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Marcia Angell, a senior lecturer in the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard University, will visit USC Nov. 2-3 to deliver the Saunders Lecture at USC School of Medicine and lecture at the School of Law and the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
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| Marcia Angell |
Angell is the former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine and writes frequently in professional journals and for popular media on medical ethics, health policy, the nature of medical evidence, and the interface of medicine and law. She is the author of Science on Trial: The Clash of Medical Evidence and the Law in the Breast Implant Case and The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It.
The Saunders Lectureship in Medicine is funded by an endowment established by Amy V. Cockcroft, former dean of the USC College of Nursing, to honor Donald E. Saunders, a distinguished professor emeritus at the School of Medicine.
Angell's lecture schedule at USC is:
--Nov. 2, "The Truth About the Drug Companies," 8-9 a.m., Mitchell Auditorium, Palmetto Health Richland
--Nov. 2, "Two Cultures: Science and the Law," 12:30-2 p.m., Law School Auditorium
--Nov. 2, "Media Coverage of Health: Challenges and Opportunities," 3:30-5 p.m., Athletic Practice Facility, Frank McGuire Room
--Nov. 3, "The Truth About the Drug Companies," 8-9 a.m., Mitchell Auditorium, Palmetto Health Richland.
For more information about Angell's visit, call Allan Brett at 540-1039 or 540-1012.
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