SOM e-NEWS Jul01 '04

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).

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1. UPCOMING EVENTS

TOWN MEETING

Come out and help President John D. Stobo welcome the new Dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. Valerie Parisi, to the UTMB community during this Wednesday’s (07/21/04) Town Meeting, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium. Other agenda items include a special diversity award presentation, an update on the Galveston National Lab’s environmental impact statement, and a progress report on some of the exciting gifts made toward UTMB’s five-year, $250 million comprehensive campaign. As always, the meeting will be broadcast live and rebroadcast on campus cable channel 53. A web rebroadcast and videotapes will be available the following week. For additional information, please call the Office of Public Affairs at ext. 22618 or send a message to public.affairs@utmb.edu

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 23, 2004 at 4:00 PM in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium.

VISIT OF JANET BICKEL

Janet Bickel, President of Janet Bickel and Associates, will visit our campus on September 16-18, 2004, as a consultant for professional and leadership development. Ms. Bickel’s visit, co-sponsored by the Core Committee for the Advancement of Women Faculty and Administrators, Faculty Women’s Caucus, School of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, will include advanced mentoring workshops as well as other programs (information on these activities is forthcoming). Further information about Ms. Bickel is available at: http://www.janetbickel.com/.

FACULTY OF MEDICINE MEETINGS

--Tuesday, October 5, 2004 (4:30 PM)

--Tuesday, December 7, 2004 (4:30 PM)

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2. NEW DEAN SELECTED FOR SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

President John D. Stobo announced on July 12th that Dr. Valerie Parisi, Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, will join UTMB as Dean of Medicine on October 1st. Since 1997, Dr. Parisi has served as Chair of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and as Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the North Carolina Women’s Hospital. She’s also a member and co-founder of the UNC Healthcare System Board of Directors. Prior to joining UNC, Dr. Parisi was Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Medical Center at Stony Brook, N.Y., and served 10 years as Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Half of her time there was devoted to NIH-funded research on fetal placental circulation. The Brooklyn native graduated from Brown University in 1972 with a biology degree and earned her M.D. degree in 1975 as a member of the first class to graduate from Brown Medical School. See full announcement

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3. DRS. NEENA CHAMPAIGNE & MELISA MARTINEZ NOMINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN seminar

Neena L. Champaigne, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and Melisa Y. Martinez, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, have been selected to submit an application to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar scheduled on December 4-7, 2004 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The seminar is designed for women early in their first faculty appointment who are aiming for a leadership position in academic medicine. Details about the program may be found at: http://www.aamc.org/meetings/specmtgs/ewim04/start.htm.

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4. ELECTION/APPOINTMENTS TO SOM COMMITTEES

Below are the names of faculty members who recently have been elected/appointed to the Academic Planning and Policy Committee, Academic Progress Committee, Curriculum Committee, Executive Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty Performance Evaluation Committee, and the Nominating Committee. Also shown are the terms of their service on the committee. Please visit the following web site for a listing of the School of Medicine’s standing committees: http://www.som.utmb.edu/Standing%20Committees/Som_Standing_Committees_TOC.htm

ELECTED:

academic planning & policy committee (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2007)

Victor S. Sierpina, M.D. – Family Medicine
Eric M. Smith, Ph.D. – Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Vicki M. Soukup, Ph.D. - Neurology

ACADEMIC PROGRESS COMMITTEE

Anthony Okorodudu, Ph.D. – Pathology (2004-2008)
Gurjeet (Gary) S. Shokar, M.D. – Family Medicine (2004-2007)
William E. Zinser, M.D. – Neurology (2004-2008)

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2008)

Dara V. Dallas, M.D. – Pediatrics
Premkumar Christadoss, M.D. – Microbiology & Immunology

MEMBER-AT-LARGE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005)

Abbey B. Berenson, M.D. – Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kathryn A. Cunningham, Ph.D. - Pharmacology & Toxicology

FACULTY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE

Paul J. Boor, M.D., Pathology (2004-2005)
Edward V. Hannigan, M.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology (2004-2006)
Claire E. Hulsebosch, Ph.D., Neuroscience & Cell Biology (2004-2007)
James C. Lee, Ph.D., Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics (2004-2007)
William A. O'Brien, M.D., Internal Medicine (2004-2006)
David K. Rassin, Ph.D., Pediatrics (2004-2005)

NOMINATING COMMITTEE (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006)

James E. Blankenship, Ph.D. - Neuroscience & Cell Biology
James J. Grady, Dr.P.H. - PM & CH
Gayle Olson, M.D. - Obstetrics & Gynecology

APPOINTED:

FACULTY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE
Miles W. Cloyd, Ph.D., Microbiology & Immunology (2004-2006)
Robert E. Garfield, Ph.D., Obstetrics & Gynecology (2004-2005)
Kyriakos Markides, Ph.D., PM & CH (2004-2007)
Michael O'Boyle, M.D., Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (2004-2006)
Eduardo Orihuela, M.D., Surgery (2004-2005)
Daneshvari R. Solanki, M.D., Anesthesiology (2004-2007)

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5. RESEARCH SERVICES UPDATE

After an in depth and careful assessment of the opportunities for improvement in Research Services, President John D. Stobo announced last week that the institutional goals can be best met through an institutional alignment of Research Services with the School of Medicine. To that end the institutional oversight for Research Services will be provided by the Dean of the School of Medicine. In addition, there will be a Research Advisory Group reporting to the Dean with representatives from all schools to ensure that the research needs spanning UTMB are well supported and advanced.

There will also be a search for a new Director of Research Services who will report to our new Dean. In the meantime, Research Services will continue to work with Jan Feldman, Interim Director of the Program, to improve the way they do business and to explore opportunities to achieve the shared objective to provide the kind of service and professional support necessary to achieve UTMB’s research targets.

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6. BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY CE COURSES OFFERED

A variety of bioterrorism and other public health emergency preparedness Continuing Education (CE) courses training will be held on campus in July and August:

2-hour "Recognizing and Responding to Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies" courses scheduled on campus July 23, August 17, and August 31. The cost for this program is $15 (covers the CE costs). This course is designed to meet the required CE for Texas nurse relicensure, but it is also an excellent introduction to the topic and has CE for multiple disciplines (including MDs).
4-hour "Core Disaster Life Support" (CDLS) course scheduled on campus on August 19th. The cost per participant is $20 (covers the CE).
8-hour "Basic Disaster Life Support" (BDLS) courses scheduled on campus July 16th and August 20th. The cost is $40 (covers the CE).

To register or for more information, please contact, Ms. Retha Rambin, at 772-4818 or by email at rerambin@utmb.edu. A description of the programs may be found: http://www.utmb.edu/emergency_plan/pdfs/tbce_flyer.pdf

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7. ALL SCHOOLS FACULTY ORIENTATION

The All Schools Faculty Orientation will begin again on July 30th and feature guest speakers. This program is designed to acquaint new faculty with UTMB as well as offer all faculty an opportunity to learn more about our institution. Please mark your calendar to attend the upcoming presentation:

Friday, July 30, 2004, 12N-1PM, Office of the Dean of Medicine Conference Room, 5.106 Administration Building

Guest Speaker:

John D. Stobo, M.D.

President-UTMB

Topic: "UTMB Overview"

Please RSVP to Ms. Eartha Dotson via email, edotson@utmb.edu, or call extension 20762.

ALL FACULTY ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!

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8. COMPLIANCE TRAINING DEADLINE NEARS
State and federal laws and good business practices drive the need to offer instruction on a number of important issues related to the workplace, to patient and employee safety, to appropriate use and protection of resources, and more. Deadlines on training are tied to the fiscal year, which ends on August 31st. While improvements to the system continue, employees are still responsible for their required training, which varies by employee and job. Get more information in this Impact article, or visit the Office of Institutional Compliance web site for more information and a link to many of the training courses.

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9. INTRODUCTORY FACILITATOR TRAINING WORKSHOP

The next Introductory Facilitator Training Workshop for faculty members who will be facilitating a course for the 2004-2005 Integrated Medical Curriculum will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2004, from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. The location will be in the Mary Moody Northen Conference Room, Suite 1.102, Mary Moody Northen Pavilion. Lunch will be served.

All facilitators are expected to complete this training. You may sign up for the next session of the Introductory Facilitator Training Workshop by contacting Cindy Garcia, Office of Educational Development, at extension 22791 no later than July 28, 2004.

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10. COMING SOON: ONLINE FACULTY HANDBOOK

The Online Faculty Handbook for faculty and academic staff members in the School of Medicine is coming soon. This informational handbook will consist of online resources and links to useful web sites. It is intended to provide easy navigation to important information including key policies, procedures and benefits of the University. New and seasoned faculty members alike will find the handbook as a quick and easy access to multiple sources of information.

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11. NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

The Dean of Medicine welcomes the following new School of Medicine faculty who were appointed from June 1, 2004 through June 30, 2004:

Anesthesiology

Steven Leach, M.S.N., Anesthesia Specialist

Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics

Catherine Schein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Barun Choudhury, Ph.D., Instructor

Neuroscience & Cell Biology

Irving Ortiz, B.S., Assistant Professor

Nehad Saada, M.M.S., Instructor

Huang Shao, M.D., Assistant Professor

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Patricia Korenek, M.S.N., Maternal/Child Specialist

Chandrowti Persaud, B.S.N., Maternal/Child Specialist

Ruth Soulsby-Monroy, M.S.N., Maternal/Child Specialist

Pathology

Anil Jaiswal, Ph.D., Professor

Surgery

James Hunderup, M.D., Assistant Professor

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12. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

July 2004

· The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Foundation Bishop Fellowship Program

· The Marion Spencer Fay Award
· 2004 MetLife Foundation Award for Medical Research (Alzheimer's Disease Research)

· Research!America Advocacy Awards Program

August 2004

· The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program

September 2004

· The American Philosophical Society Judson Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation for research in the several branches of clinical medicine, including internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry and surgery.

· The 2005 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology

October 2004

· The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Program

November 2004

· The Bressler Prize in Vision Science 2005

· Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Interfaces Award Program

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13. LINKS TO UTMB WEB SITES

The following sites offer helpful information. Click here to suggest a link

APPLEs Column for Busy Educators

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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