Another OpEd from Dr. on animals used in research

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Hopkins should stop using live animals for surgical training

 

By Barbara Wasserman

 

March 20, 2008

 

They have disappeared from more than 90 percent of U.S. medical

schools. They are no longer used in training programs by the American

College of Surgeons. And the American Medical Student Association now

strongly recommends that they be replaced by modern alternatives.

 

So why is the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine the last of

the top 20-ranked medical schools in America still using live animals

to train its students?

 

As a proud graduate of the medical school - one of the nation's best -

I am hoping Hopkins will improve upon its excellent reputation by

ending this cruel and outdated practice.

 

Complete article:

www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.animals20mar20,0,1672017.story

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