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July 1, 2002
Vol. 2, No. 10
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1.
UPCOMING EVENTS
· RETIREMENT/BENEFITS
SERIES
Please
plan to attend a presentation by
Ms. Joanne Resh of
CitiStreet Retirement Services Division regarding
the Texa$aver Program on
Wednesday, July
24, 2002,
5:00-7:00 PM, Levin Hall Dining Room.
Ms. Resh will give an overview of the Texa$aver Program and present
information on how to save tax deferred dollars through a 403(b) plan as
well as a 457(b) plan. Thus, Ms. Resh will discuss how you can further
reduce your taxable income today while benefiting from tax deferred growth
of your investments over time through automatic deductions from your
paycheck. A representative from the UTMB Benefits Center will be present
as well. Texa$aver is a voluntary deferred compensation program
offered by the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) and administered
by CitiStreet.
The
Office of the Dean of Medicine has sponsored several of these events for
School of Medicine faculty which are designed to provide information
regarding retirement, tax laws, gift planning, etc. Educational
presentations are made by representatives from authorized ORP companies.
Spouses are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP
to Eartha Dotson, via email at
edotson@utmb.edu or call extension 22671.
· HONORS
AND AWARDS PROGRAM AND WHITE COAT CEREMONY
The Honors and
Awards Program recognizes outstanding students and faculty; the White Coat
Ceremony is the School of Medicine's formal welcoming and introduction of
our incoming medical students to the profession of medicine. This event
will take place on Monday, August 19, 2002 at 4:00 PM in the Levin Hall
Main Auditorium.
· RECEPTION
FOR NEW FACULTY
A reception
honoring new School of Medicine faculty, who have been appointed during
the period of February, 2002 through August 31, 2002, will be held on
Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 5:00-7:00 PM, in the Levin Hall Dining
Room.
·
FACULTY
OF MEDICINE MEETINGS
--Tuesday,
October 1, 2002, 4:30 PM, Clinical Sciences Auditorium
--Tuesday,
December 3, 2002, 4:30 PM, Clinical Sciences Auditorium
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Elgene G.
Mainous, DDS, Chief of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and
inaugural holder of the Carl E. Schow Jr. Chair, recently was presented
the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ohio State University (OSU). The
award recognizes alumni who display good moral character and have made
outstanding contributions to art, science, dentistry or public service, or
outstanding service or contributions to OSU. See more:
http://www.utmb.edu/utmbnews/02pr/june02/mainous.htm.
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Richard P. Ortega, Ed.D. has accepted the position of
Director of Development in the School of Medicine, effective July 1, 2002.
Dr. Ortega received his master's degree in 1992 and Doctor of Education in
1996, both from the University of New Mexico. He comes to UTMB from the
Development Office at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), where
he served as Associate Director for Development, Special Projects. Before
joining UTSA, Dr. Ortega spent 13 years at the New Mexico Institute of
Mining and Technology where his service included Assistant Director of
Development in the Alumni and Development Office, and Director of the
Office for Advancement. He has extensive experience in the development
environment, including in the areas of alumni relations, program
development, stewardship, fund raising, marketing, annual giving and
planned giving. In his new position, Dr. Ortega will provide leadership
and management of the development activities for the School.
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The Medical School Admissions Committee is seeking faculty volunteers
interested in interviewing medical school applicants. Applicants are
interviewed/recruited from August through mid-December. A total of 900
applicants will be interviewed; about 45 people each interview day, for
approximately 20 interview days. Faculty will not be asked to do a
specific number of interviews, however, they will be asked to sign up for
as many times as their schedule will allow. All interviewer schedules
and cancellations will be handled through the Office of Student Affairs
and Admissions.
To volunteer,
please email (smcarrol@utmb.edu).
Interview
Day
Each applicant
interview is scheduled for 45 minutes and faculty are asked that they
interview the applicant for at least 30 minutes of the allotted time. It
is critical not to exceed the allotted time, since the applicant has other
scheduled activities that he/she must attend. Interviews for each
applicant are scheduled back to back at 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. and 11:00 to
11:45 a.m., and 1:15 to 2:00 p.m. and 2:15 to 3:00 p.m.
Interviewer
Seminar
Each volunteer
faculty interviewer will be asked to attend a one hour seminar to become
acquainted with the expectations of the Medical School Admissions
Committee. Faculty will also be given instructions on how to access the
applicant’s application and how to submit their interviewer report. The
sessions will be:
· Wed., July
24, 2002, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., William C. Levin Hall North Auditorium
· Mon., July
29, 2002, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., Ashbel Smith Building, Amphitheatre
· Fri.,
August 2, 2002, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Ashbel Smith Building, Amphitheatre
All questions or
inquiries should be directed to Shannon Carroll, Admissions Coordinator,
Office of Student Affairs & Admissions (X23762 or
smcarrol@utmb.edu).
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UTMB, in conjunction with the Healthcare Executive Training
Institute, is offering a Certificate in Business Administration for
Physician Executive and Administrators. Classes will begin August, 2002,
and end mid-March, 2003. This 100 hour program is designed to provide
physician leaders with the core business skills and healthcare knowledge
to be effective in today's healthcare environment. The program is jointly
sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Medicine and the Office of
Community Outreach, and will offer CME credits to physicians. For further
details, please visit:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/CertBusAdm/CBA2002.htm.
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APPLEs
(Advancing the Personal and Professional Learning
of Educators) is a new resource which offers nourishing information
for busy educators. Please visit the web site at
http://sahs.utmb.edu/apples/ to view the newest links (teaching hints
and the Chronicle news items) that have been posted on this site.
Please note that
the first offering in the APPLE series entitled, Evidenced-based
Teaching, will be a presentation by Martha Hinman, EdD, PT on Tuesday,
July 23rd, 4:00-5:00 PM, Room 2.206, School of Allied Health Sciences.
Dr. Hinman will present information from a valuable workshop that she
attended last month.
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7. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - NORMAN HACKERMAN AWARD IN CHEMICAL RESEARCH
The
Welch Foundation has invited our institution to submit up to two
nominations for the
Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research.
The purpose of this award is to encourage and recognize young chemical
scientists in Texas for their past research endeavors. In addition to
recognizing the scientist's work, this award should encourage those
embarking on careers dedicated to increasing our fundamental understanding
of chemistry. The award is not intended to further any research
activities of the recipient nor is the recipient required to render any
future service as a condition of receiving the award. A $100,000 award
will be made on an annual basis, when warranted, to a younger scientist
conducting research in Texas. To be eligible, candidates:
▪ must be 40
years of age or younger on June 30th for the year in which
nominated; since this will be the 2003 award, nominees must be 40 or less
on June 30, 2003.
▪should have
spent the most recent three (3) years ending June 30, 2003 doing chemical
research in Texas.
A selection
committee has been appointed to review nominations for this prestigious
award. Faculty interested in applying for this award should submit a
summary of their chemical research, a copy of
3-5 of their most
important research publications, and a copy of their CV, to Linda G.
Phillips, M.D., Office of the Dean of Medicine, Route 0133, by August
15th. Faculty who are nominated by the Selection Committee
for this award will need to include in the nomination packet 3 references
in their field (at least two individuals from outside institutions).
These supporting letters are to be mailed independently and directly to
the Foundation. The external deadline is September 15th. For
more information, please visit:
www.welch1.org.
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is now seeking
applicants for its Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program. This
program is intended to strengthen the presence of generalist physician
faculty in the nation's medical schools through career development awards
to outstanding junior faculty in medical school departments/divisions of
family practice, general internal medicine and general pediatrics. Up to
fifteen four-year awards of $300,000 will be made to sponsoring
institutions to help cover the Scholars' salary and research costs. A
medical school may nominate one physician per year and have up to three
physicians in the program at any one time, provided they are each in
different disciplines.
To be eligible,
the candidate must meet the following the criteria:
▪be a physician
(M.D. or D.O.) who is a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident;
▪be a junior
faculty member (e.g., assistant professor) in family practice, general
internal medicine, or general pediatrics;
▪desire a
successful career in academic medicine;
▪provide evidence
of research skills (research fellowship or equivalent training or
experience);
▪have at least
two papers published in peer-reviewed journals at the time of the
application deadline;
▪demonstrate
excellence as a teacher; and
▪show a clinical commitment to generalist
medical care by caring for a defined panel of patients.
An internal
selection committee will review applications. 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 Friday, August 2, 2002 (the external deadline is September
20, 2002): 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. For additional information, please visit the following
web site:
http://www.rwjf.org/applyForGrant/cfpAbstract.jsp?cfpCode=FSP.
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Below are the names of faculty members who recently have
been appointed to committees within the School of Medicine. Also shown
are the terms of their service on the committee.
Faculty Performance Evaluation Committee
(July
1, 2002 through June 30, 2004)
Anne Hudson
Jones, Ph.D. - Institute for the Medical Humanities (replaces Dr. Edward
Postlethwait)
APPOINTMENT,
PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE
(July
1, 2002 through June 30, 2005)
Daniel F. Cowan,
M.D. – Pathology
Shinji Makino,
Ph.D. – Microbiology & Immunology
Steven F. Viegas,
M.D. – Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Richard F. Wagner,
Jr., M.D., J.D. - Dermatology
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The Dean of
Medicine welcomes the following new School of Medicine faculty who have
been appointed during the month of June, 2002:
Imhotep Carter,
M.D., Assistant Professor, Surgery
Asha Kale, M.D.,
Instructor, Anesthesiology
Theresa Leicht,
M.S.N., Women's Healthcare Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mildred Mozara,
M.S.N., Anesthesia Specialist, Anesthesiology
Konrad Pazdrak,
Ph.D., Instructor, Internal Medicine
Katsutoshi
Suetomi, Ph.D., Instructor, Physiology & Biophysics
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· Title:
Multidisciplinary/Multi-Investigator Pilot Project Program
(APPLICATIONS DUE BY AUGUST 30, 2002; SPONSORED BY THE
Sealy Center for Environmental
Health and Medicine)
The Sealy Center for
Environmental Health and Medicine (SCEH&M) is requesting applications for
coordinated multidisciplinary multi-investigator pilot projects from
groups of UTMB faculty in disciplines related to environmental health,
toxicology and medicine. Although there are no restrictions in the types
of subjects addressed in these applications, projects spanning both basic
and applied or clinical research are strongly encouraged. The purpose of
this funding is to encourage preliminary research that will be converted
into federally funded program project grants and center grants. It is
anticipated that 1 or 2 applications will be funded from the available
$150,000. Deadline for receipt of applications is August 30th.
· Competitive
applications will have a minimum of 3 independent, but synergistic
projects.
· The
format from each project will follow the standard NIH R01 format,
but sections A-D will be limited to 5 single-spaced pages inclusive of
figures.
· In
addition, the following should be included for each investigator:
NIH Description
page
2-page NIH
style CV
Other Support
Resources and Environment
· Each
application will have an overall director who will be responsible for
writing a narrative that ties all the projects together and indicates how
the objectives of the group exceed the sum of the individual projects.
Additionally, this narrative should indicate what type of funding would be
pursued following this funding period.
Please submit an original and 4 copies along
with a list of potential reviewers. Completed applications may be
submitted to:
RayKay Santa
Administrative Coordinator, SCEH&M
Mail Route 1071, 5.138E MRB
E-mail:
rksanta@utmb.edu
Phone: 772-5609; Fax: 772-1790
For further information
contact:
R. Stephen Lloyd, Ph.D.
Director, SCEH&M
Mail Route 1071
E-mail:
rslloyd@utmb.edu
Phone: 772-2179;
Fax: 772-1790
·
Call for Nominations for the 2002
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
The Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
is awarded each year to one or more scientists who have made significant
discoveries leading to the prevention, cure or treatment of a
disease or disorder that afflicts humankind. The award is $100,000. The
deadline for receipt of nominations is July 27, 2002. Detailed
information along with the nomination form may be found at:
www.hms.harvard.edu/fa/AlpertPrize. The completed nomination form and
a copy of the nominee's curricula vitae should be mailed directly to
Margaret Dale, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Harvard Medical School,
25 Shattuck Street, Gordon Hall, Suite 206, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
For other funding
opportunities, please visit the following web site:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/announcements/
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2001, The University of Texas Medical Branch
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