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Who We Are The UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) encompasses a group of elite UT Southwestern Medical Center educators who strive to provide an academic and organizational environment that: Fosters excellence in teaching at all levels (colleagues, fellows, students). Rewards superb teachers.…

Pharmacy Intern Program Program Description and Goals The UT Southwestern Medical Center Pharmacy Department is excited to announce the UTSW Acute Care Pharmacy Intern Program (PIP). The PIP will serve as an opportunity to enhance pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills in a variety of operational ex…

Alfred G. Gilman Symposium on Education Dr. Alfred G. Gilman Dr. Alfred (“Al”) Goodman Gilman (1941 – 2015) was a renowned biochemist and pharmacologist. In 1994 he shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology with Martin Rodbell for their discovery of G proteins, that transformed the field of ce…

Inherited: Congenital Generalized (CGL; Berardinelli-Seip Syndrome) Congenital generalized lipodystrophy is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which near total absence of the adipose tissue is evident from the birth. It was originally described by Berardinelli and Seip, and since then …

Acquired: Partial Lipodystrophy (Barraquer-Simons Syndrome) The onset of acquired partial lipodystrophy usually occurs around 8-10 years of age and is usually preceded by an episode of acute viral infection. It is rare -approximately 250 patients of various ethnic origins have been descri…

Acquired: Lipodystrophy in HIV-infected Patients (LD-HIV) This type of lipodystrophy seen in Human Immunodeficency Virus (HIV)-infected patients has been associated with long duration of protease inhibitor drug therapy. Although protease inhibitors appear to be a strongest link to HIV lipod…

Acquired: Generalized Lipodystrophy (AGL; Lawrence Syndrome) This is a rare disease characterized by generalized disappearance of fat occurring during childhood and adolescence. A total of about 80 cases have been reported. Patients have normal body fat at birth thus distinguishing them fro…

Interdisciplinary Team Meeting: A simulated geriatric care team meeting for discharge planning with the Cooper Family (2021) Team Member Input on Ms. Cooper Registered Dietitian/Clinical Nutritionist Reports current diet and future needs Mrs. Cooper initially had poor inta…

Acquired: Localized Localized lipodystrophies are defined as a localized loss of subcutaneous fat from small areas or from parts of a limb. There may be single or multiple lesions. It is characterized by depressed areas corresponding to the loss of subcutaneous fat. In some cases, it may be assoc…

Inherited: Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome (Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome) Neonatal progeroid syndrome (NPS), also known as Wiedemann- Rautenstrauch Syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by accelerated aging and lipodystrophy from birth. Affected children have extreme intr…