1. UPCOMING EVENTS
2.
COMPANY NAMES 75 UTMB DOCTORS AS BEST IN U.S.
3. DR. ELLEN MORE, VISITING CURATOR FOR
NEW WEB SITE ABOUT WOMEN PHYSICIANS
4. WOMEN
FACULTY NOMINATED FOR ELAM PROGRAM
5. DR. RAMON FLICK NOMINATED FOR ELLISON
MEDICAL FOUNDATION NEW SCHOLARS PROGRAM
6. DR. CHERYL WATSON NOMINATED FOR MARY KAY ASH FOUNDATION GRANT
7.
dr. alice j. speer appointed to review committee for elam
8. DR. THOMAS A. BLACKWELL ELECTED TO
ABIM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
9. THE DEAN PRESENTS STATE OF THE SCHOOL
AND WELCOMES NEW FACULTY
10. REQUEST
FOR NOMINATIONS FOR TWO AWARDS
11.
AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT
ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCEMENT
12. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR
PHYSICIANS IN ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS
13. ACTIVE SEARCHES
14. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
15.
LINKS TO UTMB WEB SITES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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, M.D. (lphillip@utmb.edu).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As part of
the School’s mentoring initiative, the Office of the Dean of Medicine
will offer a workshop designed for new & junior faculty in beginning
and/or continuing their mentoring relationship. In this workshop, we
will address some of the issues related to mentoring, and participants
are encouraged to bring a question or issue to the workshop for
discussion.
•Workshop for New and Junior Faculty,
Thursday, February 26, 2004,
12:00N, Caduceus Room, 6th Floor, Administration Bldg.
Guest Speakers:
Steven A. Lieberman, M.D., Associate Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine, and Associate Dean for Educational
Affairs
Robert L. McCauley, M.D., Professor, Department
of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery
David W. Niesel, Ph.D., Professor and Chair,
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Alice Anne O’Donell, M.D., Professor and
Director, Predoctoral Education Program, Department of Family Medicine
Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to Ms. Eartha
Dotson by email at edotson@utmb.edu
or call extension 22671.
“Epidemiological
& Statistical Methods in Clinical Investigation,” is a series of 14
hourly sessions offered by the Department of Preventive Medicine &
Community Health (Hari H. Dayal, Ph.D., F.A.C.E., Course Director),
General Clinical Research Center, and Clinical Research Education Office
as a module in the course, “Clinical Research: Tools & Techniques.”
This module will begin Monday, February 23, 2004, 5:15 p.m., Children’s
Hospital, Room 2.312. The sessions provide an overview of
epidemiological and statistical methods in research involving human
subjects. Participants may attend any or all sessions. A brochure
further describing the sessions is available upon request or on the
Internet at: http://www.utmb.edu/gcrc/education/Ed_StatModule.htm
CME and GME credits are available for all sessions.
To register, complete and submit the registration form located at the
brochure internet site, or contact Cheryl Benskin of the Clinical
Research Education Office by email chbenski@utmb.edu or phone 772-1484.
The course fee of $45 covers registration, GME credit, letter of
completion, and refreshments. An additional $45 covers optional CME
credit for physicians. (Those who have already registered for this
year’s course do not need to register again for this module.) The
schedule of this and other components of the Clinical Research Education
and Training Program are available on the GCRC web page
http://www.utmb.edu/gcrc/.
The Office of Educational Development
announces the Education Dimension Series (EDS) topic for March 4, 2004 will be: “Writing Exams to Get Results.”
The
Education Dimension Series is an informal medical education skills
activity for faculty, primarily for SOM faculty/staff, and is held the
first Thursday of each month from 12:00
Noon – 1:00p. in
Suite
1.102, Mary Moody Northen Conference Room, Mary Moody Northen Pavilion.
Participants may pre-register for the workshop by contacting Cindi Wolf,
x71433, Email: cawolf@utmb.edu.
--
Monday, March 15, 2004 - Thursday, March 18, 2004.
Match
Day Ceremony-
March 18, 2004
11:00 a.m.
– Levin Hall, Main Auditorium
--
Friday & Saturday, March 26-27, 2004 (School of Medicine reception will
be held on Thursday evening, March 25th, from 5-7 PM in the
Moody Gardens Hotel Ballroom Foyer)
The April Faculty of
Medicine Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2004, 4:30 PM. A
reception honoring new School of Medicine faculty will be held
immediately after the meeting.
--Obstetrics &
Gynecology: April 18-21, 2004
--Preventive
Medicine & Community Health: May 16-19, 2004
--Saturday,
May 22, 2004, 10:00 AM, Moody Gardens Convention Center.
Commencement Speaker: Fernando A. Guerra, M.D., M.P.H., Director of
Health, San Antonio Metropolitan
Health District.
Back
to list of announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Best Doctors
Inc.—a company dedicated to keeping consumers informed about the best
medical care available to them—has named 75 members from the University of
Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) among the top specialists in
their respective fields in the U.S.
Read the UTMB press
release.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ellen More, Ph.D.,
Member, Institute for the Medical Humanities, and Professor, Department
of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, was quoted in an article
(January 21st) in the Chicago Tribune about a new web
site called Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women
Physicians. The site, designed by the National Library of Medicine,
offers engrossing profiles of more than 300 women, many written by the
physicians themselves. It also provides resources for those considering a
career in medicine; activities that demonstrate doctors' work; and the
opportunity to share your story about an inspiring woman physician.
Please visit the web site:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/,
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following faculty have been nominated by the
School to submit applications to participate in the 2004-2005 Executive
Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women:
Sandra S.
Hatch, M.D.,, Ruth Levy Kempner Professor and Vice Chair and Director of
Clinical Operations in the Department of Radiation Oncology
Karin N.
Westlund High, Ph.D.., Professor in the Department of Anatomy &
Neurosciences
Cheryl S.
Watson, Ph.D.., Professor in the Department of Human Biological Chemistry
& Genetics and Associate Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary
Research in Women’s Health.
This program
is designed for senior women faculty who want to assume higher levels of
responsibility within their institution and to advance to positions of
leadership. Details about the program are available at:
http://www.drexel.edu/elam/progsum/home.htm.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ramon Flick, Ph.D..,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, has been chosen to be the
nominee from UTMB for the Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars Program
in Global Infectious Disease for 2004. The
award is designed for new independent investigators of outstanding promise
in basic biomedical research or clinical sciences relevant to
understanding global infectious diseases.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr.
Cheryl Watson will represent UTMB as the nominee for the Mary Kay Ash
Charitable Foundation Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Program
Award. Her research proposal is titled, “Clinical Significance of
Membrane Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors in Human Breast Tumors.” See
Dr. Watson’s research interests.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alice J.
Speer, M.D., Associate Professor and Director, Division of General
Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, recently was appointed to the
Admissions Committee of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
(ELAM) Program for Women. The Admissions Committee, which includes Deans
and ELAM alumnae, reviews all application materials submitted by the
candidates to the program. ELAM is widely recognized as an excellent
leadership educational program for women and receives applications from
medical and dental schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Speer was
the first faculty member from UTMB to attend the ELAM fellowship program
in 1997. In addition, she was elected President of the Society for
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (SELAM) for 2002-2003. SELAM is
an international organization dedicated to the advancement and promotion
of women to executive positions in academic health centers through
programs that enhance professional and career development and provide
networking and mentoring opportunities. SELAM was formed in 1997 by
alumnae from the ELAM Program.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thomas A. Blackwell, M.D., Professor, Department
of Internal Medicine and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education,
has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors for the American
Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) beginning
July 1, 2004 for a two-year term. The Board is comprised of
29
Directors and sets policy for all of the ABIM's
programs.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9. THE DEAN PRESENTS STATE OF THE SCHOOL AND WELCOMES NEW FACULTY
Dean Lemon and his administrative staff presented the “State
of the School” at the Faculty of Medicine Meeting held on February 3rd.
School of Medicine
administration discussed current projects as well as future plans and
goals. This special meeting, an important communication tool, is an
annual event. In addition, new faculty were introduced at the meeting and
honored at a welcoming reception immediately following the meeting.
See list of new faculty
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10. REQUEST
FOR NOMINATIONS FOR TWO AWARDS
The following are requests for nominations for two
awards recognizing individuals for their contributions to medicine:
-
The American
Philosophical Society is seeking nominees for the Judson Daland Prize
for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Investigation, which recognizes
achievement in patient-oriented research. The $18,000 award will be
presented at the APS annual meeting in November. Candidates (who should
be no more than 15 years beyond receipt of the M.D. degree) must be
nominated by the clinical department chair of a medical school or
hospital. Nomination letters must include an abstract of the work to be
honored, a CV of the nominee, and three additional letters of support.
Submissions must be postmarked by March 15. Contact: Judson Daland
Prize Committee, (215) 440-3429 or
eroach@amphilsoc.org.
Details may be found:
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/#prizes.
-
The Foundation for the
History of Women in Medicine announces its Alma Dea Morani, M.D.
Renaissance Woman Award, which honors the awardee with a sculpture
representing humanism in medicine and a modest honorarium. The Award
will be presented in conjunction with an annual lectureship in
association with The College of Physicians on (date to be confirmed) in
Philadelphia (travel and accommodation expenses will be covered). The
Awardee will deliver a 20 – 30 minute presentation during the College of
Physicians annual meeting. The submission deadline is April 1.
Contact: (484) 945-2106; www.fhwim.org
Please share
this information with your colleagues and encourage the nomination of
worthy individuals.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11.
AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCEMENT
The American Medical
Student Association announces its request for applications for "Examining
Student Education and Action on Health Disparities," a conference to be
held March 17, 2004. The conference is a unique opportunity for medical
student/faculty teams to attend a one-day conference together to improve
medical education and student-initiated service learning and advocacy
efforts to combat domestic racial and ethnic health disparities. In order
to apply for this highly competitive conference, a team of two students
and one faculty mentor must obtain a letter of support from the medical
school Dean (or equivalent) and submit a short essay. Applications are
available at
www.amsa.org/conv/events.cfm. Partial travel awards of approximately
$400 per team will be made by the AMSA Foundation through a grant from the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Further information about
travel awards and a bill for the registration fee will be disseminated to
participant teams after the Advisory Committee receives and reviews
applications.
For questions or more information, please contact the Conference Student
Coordinator, Anjali Taneja, Jack Rutledge Fellow on Universal Health Care
and Eliminating Health Disparities, at 703.620.6600 x220 or jrf@www.amsa.org.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
12.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIANS IN ACADEMIC HEALTH
CENTERS
The Leadership
Development Program for Physicians in Academic Health Centers will be held
in Boston
at the Harvard School of Public Health, October 17-19, 2004. The Program
is designed for physicians in administrative positions in academic health
centers, which includes chief of a clinical division or section within a
clinical department, vice chair of a clinical department, medical
director, vice president of medical affairs, associate dean for clinical
affairs, etc. Applications should be submitted by May 20, 2004. Detailed
information may be found at the following web site:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe/programs/LDP.shtml.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. Patrick A. Adegboyega
Dr. Marilyn Marx
Dr. Garland D. Anderson Mr. Richard S. Moore
Dr. Tetsuo Ashizawa Dr. Shawn D. Newlands
Mr. Jason L. Bramlett Mr. E. J.
Pederson
Dr. Ronald A. Carson Dr.
Linda G. Phillips
Dr. Charles H. Christiansen Ms. Jennifer Raeke
Dr. Cary W. Cooper Dr. Ben G. Raimer
Ms. Susan H. Coulter
Mr. Lawrence
E. Revill
Ms. Judith H. DiMarco Dr. Rebecca Saavedra
Dr. Henry F. Epstein Dr.
Karen H. Sexton
Dr. Kristene K. Gugliuzza Dr.
Ned Snyder
Dr. Helen K. Li Dr.
Pamela G. Watson
Dr. Steven A. Lieberman Mr.
Melvin Williams
Chair, Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics:
The search committee has
received its charge from the Dean.
Chair, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences:
The Dean is
continuing discussions with the leading candidate.
Chair, Orthopaedic
Surgery & Rehabilitation:
A search committee has been formed; Dr. Edward
Hannigan, Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, will
chair the committee.
The
search committee has received its charge from the Dean.
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
January 2004
February 2004
March 2004
April 2004
September 2004
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
15.
LINKS TO UTMB WEB SITES
The following
sites offer helpful information.
Click here to suggest a link
APPLEs Column for Busy
Educators
Budget Bulletin
Home Page
Construction Updates
Core
Committee for the Advancement of Women Faculty & Administrators
Core Committee for the
Support of Underrepresented Ethnic Groups
Diversity Council Web Site
eYellow Sheet
Faculty
Development Offerings from OED
Faculty Resources Web
Site
Faculty Senate
Web Site
Funding Opportunities
Mission Statement and
Core Values
National Biocontainment
Laboratory
(Galveston National Laboratory)
Office of Regional Medical Education
Research Funding Library Calendar
School of Medicine Home Page
School
of Medicine Weather Plan
2003 State Employee
Charitable Campaign
Today’s Daily
Announcements
UTMB Home Page
UTMB News Room
UTMB Policies & Procedures
UTMB Weather Plan
Back to list of
announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
