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Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education


Weekly Links
December 1-5, 2008

 

EVENTS OF THE WEEK:


“Beary” Happy Holiday Tree

PLACE: Women's Health Center of Excellence lobby, PP II, First floor
DATES:    Monday, 12/1 through Friday, 12/19, 8:30-5 pm
Our tree is spreading hope this holiday season!! Due to an overwhelming response to the Project Night Night Drive, we have an abundance of Beanie Babies and other cuddly critters. Make a donation and take a friend home! All proceeds will be donated to the Family Shelter to help provide a Happy Holiday for displaced women and children in Forsyth County.

Research Program Related Events:
Event Audience: Open
Research Seminar Series NOTE TOPIC & SPEAKER CHANGE
December 5, Noon-1, Sticht Center Auditorium
Developmental Influences on Breast Cancer Risk - J. Mark Cline, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Pathology

No reservation necessary.  Lunch provided on first come, first served basis.
For the full 2008-2009 seminar series schedule, visit the research page.

To view all the events coming up in the next quarter visit: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/whcoe/Weekly+Links/

 

IN THE NEWS:


WHCoE Funding Opportunities Page:
For the latest list of current women’s health research funding opportunities, visit
http://www1.wfubmc.edu/whcoe/Research/funding_opps.htm.  The page is updated regularly, so be sure to bookmark it!

 

Faculty Research Awards in Women’s Health
The WHCoE Faculty Research Awards in Women’s Health are designed to reward and encourage the continued pursuit of excellence in women’s health research at Wake Forest University Health Sciences (WFUHS).
Award Criteria
Two awards will be given to eligible faculty applicants.
1.  New Investigator award will be presented to a faculty member who is early in his or her career and is conducting women’s health research in basic or clinical science at WFUHS for at least the past 3 years.  “New Investigator” is defined as a faculty member at the assistant professor level, regardless of time in rank.
2.  Mid-Career Investigator award will be presented to a faculty member who is independently conducting women’s health research in basic or clinical science at WFUHS for at least the past 3 years.  “Mid-career Investigator” is defined as faculty at the associate professor level, regardless of time in rank. 
For more information, please review the attached
flier.

Position Announcements from ELAM

·   Chair, Dept of Pathology – U Nevada (Reno) SOM

·   Chair, Dept of Surgery – SUNY Upstate Medical U

·   Associate Dean, Academic Affairs – Charles Drew U of Medicine and Science

·   Associate Dean, Student Programs & Career Development – Northwestern U Feinberg SOM

·   Senior Associate Dean, Medical Education – Charles Drew U of Medicine and Science

·   Dean – Texas A&M Health Sciences Center School of Rural Public Health

·   Founding Dean – U California Riverside SOM

·   Senior Vice President, Health Affairs – U Florida

·   Senior Director, Organizational Leadership Development – AAMC

·   Vice President, Medical Education – AMA