PR emergency: UVA Med Center struggles with probation
When Christopher Reeve broke his neck in a 1995 riding accident in Culpeper, UVA Medical Center basked in international acclaim as the hospital that saved Superman. More than a decade later, however, the lauded institution may be facing the hospital version of Kryptonite.
In April, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education– the national body that certifies all American teaching hospitals– placed UVA on probation for violations in the operation of its medical residency program. The designation could threaten the Center's ability to attract top applicants and, perhaps, to retain some of the world renowned experts who teach them.
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How does a family nightmare begin? For the parents of an Albemarle 13-year-old, it started February 1 with a phone call from police that interrupted dinner. "Your son's not...
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