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The
e-newsletter for faculty and staff
at the UTMB School of Medicine
January
1, 2002
INTRODUCTION
OF SOM e-NEWS
Vol.
2, No. 1
In
this issue:
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1.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2.
APPOINTMENT OF
DR. ROBERT E. BEACH
3.
APPOINTMENT
OF DR. THOMAS "JACKIE" COLLINS
4.
PRESIDENTIAL
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES
5. NIH
ISSUES EXTRAMURAL LOAN REPAYMENT RFAs; APPLICATIONS DUE 02/28/02
6.
Scientific
Writing for Clinical Research
2002
7. CHANGE
TO TAX LAWS MAY PROVIDE NEW TAX SHELTERED OPPORTUNITIES
8.
NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
9.
SEARCHES
10.
MAJOR GRANTS AND AWARDS
11.
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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NEW
FACULTY ORIENTATION LUNCHEONS
A
series of orientation luncheons have been scheduled to introduce new
faculty to UTMB. The
luncheons are scheduled as follows and will be held from noon to 1:00
PM, Caduceus Room, 6th Floor of Administration Building:
January
10th Presentations
by:
Wayne
Patterson, Ph.D., Director, Institutional Review Board/IACUC
Topic: Human and
animal use ethics, regulations and protocols
Joseph
M. Scimeca, Jr., D.V.M, Ph.D., Director, Animal Resources Center
Topic:
Orienting new faculty on the mission, policies, and services
provided by the Animal Resources Center
Bruce
Schoenbucher, Institutional Safety Officer/Radiation Safety
Officer
Topic: Health and
Safety Services
January
31st Presentation
by:
Steven
A. Lieberman, M.D., Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
Topic: Medical
Education at UTMB.
This presentation is targeted
to SOM faculty.
Dr. Lieberman will provide an overview of medical education at UTMB,
with a focus on the educational principles and methods that underpin the
curriculum, an update on curriculum review, and the available
opportunities and support for faculty involvement in the education
mission of the School of Medicine.
February
6th Presentation
regarding Core Facilities
Dr.
Dan Freeman
Biostatistics
Dr. Daniel Traber
Investigational ICU
Dr. Leoncio Vergara
Optical Imaging Lab
Dr. H.Q. Wang
Research Histopathology Core
Dr. Alex Kurosky
Protein Chemistry Laboratory
February
20th
Presentation
regarding Core Facilities:
Dr.
Edward Postlethwait
Inhalation Toxicology
Dr.
Gary Klimpel
Flow Cytometry & Cell Sorting
Dr.
Phillip Lee
National Resource Center for
Cephalopods
Dr.
Werner Braun
Computational Chemistry Core
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DEVELOPMENT BOARD WEEKEND
January
25-26, 2002
·
MENTORING
WORKSHOP
A
mentoring workshop will be held on Monday, January 28, 2002, 5-7 PM,
Caduceus Room, 6th Floor of Administration Building for
Division Chiefs and senior faculty.
The purpose of the workshop is to develop a broader understanding
of professional mentoring, including a discussion of programs to
facilitate career planning and skill development for the mentee. Please RSVP
to Ms. Eartha Dotson by email at edotson@utmb.edu
or call extension 22671.
·
FACULTY
OF MEDICINE MEETING & NEW FACULTY RECEPTION
The
February Faculty of Medicine Meeting has been changed from Tuesday,
February 5, 2002 to Monday, February
11, 2002, 4:30 PM, Clinical Sciences Auditorium.
At this meeting the Dean of Medicine, with the assistance of his
staff, will present the "State of the School."
A reception honoring new School of Medicine faculty will be held
immediately after the meeting in the Levin Hall Foyer.
·
DEPARTMENTAL
REVIEWS
·
HOMECOMING
--
Friday & Saturday, March 22-23, 2002
·
SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE COMMENCEMENT
--Saturday,
May 25, 2002, 10:00 AM, Moody Gardens Convention Center
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Robert
E. Beach, M.D., Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, was
appointed Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs and Director of the
Office of Educational Development
effective 1
December 2001.
Dr.
Beach received his M.D. from Louisiana State University School of
Medicine in New Orleans and completed his residency in Internal Medicine
at UTMB where he was chief resident in 1982-83.
He completed further clinical and research training in Nephrology
at Duke University Medical Center and has served previously as the
Director of the Division of Nephrology at UTMB, and Director of Internal
Medicine Education and the Family Practice Training Program at the
University of North Dakota School of Medicine.
He has played a critical role in the medical school curriculum
since returning to the School of Medicine at UTMB in 1998, including
service as Course Director for the Renal, Fluids, and Electrolytes
Course and the Year 1 Practice of Medicine Course, Chair of the Year 1-2
Course Directors’ Committee, and member of the Curriculum Operations
Committee. He has received
numerous teaching awards throughout his career, and in October was named
as one of the first six John P. McGovern Scholars in Oslerian Medicine.
In
his new role, Dr. Beach will provide leadership in the continuous
improvement of the Integrated Medical Curriculum, including supervision
of the Instruction Management Office (IMO) and the Office of Educational
Development (OED). He will
continue to be active in patient care, teaching, and research.
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Thomas
"Jackie" Collins, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of
Anatomy & Neurosciences, has been appointed
Director of the UTMB Willed Body Program. In this capacity, Dr. Collins
will continue the efforts of Dr. Andrew Payer in managing the Program
and supervising its personnel in order to respectfully fulfill the
wishes of donors, to maintain the excellence of UTMB’s facilities and
programs in anatomy education, and to support the educational needs for
anatomic specimens in other programs and departments.
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Applications
are being requested for the Presidential Faculty Development Leaves
Program. The purpose of
this program is to further the academic career of the faculty member and
enhance the abilities of the faculty member to contribute to the diverse
missions of the University. Faculty
who are selected will receive support for their salary and benefits for
a 6 month, on or off-campus faculty development leave. To be eligible, a
faculty member: must be full time, tenure-track with rank of Associate
Professor or above; must have six years cumulative service as a member
of the UTMB faculty; must not have received a Presidential Faculty
Development Leave in preceding 6 years.
Applications
should be submitted to
the
Office of the President, campus mail route 0129, by February 1, 2002.
Applications will be reviewed by a special committee representing all
four schools. Committee
members from the School of Medicine are:
Alan
D. Barrett, Ph.D., Pathology
Abbey
B. Berenson, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology
James
S. Goodwin, M.D., Internal Medicine-Geriatrics
If
you have any questions or would like further information, please contact
Dr. Linda Phillips at extension 24778 or email at lphillip@utmb.edu.
Details about the program and application information are
available at http://www.utmb.edu/president/faculty_leaves/details.htm.
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5.
NIH ISSUES EXTRAMURAL LOAN REPAYMENT RFAs; APPLICATIONS DUE 02/28/02
The NIH has
posted two important notices with short application deadlines.
Both notices concern newly authorized and funded extramural loan
repayment programs: The NIH
Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers is now
available at <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-024.html>
and the NIH Extramural Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program is
located at <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-025.html>.
Applications
for both programs are due on February 28, 2002.
Applications submitted by this date will be considered for
funding in FY 2002, ending September 30, 2002.
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6.
SCIENTIFIC WRITING FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH 2002
“Scientific
Writing for Clinical Research 2002,” is
a series of 4 two-hour sessions offered by the General Clinical Research
Center, Clinical Research Education Office and Department of Pediatrics
(Constance D. Baldwin, Ph.D., Course Director).
The course will help participants to develop an effective writing
style for all kinds of scholarly documents, with special emphasis on
research articles and grant proposals.
The seminars will be taught interactively with constructive
critique of writings contributed in advance by participants.
All
participants must provide the instructor with samples of documents in
progress for group discussion.
This
course will begin Monday, February 4,
2002. To
accommodate heavy demand, two sections of the course will be scheduled.
One session is presented on Mondays (February 4, 11, 25, and
March 4) from 12 - 2 p.m. and the other session is presented on
Thursdays (February 7, 14, 28, and March 7) from 4 - 6 p.m. The course
registration is limited, and participation will be confirmed on a first
come, first serve basis.
A
brochure further describing the sessions and registration information is
available upon request by contacting Cheryl Benskin of the Clinical
Research Education Office by email, chbenski@utmb.edu,
or phone, 772-1484. The
course fee of $40 includes registration, letter of completion, and
refreshments. The schedule
of this and other components of the Clinical Research Training Program
is available on the GCRC web page http://www2.utmb.edu/gcrc/
(Translation:
From UTMB home page, select "Research", then
"General Clinical Research then "Courses, Seminars . .
.")
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7.
CHANGE TO TAX LAWS MAY PROVIDE NEW TAX SHELTER OPPORTUNITIES
The
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, effective
January 1, 2002, includes changes to the tax rules governing retirement
plans which may allow some UTMB employees to shelter an additional
amount of their income from taxes.
For further details, please visit: http://www.utmb.edu/benefits/news/taxshelter.htm.
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8.
NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
The
Dean of Medicine welcomes the following new School of Medicine faculty
who have been appointed during the month of December:
Philip
Rosen, M.D., Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery &
Rehabilitation
David
Ryan, M.D., Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Debra
Sharp, M.S.N., Maternal/Child Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Chien-Te
Tseng, Ph.D., Instructor, Microbiology & Immunology
Ronald
Williams, M.S., Faculty Associate, Family Medicine
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Chair,
Department of Internal Medicine:
The Dean is continuing discussions with the lead candidate.
Chair,
Department of Neurology:
The Dean is continuing discussions with the lead candidate.
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Szaniszlo,
Peter. Microbiology
and Immunology. Tropical and Merging
Infectious
Disease NIH Training Grant. James
McLaughlin Fellowship
Supplement.
$5,560.00/1 yr.
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ATTENTION:
Faculty in Internal
Medicine, Pathology, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Surgery
Our
School has received an invitation to submit nominations for the
twenty-fourth annual Louis and Artur Award for Research in Circulatory
Diseases. The Award was
established through a bequest to McGill University in Montreal and is
designed to honor outstanding research in the field of circulatory
diseases. The successful
candidate is invited to spend a period of time at McGill University (a
minimum of two weeks during the academic year) to have interchanges with
members of the McGill community and possibly to undertake a research
collaboration with McGill investigators in the field of circulatory
diseases. The awardee or
awardees receive $50,000 (Can.) as a prize. Faculty interested in
applying for this award should submit a summary of their research and a
copy of their CV, or to nominate an individual, please submit a
comprehensive letter of nomination to the Office of the Dean of
Medicine, ATTN: Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Route 0133, email: lphillip@utmb.edu
<mailto:lphillip@utmb.edu>
by February 1, 2002.
Other
funding opportunities are listed at 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&
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2001, The University of Texas Medical Branch
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