6. The National Hispanic Medical
Association’s SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
9. NEW ACADEMIC RESOURCES WEB SITE
10. ACADEMIC CHAIRPERSONS CONFERENCE – VISIONS OF DEPARTMENTAL LEADERSHIP
11. NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
12. GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
INTRODUCTION OF
SOM E-NEWS
News and
information (appointments, searches, events, awards, etc.) pertaining to
the School of Medicine are featured in
SOM e-NEWS
in abstract form and are linked to the web for more detailed information.
SOM e-NEWS
is currently published bimonthly. If you have information you would like
published in this newsletter, please contact Denise Gonzalez, in our
office via email (djgonzal@utmb.edu)
or by fax (29598). Please let us know your ideas and suggestions for this
communication format. You may send your comments via email to
Linda
Phillips (lphillip@utmb.edu).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. UPCOMING EVENTS
· DR.
EMMA J. STOKES’ VISIT WITH THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Emma J. Stokes,
Ph.D., Senior Organization Development Consultant, Johns Hopkins
University, will be on campus December 15-18, 2002, to work with the
School of Medicine regarding faculty development and promoting a nurturing
environment.
· NEW
FACULTY ORIENTATION
A series of new
faculty orientation lectures have been scheduled from 5-7 PM, Caduceus
Room, 6th Floor of the Administration Building. The next
lecture will be held:
Wednesday,
January 8, 2002 - Presentation by Deans from All Schools
Charles
Christiansen, Ed.D., Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences
Cary W. Cooper,
Ph.D.,
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Stanley M. Lemon,
M.D., Dean of Medicine
Pamela Watson,
R.N., Sc.D., Dean, School of Nursing
The purpose of
these lectures is to introduce new faculty to UTMB, covering a wide array
of topics such as our history, mission, goals, policies, services, etc.
Although these lectures are particularly helpful to new faculty, all
faculty are invited.
· VISIT
OF DR. JAYNE THORSON, PH.D.
Jayne Thorson,
Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Director, Office of Faculty
Affairs, University of Michigan Medical School, will be visiting our
campus January 22-23, 2003. She will give a talk to the
School of
Medicine faculty on Wednesday, January 22nd, 4:00-5:00 PM,
Levin Hall North Auditorium, regarding promotion, advancement and
success. Please mark your calendar!
· FACULTY
OF MEDICINE MEETINGS - 4:30 PM
-- Tuesday,
February 4, 2003
-- Tuesday, April
1, 2003
-- Thursday, May
22, 2003 (4:00 PM)
· APPOINTMENT,
PROMOTION & TENURE WORKSHOP
The Office of the
Dean of Medicine again will offer the Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure
(APT) Workshop to be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2003, 5PM-7PM, in the
Levin Hall Dining Room. Faculty and administrators are invited to attend.
The purpose of this workshop is to clarify the APT process.
Dinner and
refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Ms. Eartha Dotson by email,
edotson@utmb.edu
<mailto:edotson@utmb.edu>,
or call 22671.
· DEPARTMENTAL
REVIEWS
--Institute for
the Medical Humanities: March 2-5, 2003
--Radiation
Oncology: March 23-25, 2003
--Surgery: May
12-15, 2003
--Orthopaedic
Surgery & Rehabilitation: May 18-20, 2003
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bruce A. Luxon,
Ph.D. has accepted the position of Director of the Bioinformatics Program
within the School of Medicine, effective 1 November, 2002. Dr. Luxon was
appointed Director ad interim in May, 2000, and since that time has
created a robust program that effectively serves the needs of UTMB faculty
in the area of bioinformatics.
Dr. Luxon
received his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1977 from the University of Illinois at
Chicago and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship there in 1979.
His career included work at Advanced Technology Materials, Inc., in New
Milford, Connecticut where he served as Vice President and General
Manager. He subsequently served as Associate Research Scientist at Purdue
University. In 1994, he joined the faculty at UTMB in the Department of
Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics and was appointed Senior Scientist
in the Sealy Center for Structural Biology (SCSB). He has held other
administrative posts including Deputy Director of the SCSB. Dr. Luxon’s
areas of interest include structural biology, computational genomics,
computational proteomics and computational biology, and he has received a
number of grants supporting this research. An accomplished scientist, he
has served in a number of advisory capacities including consultant for the
National Institute of Science and Technology and is greatly sought as an
invited lecturer, addressing many local, regional, national and
international professional groups.
Dr. Luxon’s
expertise in bioinformatics and pursuit of creative leads in this field
will help many UTMB faculty develop new insights into the mechanisms of a
wide array of diseases.
See photo at
http://www.som.utmb.edu/announcements/newappts.htm.
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lori Wiseman, B.S. was
appointed Administrator, General Clinical Research Center, effective
December 1, 2002. Ms. Wiseman received her B.S. with high honors in
Health Care Administration at UTMB’s School of Allied Health Sciences in
1996. She is currently enrolled in the Institute of Medical Humanities as
a part-time student studying research ethics. She has 13 years
administration experience at UTMB having worked in Patient Services, the
MSRDP Office, Office of the Dean of Medicine and most recently in the
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. Her financial background
is extensive. In her current position, she has served as financial
analyst for all types of funds and audited accounts, but especially in
grants and research contracts.
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William J. Winslade, Ph.D.,
J.D., The James Wade Rockwell Professor of Philosophy of Medicine and
Member, Institute for the Medical Humanities, was awarded the 2002
Pellegrino Medal. Dr. Winslade received the medal from the Healthcare
Ethics and Law (HEAL) Institute which honors individuals recognized
nationally as leaders for contributions to healthcare ethics in the
selfless spirit of Edmund D. Pellegrino, who has been called the father of
the American bioethics movement.
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harold Y.
Vanderpool, Ph.D.,
Member, Institute for the Medical Humanities, and Professor, Department of
Preventive Medicine & Community Health, was invited in October 2002, to
give a number of lectures in Italy including the ancient University of
Padua and the University of Turin. The lectures included both the history
of xenotransplantation as well as the regulation of clinical
xenotransplantation in the United States.
In addition, he
did a critical book review of the new book of collected essays by Dr.
Edmund Pellegrino which recently appeared in the New England Journal of
Medicine (September 19, 2002). Dr. Pellegrino was a pivotal figure in
the establishment of medical humanities’ programs in the United States.
William J.
Winslade, Ph.D., J.D. was
an invited participant in a Research-Agenda-Setting-Conference
co-sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and
the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) held at the Bolger Center
for Leadership Development in Potomac, Maryland on March 14-15, 2002.
Dr. Winslade has
given a number of talks this year as well:
April 10: CME
Lecture on "Ethics at the End of Life: The Newly, Nearly, and Living
Dead,” held at the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation (TDMHMR) Annual Physicians' Conference in Austin, Texas.
April 19: CME
Lecture on "Medical Uncertainty and Bad Outcomes: The Miller Case" given
at the Conference of Samford University's Healthcare Ethics and Law (HEAL)
Institute in Birmingham, Alabama.
April 26: CME
Lecture on "Ethics in Psychiatric Practice" given at the Seventh Annual
Psychiatric Update Conference at UTMB.
May 13-14: Spoke
on "Brain Science and Alteration of Human Behavior" at the Mapping the
Field Conference held at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics in San
Francisco, California.
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The National Hispanic Medical
Association’s (NHMA) Seventh Annual Conference will be held March 21-23,
2003, Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. The theme will be
"Model Hispanic Health Programs: Prevention, Treatment, Training,
Research." For more information contact: Lorraine Opper-Alvarez at
202-628-5895, Ext 25, or visit the NHMA web site at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~nhma/7.html
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This innovative fellowship is
designed to prepare physicians for leadership roles in the formulation and
implementation of public health policy and practice at the national, state
or local level.
For application materials
and/or further information, please contact Jennifer Trickett, Program
Coordinator at 617-432-2922;
jennifer_trickett@hms.harvard.edu, or visit the following website:
http://www.mfdp.med.harvard.edu/fellows_faculty/cfhuf/index.htm
Deadlines:
January 2, 2003 - Deadline for
receipt of applications
March 14, 2003 - Selection of
fellows
April 15 - Notification of
applicant selection
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Hedwig van
Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program
for Women is now seeking applicants for its 2003-2004 class of
approximately 45 Fellows. ELAM offers extensive educational, networking
and mentoring opportunities in support of women leaders who aspire to the
highest administrative ranks at academic health centers. Candidates must
be at the associate professor rank or higher, and must demonstrate
significant administrative responsibilities and potential for advancement
to top levels of academic administration.
Individuals who
may be interested in applying for this program must be able to attend the
sessions involved, beginning with the first session September 12-19, 2003,
the second November 5-11, 2003, and concluding with a session April
23-April 29, 2004. This is a period of intensive study, emphasizing
in-depth case analyses, experiential learning in small group work and team
building, networking with academic and health care leaders, and financial
analysis and planning with a computerized budget simulation.
If you are, or
know of someone who might be interested in applying for this program,
please send the following information to Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Senior
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Office of the Dean of Medicine, Route
0133: candidate's statement of what they intend to derive as a benefit
from the program, a copy of their CV, and a letter of support from their
Chair. Please submit this information by January 15, 2003 to allow time
for review of materials prior to the February 1, 2003 external deadline.
Up to three applicants from a school may be considered for this noteworthy
achievement. Should a successful candidate be selected from UTMB, the
Office of the Dean of Medicine will provide financial support for the
program fee, travel, and other related expenses. Applicant(s) who are
selected for this program must include in their application packet the
nomination of the Dean along with letters of recommendation from their
direct supervisor and one other senior colleague.
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The new
Academic Resources web site
makes it easier for UTMB faculty, staff and students to access many
different academic services and products. The new site provides one-stop
access to several campus services, including Academic Computing,
Biocommunications, the Learning Resource Center and the Moody Medical
Library
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Twentieth Annual Academic Chairpersons Conference will be held
February 5-7, 2003 in Orlando Florida. This conference is an annual forum
where academic chairpersons, administrators, and faculty from all areas of
higher education share the most successful, innovative ideas and
strategies to assist each other in becoming more effective in their
positions. The format of the conference is concurrent sessions of papers,
workshops, and panel discussions, as well as featured presentations by
prominent figures in higher education. Each year there is a different
overall theme, but the emphasis of every conference is always to provide
practical, usable information in a climate of open discussion of common
concerns. For more information, please visit the following web site:
www.dce.ksu.edu/academicchairpersons.
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Dean of
Medicine welcomes the following new School of Medicine faculty who have
been appointed during the month of October, 2002:
Nasreen Azam,
M.B.Ch.B., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
William Beary,
M.D., Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Guoli Dai, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Jie Du, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Jose
Estrada-Franco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pathology
Robert Hermann,
Jr., M.D., Associate Professor, Neurology
Laureen Knorr,
M.S.N., Maternal/Child Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yong-Fang Kuo,
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine & Community Health
Thomas Stewart,
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Office of
Educational Development
Gracie Vargas,
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--THE
ELLISON MEDICAL FOUNDATION
New Scholars Program
The Ellison Medical Foundation
has invited our institution to nominate one candidate to apply for the
Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars Program in
Global Infectious Disease for 2003. An eligible candidate would be a new
independent investigator of outstanding promise in basic biomedical
research or clinical sciences relevant to understanding global infectious
disease. The goals of the program can be found at the following website:
www.ellisonfoundation.org. Each award will be made for up to $50,000
per year for a four year period and is intended to provide the support
needed to become established in the field of global infectious disease
research. If you are, or know of someone who
might be interested in applying for this program, please send the
following information to Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Senior Associate Dean
for Academic Affairs, Office of the Dean of Medicine, Route 0133: a
description of the proposed, a copy of the applicant’s CV, and a letter of
support from the applicant’s Chair or Division Chief. Please submit this
information by
January 15, 2003
to allow time for review of materials prior to the February 28, 2003
external deadline.
Senior Scholar Award
The Ellison Medical Foundation
Senior Scholar Award in Global Infectious Disease will be issued in
October 2003. Ten awards are anticipated of up to $150,000 per year
direct cost, with full indirect cost at the institution’s NIH negotiated
rate added to that, for up to four years. Current or past Senior Scholar
Awardees are not eligible to apply. Applicants for the Senior Scholar
Award are expected to furnish evidence of substantial prior scientific
creativity and productivity not necessarily targeted to global infectious
disease heretofore. Evaluation by the Review Group and by the Scientific
Advisory Board will be based upon the applicant’s submission regarding
scientific contributions to date, the quality of publications, and the
importance to global infectious disease of the proposed new research.
The Scientific Advisory Board will pay close attention to arguments as to
why the work does not or would not qualify for support from established
sources such as the NIH. Except for compelling circumstances, the
awards are not intended to supplement ongoing, already funded programs
but, instead, to inspire new directions, which may entail substantial
risk. There is no limit on the number of Senior Scholar letters of intent
from any one institution. Letters of Intent to submit an application must
be received at the Foundation office, no later than 5 PM, EST, February
28, 2003. For more information, please visit the following website:
www.ellisonfoundation.org.
●
--CALL
FOR APPLICATIONS – PFIZER SCHOLARS GRANTS
--The
Pfizer Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants in Biological Psychiatry-2003
Our School has received an
invitation from Pfizer, Inc to submit a proposal for the Pfizer
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants in Biological Psychiatry-2003. Up to two
individuals will be selected each year, $65,000 per year for 3 years.
Funding is primarily intended for salary support. Eligible applicants
must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree, have arranged for an appointment at an
accredited U.S. academic medical institution (allopathic or osteopathic),
have been accepted by a sponsor who is a full-time faculty member of the
institution, and not hold a full-time tenure-track faculty position or its
equivalent during the first year. One application per Medical School will
be accepted. Please visit the following web site for detailed information:
http://www.physicianscientist.com/postdoctorate_fellowships/index.html
If you are or
know of someone who would be interested in applying for this program,
please submit the following information to Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Senior
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Office of the Dean of Medicine, Route
0133, by December 13, 2002 (the external deadline is January 10,
2002): a description of the proposed research, a copy of the applicant's
CV, and a letter of support from the applicant's projected Chair or
Division Chief.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following are now posted
on the sponsor’s website at:
http://www.physicianscientist.com/. If you
are or know of someone who would be interested in applying for these
programs, please submit the following information to Linda G. Phillips,
M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Office of the Dean of
Medicine, Route 0133 (the internal and external deadlines are listed
below): a description of the proposed research, a copy of the applicant's
CV, and a letter of support from the applicant's Chair or Division Chief.
--The
Pfizer Postdoctoral
Fellowship Grants in Rheumatology/Immunology-2003
Up to two individuals
will be selected each year; $65,000 per year for 3 years in
rheumatology/immunology. Eligible applicants must demonstrate a strong
career interest in academic rheumatology/immunology; hold an M.D. or D.O.
degree; have arranged for an appointment at an accredited U.S. academic
medical institution (allopathic or osteopathic) and have been accepted by
a sponsor who is a full-time faculty member of the institution; and not
hold a full-time, tenure track faculty position or its equivalent during
the first year of the grant. Fellows are expected to devote at least 90%
of their professional time to research. One application per Medical School
will be accepted. The internal deadline is
December 18, 2002 and external deadline is January 24, 2003.
--
The ACCF/Pfizer Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants in Cardiovascular
Medicine-2003
Up to
two individuals will be selected each year, $65,000 per year for 3 years.
Eligible applicants must demonstrate a strong career interest in academic
cardiovascular medicine; be a member of the American College of Cardiology
(includes Affiliate in Training, Affiliate [temporary] and permanent
members); hold an M.D. or D.O. degree; have arranged for an appointment at
an accredited U.S. academic medical institution (allopathic or
osteopathic) and have been accepted by a sponsor who is a full-time
faculty member of the institution; and not hold a full-time, tenure track
faculty position or its equivalent during the first year of the grant.
Fellows are expected to devote at least 90% of their professional time to
research. One application per Medical School will be accepted. The
internal deadline is
December 18, 2002
and external deadline is January 24, 2003.
-- The Pfizer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Grants in Infectious Diseases-2003
Up to two individuals
will be selected each year, $65,000 per year for 3 years. Eligible
applicants must demonstrate a strong career interest in academic
infectious diseases; hold an M.D. or D.O. degree; have arranged for an
appointment at an accredited U.S. academic medical institution (allopathic
or osteopathic) and have been accepted by a sponsor who is a full-time
faculty member of the institution; and not hold a full-time, tenure track
faculty position or its equivalent during the first year of the grant.
Fellows are expected to devote at least 90% of their professional time to
research. One application per Medical School will be accepted. The
internal deadline is
January 10, 2003
and external deadline is February 21, 2003.
●
--
Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Metabolic
Research
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
has a call for nominations for the Fourth Annual Bristol-Myers Squibb
Award for Distinguished Achievement in Metabolic Research. The purpose of
this award ($50,000) is to honor a scientist who has made an outstanding
contribution to metabolic disease research, such as diabetes, obesity,
hyperlipidemia, osteoporosis, or age-related diseases. Candidates for the
award are nominated by individuals affiliated with medical schools,
hospitals and metabolic disease research centers. The deadline for
receipt of nominations is March 6, 2003. Rules and official nomination
forms and detailed information are available from:
www.bms.com/foundation/awards.html, Secretary, Award Committee,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Metabolic
Research, Route 206 and Province Line Road, Mailstop D14-03, Princeton,
NJ 08540, Telephone (609) 252-5341; E-mail:
achievement.awards@bms.com.
●
--
American Liver Foundation Research Awards Program-2003
Each year, the American Liver
Foundation (ALF) Awards Program provides funds to help drive liver
research as part of the organization’s overall effort to prevent, treat
and cure hepatitis and other liver diseases. The ALF Grants Review
Committee is currently seeking applications for 2003 appropriations.
Researchers into liver disease, its prevention and treatment, are
encouraged to apply. The ALF expects to fund two innovative Seed Grants,
one in primary biliary cirrhosis and the other in alpha1—antitrypsin
deficiency; three to five Liver Scholars, five to fifteen Postdoctoral
Research Fellows, five to fifteen Student Research Fellowship Awards, and
two to three Research Symposium Awards. Interested candidates may obtain
applications on-line by accessing
www.liverfoundation.org.
●
For other funding
opportunities, please visit the following web site:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/announcements/
●
The Research Funding Library
has posted internal review deadlines for invited funding opportunities to
a special web site calendar with links to contact information. The
calendar may be viewed at:
http://www.utmbhealthcare.org/scripts/we3.07/webevent.pl?cmd=opencal&cal=cal19&
Back to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Click here
to go to the Faculty Resources web site.
Click here
to go to the APPLEs Column for Busy Educators
web site
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We want your news!
Submit your information
for SOM e-NEWS:
·
Via email to djgonzal@utmb.edu
·
On the phone to ext. 23967
·
Via fax at 29598
SOM e-NEWS
is an initiative of the Office of the Dean of Medicine, to improve
communication with faculty and staff in the school. The editor of the
newsletter is Dr. Linda Phillips. An archive of the newsletter is
available on the SOM web site:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/e-NEWS/eNEWS-TOC.htm.
Thank you for your interest and time.
Copyright
2001, The University of Texas Medical Branch
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Return
to SOM e-NEWS
