respond to an overhead page: ‘Is there any doctor on board the flight,’” Raymond Orthober, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Louisville, told 35

UofL research: Self-inflicted gunshot wound survivors may deny suicide attempt, face barriers to care

April 13, 2018

Researchers have found that more than one-third of patients who denied that their self-inflicted gunshot wound resulted from a suicide attempt most likely had indeed tried to kill themselves, and commonly were sent home from the hospital without f

Two UofL nursing programs earn perfect pass rates on licensure exam

April 13, 2018

Two University of Louisville School of Nursing programs earned perfect 2017 pass rates for first-time takers of the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, NCLEX-RN.