Office of Public Affairs

Media Relations

The School of Medicine media relations staff publicizes newsworthy discoveries and achievements by our physicians and basic scientists, reports substantial grant awards and journal publications, and highlights stories of human interest.

Media Relations services include:

• Responding to inquiries from print and broadcast journalists, and arranging interviews with faculty, staff and students
• Planning and coordinating news conferences and other events of interest to the news media
• Offering story ideas to reporters, editors, and producers
• Writing and distributing news releases and feature stories
• for internal and external publications and for the Web
• Training faculty and staff for more effective communication with reporters
• Tracking media coverage of the School of Medicine in local, national and international news publications and broadcasts

NPR Anchor Melissa Block interviews   faculty member Dr. George Markelonis.

Resources for the Media

• News Release Archive
• School of Medicine News & Publications
• Just the Facts
• About the School of Medicine
• About Dean Reece

Contact:

A media relations staff person is always available by calling (410) 706-7590, (410) 328-8919, or by pager at (410) 748-9528.

School of Medicine Media Relations Staff:

Karen Buckelew
Senior Media Relations Specialist
(410) 706-7590
E-mail: kbuckelew@som.umaryland.edu

Ellen Beth Levitt
Director, Media Relations
(410) 328-8919
pager: (410) 748-9528
E-mail: eblevitt@umm.edu

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