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About the Conference Sponsors
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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s one of the nation's leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, part of Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of
community health. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school's principal affiliate,
comprise one of the nation's premier academic medical centers. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital
affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region. Its faculty practice, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group, is among the largest
multi-specialty physician practices in New Jersey, with more than 500 physicians in 200-plus specialties and subspecialties.
More information about Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School can be found online at
http://rwjms.rutgers.edu
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
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obert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) is a 965-bed hospital with campuses in New Brunswick and Somerset, offering
Central New Jersey residents expanded access to the highest quality medical services and a wider array of innovative therapies
available at only a small number of elite academic medical centers nationwide. RWJUH's New Brunswick and Somerset campuses now serve
as the flagship hospital of Robert Wood Johnson Health System, New Jersey's premier health system of choice, which currently has
$1.5 billion in revenue, approximately 10,300 employees, 3,250 medical staff members, and 1,733 beds. RWJUH New Brunswick is the
principal hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Additional information about RWJUH New Brunswick and
RWJUH Somerset is available at
www.rwjuh.edu
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The Tara Hansen Foundation
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he Tara Hansen Foundation was established in 2012 to honor the life and memory of Tara Hansen, a special education teacher at
the West Freehold School in Freehold, N.J., who passed away on March 31, 2011, due to complications from childbirth. Six days
earlier, she had given birth to her first child, Brandon Ryan. The foundation is dedicated to the advancement of maternal health awareness
and believes expecting parents deserve equal education on the risks associated with the mother as well as the child. In addition,
the foundation plans to continue to give back to the school where Tara worked, and to keep Tara's positive spirit and appreciation
for life alive. More information about The Tara Hansen Foundation and its efforts can be found online at
www.tarahansenfoundation.com
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