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IN THE NEWS:
*** DEADLINE APPROACHING *** Call for Applications: 2nd class of the Career Development Seminar for Emerging Women Leaders (CDSEWL) Program. The CDSEWL is modeled after national programs for women in academic medicine, is 7 days in total spread out over 7 months. There are three benefits: 1) the faculty member will not have to travel out of town; 2) the program is spread out over 7 months, causing less interruption in teaching, research and clinical responsibilities; and 3) more women will be able to participate.
For more information click on the following links for:
the letter of invitation to apply (women faculty at the associate or full professor rank.)
the schedule (tentative at this time)
an example of an executive summary
an article on converting a CV to an executive summary
The application process will begin March 6, 2009. Applications should be submitted electronically to Natalie Barrett (nbarrett@wfubmc.edu) at the WHCoE and must be received no later than April 17, 2009.
2009 Annual Research Meeting, June 28-30, 2009, Chicago, IL. Academy Health is seeking abstracts from researchers who are conducting health services or health policy research on women’s health or gender-based issues. For more information visit http://www.academyhealth.org/events/content.cfm?ItemNumber=882&navItemNumber=529.
Professional Medical Associations and Their Relationships with Industry: A Proposal for Controlling Conflicts of Interest. The authors are David Rothman, Walter McDonald, Carol Berkowitz, Susan Chimonas, Catherine DeAngelis, Ralph Hale, Steven Nissen, June Osborn, James Scully, Gerald Thompson and David Wofsy.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/301/13/1367
An article in Inside Higher Ed reports, "Several colleges have recently announced that, regardless of application quality, they plan to admit fewer Ph.D. students for this coming fall than were admitted a year ago. The economics of doctoral education are different enough from those of other programs that some universities' doctoral classes will be taking a significant hit, with potential ramifications down the road for the academic job market, the availability of teaching assistants, and the education of new professors." http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/03/30/phd
Gender-Based Differences in Satisfaction with Academic Preparation and Practice Experiences, William P. Kelsey, III, Nicole S. Kimmes, David E. Williams, Afolabi O. Ogunleye, James T. Ault, and Wayne W. Barkmeier. J Dent Educ. 2009;73 464-470. http://www.jdentaled.org/cgi/content/abstract/73/4/464?etoc
The AAMC Women in Medicine (WIM) committee is soliciting nominations for the annual Women in Medicine Leadership Award and the Women in Medicine Call for Posters for its annual meeting. The WIM Leadership Awards recognize individual and organizational contributions to advancing women leaders in academic medicine. Any member of the academic medicine community may nominate one individual and/or organization for the award. The 2009 theme for the Call for Women in Medicine Posters is "Celebrating Women in Medicine and Science: Future Directions." The WIM coordinating committee invites abstracts describing institutional programs or activities that support the transition of women from trainees to faculty. The deadline for submissions for both the award and poster is May 21. Information: Go to www.aamc.org/members/wim/award.htm or http://www.aamc.org/members/wim/callforposters.htm.
NIH announces new "Grand Opportunities" grants, other ARRA opportunities: Last week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new $200 million program titled "Research and Research Infrastructure 'Grand Opportunities'" (GO). Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the program will support large-scale research projects with specific biomedical and bio-behavioral research endeavors. Specifically, the funding will go toward projects with "novel approaches in areas that address specific knowledge gaps" like scientific opportunities, new technologies, data generation, and research methods. Because funding will not be continued beyond fiscal years 2009 and 2010, the research supported by the program will be expected to have considerable short-term impact and a high likelihood of enabling growth and investment in biomedical research and development, public health, and health care delivery. Only applications with budgets greater than $500,000 in total costs per year, for a project period of two years, will be considered. Additionally, the NIH announced that $21 million of ARRA funding for administrative supplements to existing grants over two years has been allocated for educational opportunities in NIH-funded laboratories for students and science educators. Investigators and institutions will be able to apply for separate administrative supplements to support meaningful research experiences for summer students and science educators. Information: Go to
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-004.html , or http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html
Foreseeing an extraordinarily high demand for peer reviewers to review grant applications in response to the initiatives from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the NIBIB is soliciting volunteers from the extramural community willing to serve on NIBIB and NIH peer review panels this summer and in the future. Note that applicants being reviewed by one peer review panel can participate as a reviewer on a different review panel. If you are interested in serving, please send your contact information, including full name with middle initial, degree(s), institutional affiliation(s), email address, telephone number(s), keywords describing your area of expertise, and a copy of your CV as at email attachment to nibibreviewer@mail.nih.gov.
Position Announcements from ELAM
· Chief, Division of Cardiology, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (OLOLMC, a member of Catholic Health East). South Jersey
· Director, Cancer Center, and Senior Associate Dean, Cancer Research, Education and Clinical Services, Medical College of Wisconsin
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