January 1, 2004
Vol. 4, No. 1
In this issue:
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1. UPCOMING EVENTS
6. new faculty honored at
reception
7. WORKSHOP
PRESENTATIONS
AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
8. Office of regional medical
education web site
9. PROMOTION AND TENURE ACTIONS
10. APPOINTMENTS TO ENDOWED POSITIONS
11. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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ADVANCED
MENTORING WORKSHOP
The Office of the Dean of Medicine has provided several
mentoring workshops to develop a broader understanding of the importance
of professional mentoring and career development. To keep the momentum
going, an advanced mentoring workshop has been scheduled on January 21st
for
School
of
Medicine
faculty. The workshop is aimed at increasing the effectiveness of
professional mentoring and identifying support processes that will enable
the mentor and mentee maintain a successful partnership. Guest speakers,
Dr. Jerry Daniels, Professor and Associate Chair for Practice Development,
Department of Internal Medicine, and Dr. Alice Anne O’Donell, Professor,
Department of Family Medicine, will add their perspectives for successful
mentoring.
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2004,
12N-1 PM, 1.504, Rebecca Sealy. Lunch will be served. Space is limited,
therefore participation will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Please RSVP to Ms. Eartha Dotson by email at
edotson@utmb.edu or call extension 22671.
--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
The February Faculty
of Medicine Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2004,
4:30 PM, Levin
Hall Main 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 (appointed between 12/01/03-01/31/04) will be held
immediately after the meeting in the Levin Hall Dining Room.
--
Monday, March 15, 2004 - Thursday, March 18, 2004.
Match
Day Ceremony-
March 18, 2004
11:00 a.m.
– Levin Hall, Main Auditorium
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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)
--Saturday,
May 22, 2004, 10:00 AM, Moody Gardens Convention Center
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President Stobo announced last week that Dr. Adrian Perachio has decided
to resign his position as Vice President for Research in early 2004 in
order to assume a hands-on leadership role in advancing the university’s
long-standing relationship with the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston.
Dr. Perachio has served as Vice President since April 2001.
A
nationally recognized expert in vestibular neurophysiology, Dr. Perachio
will focus on developing and directing a space life sciences center in
partnership with the JSC. The proposed center will aim to enhance existing
research and training collaborations and establish facilities and programs
to support basic and applied research on the effects of the space
environment on human health.
Dr.
Perachio will also continue to spearhead UTMB’s participation in an
important research coalition with the
University
of Texas at Austin and the Central Texas Veterans Administration, a
relationship he was instrumental in shaping.
See full announcement from the President
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Dr. Michael M. Warren
has accepted the position of Medical Director at the TDCJ Hospital. Dr.
Roger D. Soloway will serve as Associate Medical Director.
See full announcement from the Dean of Medicine and Chief Operating
Officer
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A study
lead by Tasnee Chonmaitree, M.D., Professor in the Departments of
Pediatrics and Pathology, shows that antihistamines to relieve children’s
ear infection symptoms may do more harm than good. This study has
received extensive coverage including publication in the Journal of
Pediatrics (September 2003), American
Academy
of
Pediatrics News
(December 2003),
and
Reader’s Digest. Reuters published the story before it was
picked up by approximately 200 web sites including Google News, Yahoo
News, Yale-New Haven Website, etc. The story will also run in
Prevention Magazine (April 2004 issue) and Health Magazine.
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UTMB’s Chief Operating
Officer, Dr. Karen Sexton, and Chair of Surgery, Dr. Courtney Townsend,
Jr., recently announced the appointment of a new Medical Director for the
Division of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Brian Zachariah, former Medical
Director of the Las Colinas Medical Center in Dallas, has dedicated his
career to the field of emergency medicine and has held various positions
at Baylor College of Medicine, UT-Health
Science
Center
in Houston, Hermann Hospital, the Houston Fire Department and
UT-Southwestern Medical Center. Read the current news release on his
appointment in the
UTMB Newsroom.
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New
School of Medicine faculty, appointed between October 1, 2003 and November
30, 2003, were honored at a holiday reception on December 9, 2003. These
receptions are held as an opportunity for our new faculty members to meet
the UTMB community. See list of new faculty at:
http://www.som.utmb.edu/newfacultypresentation0204_files/Reception120903.htm
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7.
WORKSHOP
PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
Presentations made at two recent workshops are now available on the web:
APT Workshop held on
11/19/03,
http://www.som.utmb.edu/APT_Workshop/APT_Workshop_TOC111903.htm, and
CV Workshop held on 12/17/03,
http://www.som.utmb.edu/CV_Workshop_TOC121703.htm.
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The
Office of Regional Medical Education (ORME) announces their newly designed
web site, located at
http://meded.utmb.edu/orme/.
The office is continuing to add more
information and resource links to benefit students, UTMB faculty and
community preceptors. The site currently is open for all to gain insight
into the development of the ORME, goals in fostering skills in medical
education, and opportunities available for training experiences in Austin.
Contact information is provided on the site should you have any questions
or wish to share comments.
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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, 2004 and are pending System approval:
AMR ABOULEISH, M.D., M.B.A., Associate Professor of Anesthesiology,
Department of Anesthesiology, be promoted to Professor of Anesthesiology.
JEAN L. FREEMAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Internal
Medicine and PM & CH, be promoted to Professor.
WILLIAM F. HARPER, M.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine,
Department of Internal Medicine, be promoted to Associate Professor of
Internal Medicine.
BERNARD M. KARNATH, M.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine,
Department of Internal Medicine, be promoted to Associate Professor of
Internal Medicine.
J. PATRICK KEARNEY, Jr., M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, be promoted to Associate Professor
of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.
SANJIV SUR, M.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine
and Pediatrics, be promoted to Professor.
CHRISTINE B. TURLEY, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department
of Pediatrics, be promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics.
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The following faculty
were appointed to endowed chairs/professorships:
EDWARD R. SHERWOOD, M.D., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, is appointed to the
JAMES F. ARENS CHAIR IN ANESTHESIOLOGY effective
November
1, 2003 through
October
31, 2008.
VICTOR S. SIERPINA, M.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, is the inaugural
holder of the W.D. AND LAURA NELL NICHOLSON FAMILY PROFESSORSHIP IN
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE effective
November
1, 2003
through
October
31, 2008.
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January 2004
·
TIAA-CREF Distinguished Medical Educator Award in 2004
February 2004
·
The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
·
Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award (Cancer
Research, Cardiovascular Research and Neuropsychiatry Research), click
on Funding Opportunities. DEADLINE EXTENDED FROM JANUARY 23RD
TO FEBRUARY 7TH.
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LINKS
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
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