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).

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1. UPCOMING EVENTS

· FACULTY FORUM Regarding Grading and Promotions Policies

Faculty are invited to attend a School of Medicine Faculty Forum to discuss the changes to Grading and Promotions policies. The forum will be held on Monday, March 24, 2002 at 4:30 p.m. in Levin Hall South Auditorium.

Please RSVP your attendance to Claudia Young, clyoung@utmb.edu.

· PRESENTATION - MEDICAL EDUCATION

Faculty are invited to attend a presentation regarding medical education at the New Faculty Orientation scheduled on Wednesday, April 9, 2003, 5:00-7:00 PM, Caduceus Room, 6^th Floor of the Administration Building. Guest speakers are:

Steven A. Lieberman, M.D.

Associate Dean for Educational Affairs

Michael Ainsworth, M.D.

Associate Dean for Regional Medical Education and

Director for Clinical Assessment & Professional Development

Robert S. Beach, M.D.

Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs

Director, Office of Educational Development

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. Please RSVP to Ms. Eartha Dotson by email, edotson@utmb.edu <mailto:edotson@utmb.edu>, or call extension 22671.

Coming soon will be a presentation from the Core Facilities.

· FACULTY OF MEDICINE MEETING & NEW FACULTY RECEPTION

The April Faculty of Medicine Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2003, 4:30 PM, Levin Hall North Auditorium. A reception honoring new School of Medicine faculty will be held immediately after the meeting in the Levin Hall Foyer.

Future meetings:

--Thursday, May 22, 2003 (4:00 PM)

--Tuesday, October 7, 2003 (4:30 PM)

--Tuesday, December 2, 2003 (4:30 PM)

· DEPARTMENTAL REVIEWS

--Radiation Oncology: March 23-25, 2003

--Surgery: May 12-15, 2003

--Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation: May 18-20, 2003

· MATCH WEEK

--Monday, March 17, 2003 – Thursday, March 20, 2003

Match Day Ceremony – March 20, 2003

11:00 a.m. – Levin Hall, Main Auditorium

· 10TH ANNUAL ESSENTIALS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE: UPDATE ON PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

The Office of Continuing Education and the Department of Internal Medicine present “The Tenth Annual Essentials in Internal Medicine: Update on Principles and Practice” in conjunction with The 2003 Department of Internal Medicine Alumni Society and Scientific Meeting, to be held April 24-26, 2003, Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston. This course is designed for the primary care physician, and the subspecialist offering primary care services. Succinct, clinically practical presentations, covering a broad range of topics will enable the practicing physician to remain up-to-date in the ever changing practice of internal medicine. For further information call, x29300, or visit the web site and register at www.utmb.edu/oce.

· HOMECOMING

--Friday & Saturday, March 28-29, 2003 (School of Medicine reception will be held on Thursday evening, March 27^th).

· SCHOOL OF MEDICINE COMMENCEMENT

--Saturday, May 24, 2003, 10:00 AM, Moody Gardens Convention Center

Commencement Speaker: Denton A. Cooley, M.D., President and Surgeon-in-Chief, Texas Heart Institute, Houston

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2. DRS. CHARLES F. FULHORST AND STEFAN D. TROCME AWARDED FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES

Charles F. Fulhorst, D.V.M., Dr.P.H., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, and Stefan D. Trocme, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, are the recipients of the Presidential Faculty Development Leaves for 2003. The purpose of the leave is to further the academic career of the faculty member and enhance the abilities of the faculty member to contribute to the creativity and diversity of our missions. Dr. Fulhorst will collaborate with scientists at the CDC and in Venezuela to expand research on the arenaviruses that cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. This research has the potential to enhance the capabilities of UTMB’s BSL-4 Laboratory. Dr. Trocme will establish collaborative research on corneal stem cell transplants with investigators at the Shriners Burns Hospital and St. Thomas Hospital in London. It is expected that the new skills developed from this collaboration will lead to improved therapy for patients with injured or diseased ocular surfaces.

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3. DR. LINDA A. GOODRUM NOMINATED FOR AAMC MID-CAREER PROGRAM

Linda A. Goodrum, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, has been nominated by the School to submit an application to participate in the AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar. This seminar will be held July 19-22, 2003 in Washington and is for women at the assistant professor (with a minimum of four years experience in the position) and associate professor levels. It is designed to prepare women faculty for senior leadership positions.

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4. MRI RESEARCH ON CAMPUS

The Department of Radiology announces the appointment of Elliott K. Gozansky, Ph.D., as the Director of MRI Clinical Research. Dr. Gozansky will facilitate clinical research projects utilizing the MRI instruments for interested groups on campus. Investigators are encouraged to e-mail a brief project summary (a paragraph or two), a list of researchers involved and a phrase describing their contribution, and two or three pertinent references to Dr. Gozansky at mri.research@utmb.edu. A group from the Radiology Department consisting of radiologists, physicists and other scientists with expertise in MR will review the proposals verifying feasibility with the current instrumentation, identifying potential collaborators if needed, and direct the investigators through the process of scheduling and fee payment.

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5. UTMB/UTA WIN texas interactive media achievement award

UTMB in collaboration with the Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) at the University of Texas at Austin received the Texas Interactive Media Achievement Award in Education for developing a

CD-ROM-based learning system. William E. Thornton, M.D., Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UTMB, developed a hybrid hardware/software system simulating the process of auscultation. Through the FIC’s media and instructional development services, the system was designed to provide a hands-on approach to teaching auscultation in the absence of an actual patient. This system allows students to see, hear and feel a virtual patient’s heart sounds using real stethoscopes and specifically designed transducers.

The Texas Interactive Media Achievement Awards, sponsored by the Austin Area Multimedia Alliance, “spotlight Texas multimedia and interactive products and information services notable for their achievement and deserving of public recognition.”

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6. UTMB physician makes news on important cerebral palsy findings

Gary D. Hankins, M.D., Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was quoted Feb. 26 in The New York Times and several other national news outlets regarding an eye-opening report released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Hankins chaired the report task force, which found that problems during labor and delivery are often not a cause of cerebral palsy in children. More > >

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7. DR. LAWRENCE R. STANBERRY TO CHAIR REVIEW PANEL AT NICHD

Lawrence R. Stanberry, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics, recently was approved to chair the Pediatrics Subcommittee review panel at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The NICHD, which is a part of the NIH, supports and conducts research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations.

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8. BURROUGHS WELLCOME FUND ANNOUNCES INTERRUPTION IN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund announced the following message regarding an interruption in prestigious invited funding opportunities for FY2003:

“Because we want to prudently manage our endowment in tight financial times, our board has decided to defer our Career Awards at the Scientific Interface, Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research, and Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease programs for one year. Therefore, we will not be offering awards in these areas and will not be taking applications in 2003 for the 2004 awards. We will, however, continue to fund the Career Awards in the Biological Sciences and Student Science Enrichment Program. If the economy and the stock market improves, as we think it will, then we will be able to resume support of all our programs in 2005 and accept applications in 2004.”

For more information, please visit: http://www.bwfund.org/

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9. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – AOA GLASER AWARD

Our School has been invited by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to nominate one faculty member for The Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award either in basic sciences or clinical sciences. The purpose of this award is to recognize gifted teachers for their significant contributions to medical education. The 2003 program will provide up to four awards and each awardee will receive $10,000; each awardee's nominating institution will receive $5,000 to be dedicated to teaching activities; and each awardee's AΩA chapter participating in the nomination process will receive an award of $1,000 for support of its activities. Please see the following criteria:

Nominees must hold the rank of Assistant Professor or higher in either a tenure or non-tenure track.
Nominee’s educational accomplishments should be principally in medical student education. Nominee’s accomplishments in medical student education will include innovative work and products in the support and delivery of the educational program (e.g., technological enhancements to assist medical students in the learning process).
Nominees should have received prior recognition as outstanding teachers, either from their institution, another institution, or state, regional, or national organizations.
Nominees who have published in the field of medical education and whose educational materials have been adopted by other institutions will be especially considered.
An institutional system for selecting candidates that provides for broad student participation and the peer judgment of faculty colleagues will be favored.
Previous nominees may be nominated again.

If you would like to nominate an individual, please submit a comprehensive letter of nomination and a copy of the nominee’s CV by Friday, May 9^th to allow time for committee deliberations and review of application materials prior to the AAMC's May 30^th deadline. Please submit this information to Linda G. Phillips, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, either through campus mail (Office of the Dean of Medicine, Route 0133) or electronically, lphillip@utmb.edu.

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10. TISSUE CULTURE COURSE NOW BEING OFFERED

The Molecular Biology Training Laboratory announces a new course, “Introduction to Tissue Culture Techniques.” The topics covered in this day and a half hands-on course include the operation of the biosafety cabinet, tissue culture incubator, and inverted microscope. Sterile technique, glassware and plasticware, and the preparation of tissue culture media are also discussed. Other topics include thawing, passaging, and freezing of suspension and adherent cells. Counting cells with a hemocytometer and using dye exclusion to determine cell viability are also covered. Classes are limited to two students. Available dates are: April 17, 2003, May 15, 2003, May 22, 2003, June 19, 2003 and June 26, 2003. Other courses offered by the Molecular Biology Training Laboratory are “Laboratory Techniques in Molecular Biology” and “Introduction to Protein Expression, Purification, and Detection.” For more information about any of these courses, please call Ann Ferguson at 70391 or e-mail her at aefergus@utmb.edu.

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11. NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

The Dean of Medicine welcomes the following new School of Medicine faculty who were appointed from January 1, 2003 through January 31, 2003:

Azeem Ahsan, M.B.B.S., Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Madhavan Nampoothiri, M.D., Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Tatiana Nanovskaya, Ph.D., Instructor, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Ting Qian, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics

Khanh-Tran Nguyen, M.D., Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

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12. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

--REQUEST FOR 2003 AAMC AWARDS NOMINATIONS

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is requesting nominations for its major awards honoring individuals and programs making significant contributions to medical education, research and service enterprise. A listing of each award, nomination requirements, and deadlines are available at the following web site: http://www.aamc.org/about/awards/start.htm.

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--THE MYOSITIS ASSOCIATION’S 2003 RESEARCH GRANT AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Myositis Association is seeking to fund innovative basic and clinical myositis research through grants and fellowships. The Association is interested in both conventional research ideas and studies on novel therapies. Funding is available for:

Research Fellowships, designed to support an environment conducive to beginning a career in myositis research and awarded for two years, up to $50,000 per year.
Research Grants, supporting new or innovative research projects to $50,000 per year, and more established projects to a maximum of $100,000 per year. Grants are funded for a period of two years, subject to satisfactory progress.

The deadline for the letter of intent is March 31, 2003; application deadline is April 30, 2003. For more information, go to TMA’s web site at www.myositis.org or email tma@myositis.org.

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--NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR DR. NATHAN DAVIS INTERNATIONAL AWARD

The American Medical Association (AMA) is currently accepting nominations for the 2003 AMA Foundation Dr. Nathan Davis International Awards in Medicine and Public Health. The awards honor physicians or health sector organizations that further health information and medical practice worldwide. Named for the founder of the AMA, the awards expand the thirteen-year tradition of the Dr. Nathan Davis Awards Program – currently presented for outstanding government service to elected and career officials at all levels of American government – into the international arena. The awards are in two categories: Outstanding International Physician: Awarded to a physician in the international community whose efforts to advance public health embody the values of the medical profession. Emphasis is given to those who personify the high standards of medical practice through leadership, excellence, integrity, and ethical behavior. Outstanding Global Health Initiative: Awarded to a program or initiative that is credited with the advancement of public health within an international patient population. Governmental, private sector, and partnership or cooperative programs are all eligible for the award. You are invited to nominate eligible individuals or organizations in either or both of the categories. These awards will be presented at the opening of the 2003 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates on June 14 in Chicago. Nominations must be submitted by Thursday, April 10^th. Nomination forms may be obtained from Denise Gonzalez, call x23967, or email at djgonzal@utmb.edu. For more information and selection criteria, visit the web site listed below:

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3353.html

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--CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2003 GUSTAV O. LIENHARD AWARD

The Institute of Medicine is accepting nominations for the 2003 Gustav O. Lienhard Award which recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement in improving personal health care services in the U.S. There are no eligibility limits with respect to the education and profession of individuals who may be nominated; however, their achievements should be national in scope. Nominations must be postmarked by April 17, 2003, and should be submitted to: Ms. Susanne Stoiber, Executive Director, Institute of Medicine, The Lienhard Award Committee, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 334-2314, lienhard@nas.edu. For more information, please visit www.iom.edu/lienhard.

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For other funding opportunities, please visit the following web site: http://research.utmb.edu/starline/research/fundopps/fundopps.htm

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The Research Funding Library has posted internal review deadlines for invited funding opportunities as well as a calendar for lectures, events, etc. to a special web site with links to contact information. The calendars may be viewed at: http://www.utmbhealthcare.org/scripts/we3.07/webeventn.pl?cmd=opencal&cal=cal19&

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