·        DEPARTMENTAL REVIEWS

          --Physiology & Biophysics: November 16-19, 2003

          --Pharmacology & Toxicology: January 11-14, 2004

          --Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences: January 25-28, 2004

          --Obstetrics & Gynecology: April 18-21, 2004

          --Preventive Medicine & Community Health: May 16-19, 2004

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2.   2003 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE COMMENCEMENT

Congratulations to the 191 graduating seniors who participated in the 113^th commencement exercises of the School of Medicine on Saturday, May 24^th , at Moody Gardens in Galveston.  We salute these new physicians, and their families, friends and mentors who supported them through their studies and helped to ensure their success.

 

Famed cardiologist Dr. Denton A. Cooley delivered the keynote address and Robert Nason was selected by his classmates to deliver the class address. The winner of the Gold-Headed Cane Award, the highest honor awarded to a graduating medical student, was presented to Angela Langer, Senior Class President, who was chosen by her classmates as the student who best exemplified the ultimate in patient care.

 

Each year, the graduating class of the School of Medicine elects several faculty to conduct the hooding ceremony along with a faculty member to deliver the physician's oath at commencement in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the students' education. These honors are the highest that a class can bestow.  Faculty who were elected this year by the 2003 School of Medicine Graduating Class were: Dr. Tapan K. Banerji, Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences; Dr. Robert E. Beach, Clinical Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine; Dr. Michael C. Boyars, Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine; Dr. Thomas J. “Jackie” Collins, Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, and Dr. Melvyn H. Schreiber, Professor in the Department of Radiology.

 

In addition, Dr. Schreiber was selected by the Class as the recipient of the James W. Powers Memorial Award.  This award honors a teacher of clinical subjects who, by his or her example and instruction, has contributed in an eminent way to the central task of UTMB--the creation of physicians capable of practicing both the art and the science of medicine.  

 

Photos are available on-line at: http://www.partypics.com/ver2/EventImages.aspx?EventID=12195.

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3.   DR. LINDA A. GOODRUM TO PARTICIPATE IN AAMC MID-CAREER WOMEN FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

Linda A. Goodrum, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, was selected to attend the AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar to be held on July 19-22, 2003 in Washington.  Dr. Goodrum was nominated by the School of Medicine in March to participate in the program which offers educational, networking and mentoring opportunities to support women leaders who aspire to the highest administrative ranks at academic health centers.

 

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4.   UTMB “elums” featured in utmb quarterly

UTMB faculty who have participated as Fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women were featured in an article in the Spring issue of UTMB Quarterly about their accomplishments and the ELAM Program.  The ELAM Program is the only in-depth national program preparing women faculty at academic health centers for senior leadership positions.   The article, “Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling” may be found at http://www.utmb.edu/utmbquarterly/spring03/school_news.pdf, under School of Medicine.

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    5.   DR. ROBERT E. BEACH NOMINATED FOR AOA GLASER AWARD

Robert E. Beach, M.D., Clinical Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs, has been nominated for the 2003 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award.  The School of Medicine was invited to nominate one faculty member for this award which recognizes significant contributions to medical education made by gifted teachers.  Dr. Beach is one of our most admired, innovative, and gifted teachers as marked by numerous awards he has earned from the School.  The selection of Dr. Beach as the nominee for this award followed a call for nominations which included broad student participation and the peer judgment of faculty colleagues as well as review by an internal selection committee.   

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    6.   DR. JINGWU XIE NOMINATED FOR DAMON RUNYON SCHOLAR AWARD

Jingwu Xie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, will represent UTMB as the nominee for the Damon Runyon Scholar Award.  This award was established by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation to support the development of outstanding scientists as independent investigators in the cancer field by helping foster their research productivity during the first few years of their first faculty position.  Dr. Xie’s research proposal is titled: “Dissecting the sonic hedgehog pathway in human cancer.”   See more about Dr. Xie’s research interests at: http://www2.utmb.edu/phtox/facres/xie/xie.htm.

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7.   DR. ANNE HUDSON JONES PARTICIPATES IN EMWA’S ANNUAL MEETING IN PORTUGAL

Anne Hudson Jones, Ph.D., Member, Institute for the Medical Humanities and Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community, gave a keynote presentation on "Ghostwriting" for the annual meeting of the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) in Lisbon, Portugal, in May.  At the same meeting, she led a three-hour workshop on "Literature and Medicine: Susan Sontag's Illness as Metaphor."

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8.   UTMB FACULTY SENATE NEWSLETTER

In an effort to enhance communication, the Faculty Senate is now publishing a newsletter with news and information from the Senate meetings.  This new resource will be in abstract format with links to detailed information and will be available through the Faculty Senate web site.  For comprehensive meeting minutes, please visit the UTMB Faculty Senate web page at: http://www.utmb.edu/faculty_senate/default.htm.

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9.   School of Medicine Weather Plan Web Site

Hurricane Season begins June 1, 2003 through November 30, 2003.  The School of Medicine Weather Plan and other important information can be found on the School of Medicine web site: http://www.som.utmb.edu/Weather_Plan/SOM_Weather_TOC.htm.   We are also linked to the UTMB Storm web site:  http://www.utmb.edu/storm.  

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10.  southern regional women’s professional development conference

The first Southern Regional Women's Professional Development Conference will be in Memphis, on September 26 -28, 2003.  The conference is sponsored by seven schools:  University of Arkansas School of Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College-School of Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, and the University of South Florida School of Medicine.  This conference is designed for women faculty in academic medicine at the junior and mid-level, residents and graduate students with an interest in building or strengthening their management and leadership skills, so they can advance their career, either through acquiring a major administrative position or within a department. Please go to the web site to review the program: http://www.women-in-medicine.org/.  If you have any questions, please contact Robin S. Lewis, rlewis@utmem.edu, Tel: 901-448-2740, Fax: 901-448-2743.

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11.  CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - Charles E. Culpeper Scholarships in Medical Science

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund announces the continuation of its Charles E. Culpeper Scholarship Program to support the career development of academic physicians.  This award will provide $100,000 per year for up to three years to a U.S. medical school or equivalent U.S. educational institution on behalf of candidates who: are U.S. citizens or aliens who have been granted permanent U.S. residence (proof required), have received their M.D. degree from a U.S. medical school or the equivalent of an M.D. degree from an educational institution equivalent to a U.S. medical school in 1995 or later (except under extraordinary circumstances, as approved by the Fund before submittal), and are judged worthy of support by virtue of the quality of their research proposals and their potential for successful careers in academic medicine.  Applicants must have at least one year of post-doctoral clinical training. Those who have achieved rank higher than assistant professor will not be eligible. An application must be accompanied by assurances from the sponsoring institution that a faculty position and facilities adequate for the conduct of the proposed research program will be provided in either a basic science or clinical department.  All scientific research relevant to human health is eligible for consideration.  The Scholar shall participate fully in the academic life of the medical school, receiving and accepting teaching assignments, serving on committees, and performing functions of a full-time faculty member.  At least seventy-five percent of time and effort shall be spent on the research program.  A medical school may submit one nomination.  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, by Wednesday, July 2, 2003 (the external deadline is August 15, 2003):  a description of the proposed research, including budget and notation of other support (if none, please indicate), a copy of the applicant's CV, and a letter of support from the applicant's Chair and Laboratory Director.   Awards will be announced by the Fund in January 2004 for activation on or about July 1, 2004. For further details, please visit the following web site: http://www.rbf.org/scholar.html.

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12.  CALL FOR APPLICATIONS--RWJF Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program 2004

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) 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 medicine, general internal medicine and general pediatrics.  Up to fifteen four-year awards of $300,000 will be given in 2004 to help young physicians develop their careers in academic medicine.  A medical school may submit one nominee.  2004 is the final year that RWJF will accept new scholars into this program.  The program will end when scholars in the Class of 2004 complete their research projects in 2008.

 

Each candidate must meet the following eligibility requirements:

▪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 generalism by caring for a defined panel of patients.

 

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 1, 2003 (the external deadline is September 19, 2003): 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/applying/cfpDetail.jsp?cfpCode=FSP&type=open.  

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13. PROMOTION AND TENURE ACTIONS

Below is a list of School of Medicine faculty who were recommended by the Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee and/or approved by the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Medicine for promotion and/or tenure.  These actions are effective September 1, 2003 and are pending System approval:

 

SHERIF Z. ABDEL-RAHMAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor of PM & CH, is transferred to the tenure track at his current rank of Associate Professor.

 

MANOOP S. BHUTANI, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, is promoted to Professor.

 

WILLIAM L. BUFORD, JR., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, is promoted to Professor.

DAI H. CHUNG, M.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, is promoted to Associate Professor and awarded tenure.

 

PAUL W. ENGLISH, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, is promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery.

 

RINAT O. ESENALIEV, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Physiology & Biophysics and Anesthesiology, is awarded tenure in his current rank

 

SANDRA S. HATCH, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, is awarded tenure at the rank of Associate Professor.

 

MARILYN MARX, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, is awarded tenure at the rank of Associate Professor.

 

STEVEN M. MORRILL, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, is promoted to Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology.

 

DEBORAH A. PAYNE, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Otolaryngology, is promoted to Associate Professor, Departments of Pathology and Otolaryngology.

 

DMITRY PORTNOY, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, is promoted to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology.

 

MUNIR A. SHAH, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, is promoted to Associate Professor.

 

EDWARD R. SHERWOOD, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, is promoted to Associate Professor and awarded tenure.

 

LYNN SOONG, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Pathology, is awarded tenure in her current rank in the Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Pathology.

 

CHRISTER H. SVENSEN, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, is promoted to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology.

 

XUE-JIE YU, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology, is promoted to Associate Professor and awarded tenure in the Departments of Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology. 

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14.  NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS                                                               

The Dean of Medicine welcomes the following new School of Medicine faculty who were appointed from April 1, 2003 through April 30, 2003:

 

Sadhana Chauhan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

Jonne Davis, B.S.N., Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine

Kelly Dineley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Neurology

      Sandra Huebner, N.P., Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine

      Vladimir Motin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pathology

      Andrea Poindexter, M.S.N., Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine

      Amita Sharma, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

      Colleen Stegman, M.S.N., Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine

      Susan Tyler, M.S.N., Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine

      Douglas Watts, Ph.D., Professor, Pathology 

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15. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

--REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2004 RESEARCH! AMERICA ADVOCACY AWARDS

The Research! America Advocacy Awards Program was established in 1996 by the Board of Directors to honor outstanding advocates for a strong national medical and health research enterprise.  The awards program recognizes individuals and organizations demonstrating the leadership required to ensure this enterprise will flourish.  The deadline for nominations for the 2004 Awards is July 31, 2003.  Please visit the following website for information regarding the nomination and selection processes:  http://www.researchamerica.org/.

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--CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2003 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 cash award accompanying the Prize is $100,000.  The deadline for receipt of nominations is August 1, 2003.  Detailed information may be found at the following website: www.hms.harvard.edu/fa/alpertprize.

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--2003 WOMEN IN MEDICINE (WIM) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AWARD

The goal of the award is to recognize an individual or a Women in Medicine Organization for outstanding contributions to develop women leaders in academic medicine.  The award consists of one free tuition to AAMC’s WIM Early-Career and Mid-Career Professional Development Seminar and an engraved plaque to be presented at the WLO Caucus at the AAMC’s 2003 Annual Meeting.  Any member of the academic community may be nominated. The deadline for nominations is August 29, 2003.  Detailed information regarding the criteria, nomination and selection processes may be found at: http://www.aamc.org/members/wim/03awardnomination.pdf.

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--CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS 2004 JOHN P. HUBBARD AWARD

The National Board of Medical Examiners is now accepting nominations for the 2004 John P. Hubbard Award.  This award is to be given to those who have made a significant contribution to the assessment of professional competency and educational program development at any level along the continuum of medical education and delivery of health care.  The deadline is September 5, 2003. The criteria for the award and information regarding the nomination process are available at:  http://www.nbme.org/about/2004hubnom.asp.

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--2003-2004 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – THE DICKSON PRIZE IN MEDICINE

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accepting nominations for the 2003-2004 Dickson Prize in Medicine, awarded annually to a leading American investigator in biomedical research.  The prize consists of a bronze medal, an honorarium of $50,000, and travel expenses to the University of Pittsburgh in the fall of 2004 to formally receive the award and to present the keynote lecture at the University’s annual showcase of science and research.  The completed nomination form, letter of nomination and CV should be submitted before September 30, 2003.  Details regarding the nomination procedure may be found at:  http://www.health.pitt.edu/academic/dickson.pdf.

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THE GAIRDNER FOUNDATION IS SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR ITS TWO PRINCIPLE AWARDS

The Gairdner Foundation is seeking nominations for its two principle awards: The International Award and The Wightman Award.  The purpose of The International Award is to honor and reward outstanding biomedical scientists who have made original contributions to medicine with the ultimate goal of contributing through research to the conquest for disease and relief of human suffering.  The Foundation invites the scientific community to nominate qualified scientists from every branch of biomedicine.  The evaluation of the contributions of the nominees depends heavily on the quality of information supplied.  Therefore, nominations should be accurate, detailed, current, complete and with supporting letters reflecting the nominee’s accomplishments.  The Wightman Award is offered by the Foundation for special achievement directed toward Canadian leaders in biomedicine.  Gairdner Foundation Awards are given annually in the amount of $30,000 (each) payable in Canadian funds and are given to residents of any country without restriction.  Nominations for 2004 should be postmarked no later than October 1, 2003.  Nomination requirements along with detailed information are available at: http://www.gairdner.org/information.html.

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--CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – THE BRESSLER PRIZE IN VISION SCIENCE 2004

The Alfred W. Bressler Prize in Vision Science is open to all professionals in the field of vision science who have published research or clinical work that has contributed significantly to the advancement of vision care, the treatment of eye disease or the rehabilitation of people with vision impairment or blindness.  Candidates from the U.S. and countries around the world are eligible for the award.  Nominations and all supporting documents must be emailed no later than October 15^th, 2003: bressler@jgb.org.  The winner receives a prize of $25,000.  Detailed information may be found at: http://www.jgb.org/programs_services_detail.asp?ps=101.

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