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** EVENTS COMING UP IN THE NEXT QUARTER **
Event Audience: All Faculty
Research Strategies Workshop
April 23, 11:30 – 1, Cancer Center rooms 2A & 2B
" Managing Grant Money: Practical Tips for Success" Meredith Rentz, MS, Controller’s Office
Once your grant has been awarded, how do you manage all that money? Learn effective strategies for fiscal oversight of your funds including deciding how to allot funds, fiscal accountability, and NIH rules and regulations for award management.
Lunch is courtesy of Jazzercise (http://www.winstonsalemjazz.com/).
Contact whcoe@wfubmc.edu to RSVP.
For the full 2008-2009 workshop schedule, visit the research page.
Event Audience: Open
Nutrition Journal Club
April 24, 11-1 (Lunch provided.)
Book Discussion: The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan.
Registration required by April 17th.
Co-sponsored by Twin City Dietetic Association.
Contact sgolden@wfubmc.edu for details.
For the full schedule visit our education page.
Event Audience: Open
Research Seminar Series
May 1, Noon-1, Sticht Center Auditorium
“Preventing Adolescent Risk Behaviors: Results from a Pilot Study," Elizabeth M. Arnold, PhD, MSW
No reservation necessary. Lunch provided on first come, first served basis.
For the full 2008-2009 seminar series schedule, visit the research page.
Event Audience: Open
Nutrition Journal Club
May 8, 9-10 (Meets the second Friday of every month).
“Exploring Long-Term Dietary Supplementation,” Eleanor L. Russell, MA, Dept. of Biology, High Point University
Contact sgolden@wfubmc.edu for details.
For the full schedule visit our education page.
Event Audience: Open
Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag]
May 11, 12-1. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B
"What is HPV & Should My Daughter Be Vaccinated?", Brigitte Miller, MD, OB/GYN
Cosponsored by the WHCOE and ActionHealth. Snacks & water provided.
To RSVP, call ActionHealth at 713-8001. Session open to first 40 respondents.
For the full schedule visit our education page.
Event Audience: WHCOE Mentoring Program participants only
Journal Club
May 12, 5:30-7 pm
Toxic Mentors or Toxic Proteges? A Critical Re-examination of Dysfunctional Mentoring, by Dr. Daniel Feldman. Facilitated by Drs. Steve Block, Senior Associate Dean & Professor of Pediatrics and Joseph Tobin, Professor & Chair, Anesthesiology.
Contact whcoe@wfubmc.edu to RSVP and for details.
For the full 2008-2009 schedule, visit the mentoring page.
Event Audience: Open
First Annual 36° North Sprint Triathlon
June 7, 7:30 am
Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC
This event will benefit the WHCoE and will enable us to continue our work in promoting research and education in women’s health as well as leadership and professional development for all women in our community. Visit http://www.36northtriathlon.com/Home.htm to register or find out about volunteering.
Event Audience: Open
Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag]
June 13, 12-1. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B
"Health Benefits of Soy Consumption", Mara Vitolins, DrPH, MPH, RD
Cosponsored by the WHCOE and ActionHealth. Snacks & water provided.
To RSVP, call ActionHealth at 713-8001. Session open to first 40 respondents.
For the full schedule visit our education page.
Event Audience: Open
Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag]
July 13, 12-1. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B
"The Sandwich Generation: Caring for Both Your Children and Your Parents", Susan Brooks, LPC, MA, MBA, Mdiv
Cosponsored by the WHCOE and ActionHealth. Snacks & water provided.
To RSVP, call ActionHealth at 713-8001. Session open to first 40 respondents.
For the full schedule visit our education page.
Event Audience: Open
Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag]
August 10, 12-1. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B
"Healing Touch”, Deborah Larrimore, RN, LMT, CHTI
Cosponsored by the WHCOE and ActionHealth. Snacks & water provided.
To RSVP, call ActionHealth at 713-8001. Session open to first 40 respondents.
For the full schedule visit our education page.
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IN THE NEWS:
Review the informational flier regarding a training program for the upcoming 36 North Triathlon (formerly the Excellence Triathlon). We hope that you will take advantage of the opportunity to learn from the leading triathlete trainers in our community. This program is geared toward beginners and people who run, bike or swim but might be a little nervous about doing all three!
Many familiar faces who assisted with the Excellence Triathlon over the past several years have come together to form the group that will be hosting the first annual 36° North Sprint Triathlon http://www.36northtriathlon.com/Home.htm on June 7, 2009 at Tanglewood Park. This event will benefit the WHCoE and will enable us to continue our work in promoting research and education in women’s health, as well as leadership and professional development for all women in the community. If you are unable to participate but are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Diana Cornelison at dcorneli@wfubmc.edu.
Graduate School Research Day and Hot Topics Community Forum – April 6th.
Redefining Tenure at Med Schools: Tenure-track? Yes/no. It's a common field on application forms for medical research grants, says Maryrose Franko, senior program officer at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009_03_06/caredit.a0900032
Spring Lecture: "Violence Within Families & Communities: From Precursors to Prevention" by Dr. Silvia H. Koller, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Tuesday, April 7 from 5 - 7pm, Greensboro Public Library - Central Branch, Nussbaum Room.
For information contact Eileen Kane at (336) 334-9707 or cfrn@uncg.edu
This event is presented by UNCG School of Human Environmental Sciences & The Child and Family Research Network.
ASH THEFT: UNTOUCHABILITY, RITUAL, AND POLITICS IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE: with Diane P. Mines. Wednesday, April 8 4:30 pm, WFU Museum of Anthropology.
April Workshops sponsored by the Office of Research
An Overview of the WFU Primate Center : April 8, 2009
1st Annual Postdoctoral Development Workshop: April 27, 2009
Budget Fundamentals: April 28, 2009
Register at: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/OR/Educational+Outreach/Scheduled+Trainings.htm
Tracking Inclusion of Women in Clinical Studies, Susan F. Wood http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jwh.2008.1308
CCL’s newsletter Leading Effectively focuses on becoming resilient in times of adversity….
http://www.ccl.org/leadership/enewsletter/2009/MARissue.aspx
The Future of Academic Medicine: What Can Academic Medicine Do About It?
http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2009/04000/The_Future_of_Academic_
Medicine__What_Can_Academic.1.aspx
Profile of Sherry Ulsh, founder of the Women’s Leadership Forum at Burger King, who shares strategies for building your own women’s group—and how to manage stress during tough times. http://www.pinkmagazine.com/little_pink_book/2009/march/25_ulsh_profile.html
Call for Abstracts and Applications: Nominations are being accepted for the Alma Dea Morani MD Renaissance Woman Award by the Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine. Deadline is April 15, 2009.
Position Announcements from ELAM
· Chair, Dept of Integrated Medicine, Ross U SOM (Dominica)
· Chair, Dept of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, Florida State U COM
· CEO, Cardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Prof Medicine or Surgery, Harvard Medical School
· Dean, David Geffen SOM, and Vice Chancellor for Medical Sciences, UCLA |