Kusum Kumar
Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology
Email: kumark@msu.edu
Bio
###Research Interests * Molecular pathophysiology of ischemic brain injury, and possible neuroprotective measures. * Professional pathology education research: * Study of pathology curricula in medical schools nationwide. * Relationship between types of curricula and student performance in USMLE. ###Other Academic Interests * History of Medicine ###Past Academic Experience * Course Director, Principles of Pathology * Instructor in many other courses * Computer-assisted education starting in the mid-1980s. First faculty in CHM/COM to develop & implement this (Publication below) * Research funded by NIH, NBME, MDCH etc * Consultant to NIH, Program Project grant reviews * Member, Editorial Board, "Metabolic Brain Disease" * Associate Editor, "Pathology Education" * Visiting Scientist, Warner-Lambert Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI * Director, Human Pathology ###History of Medicine Presentations (All invited): * Kusum Kumar: 5oth Anniversary of the Nobel Prize for DNA structure, Discovery revisited and its implications today. Annual meeting, AOA, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2012 * Kusum Kumar: Serendipity in History of Medicine, Dr Keswani Memorial lecture, Annual meeting, AOA, Niagara Falls, NY, 2014 * Kusum Kumar: History of Medicine, The changing face of medical education over the past 50 yrs. Annual meeting, AOA, Daytona Beach, Fl 2016
Selected Publications
- Kumar K (invited review): Overview, Cerebral ischemia, mechanisms and therapeutic approaches, current status. Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs, 7:595-599, 2006
- Kumar K, Goosmann M, Krause GS, Nayini NR, Estrada R, Hoehner TJ, White BC, Koestner A. "Ultrastructural and ionic studies in global ischemic dog brain." Acta Neuropathologica, 73:393-399, 1987.
- Kumar K, Hoa Nguyen, Alka Indurkhya : Relationship between pathology curricular approaches and performance in USMLE Step 1, a national cross-sectional study. (lead article accompanied by an editorial comment article) Human Pathology 34:417-422, 2003
- Kumar K, Hodgins MW. Use of interactive videodisc instructional units for teaching of pathology laboratory cases. J. Pathology 160, 145-149, 1990.
- Kumar K, Indurkhya A, Nguyen H: Curricular trends in pathology education, a longitudinal nationwide study 1993 to present. Human Pathology 32:1147-53, 2001 (Lead article, accompanied by an editorial comment article)
- Kumar K, Khilnany M : Innovative interactive videodisc units for teaching of pathology laboratory cases, FIVE YEAR's experience. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 101:665-670, 1994