Weekly Links
January 12-16, 2009

EVENTS OF THE WEEK:

Education Program Related Events:
Event Audience: Open
Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag]
January 12, 12-1. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B
Chronic Pain & Emotions: Implications for Women Trying to Cope, Jeffrey Feldman, PhD, Neuropsychology
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.

Research Program Related Event:
Event Audience: Open
Social Honoring Recipients of the 2009 Faculty Research Awards in Women’s Health
April 2, 4-6. Commons Conference Rooms 1-3
To RSVP, contact whcoe@wfubmc.edu.

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

IN THE NEWS:

Enhancing Peer Review at NIH. NIH has recently announced changes in the review and scoring of applications. For more information, refer to the following links:
~ Description of the New NIH Scoring Procedures: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-024.html
~ Description of Enhanced NIH Review Criteria: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-025.html
~ Implementation Timeline for NIH Changes: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-023.html

Wharton Leadership Digest: http://leadership.wharton.upenn.edu/digest/index.shtml

Leadership Online: Washington Post launches website dedicated to leadership
http://views.washingtonpost.com/leadership/index.html

Call for Abstracts and Applications: Society for Women’s Health Research Accepting Nominations for Prize for Contributions to Women’s Health: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Society for Women’s Health Research Medtronic Prize for Scientific Contributions to Women’s Health. The annual $75,000 prize recognizes a woman scientist or engineer for her contributions to women’s health. It also encourages women scientists and engineers to work on issues uniquely related to women’s health and rewards women who have devoted a significant part of their careers to this area. http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8023

AAMC seeks submissions for annual RIME conference: The AAMC is requesting submissions for papers and abstracts to be presented at the 48th Annual Research in Medical Education (RIME) Conference, which will be held Nov. 6-11 in conjunction with the association's annual meeting in Boston. The conference will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of research concerning all aspects of medical education. Submissions must be received by Feb. 20. Submission guidelines and forms are available at http://www.aamc.org/members/gea/rime/start.htm.
Information: Caroline Ford Coleman, AAMC Medical Education, 202.828.0412, ccoleman@aamc.org

Position Announcements from ELAM

Chair, Dept of Biochemistry – Rush Medical College

Chair, Dept of Bioengineering – U of Illinois at Chicago College of Engineering

FOUR positions – NHLBI, NIH

1.   Director, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases

2.   Deputy Director, Division of Blood Diseases and Resources

3.   Chief, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch

4.   Chief, Blood Diseases Branch

Vice President for Medical Affairs – Aurora West Allis Medical Center (WI)

	Weekly Links January 12-16, 2009
EVENTS OF THE WEEK: Education Program Related Events: Event Audience: Open Lunch with Wonderful Women Series [brown bag] January 12, 12-1. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rooms 2 A&B Chronic Pain & Emotions: Implications for Women Trying to Cope, Jeffrey Feldman, PhD, Neuropsychology 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. Research Program Related Event: Event Audience: Open Social Honoring Recipients of the 2009 Faculty Research Awards in Women’s Health April 2, 4-6. Commons Conference Rooms 1-3 To RSVP, contact whcoe@wfubmc.edu.
To view all the events coming up in the next quarter visit: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/whcoe/Weekly+Links/
IN THE NEWS: Enhancing Peer Review at NIH. NIH has recently announced changes in the review and scoring of applications. For more information, refer to the following links: ~ Description of the New NIH Scoring Procedures: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-024.html ~ Description of Enhanced NIH Review Criteria: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-025.html ~ Implementation Timeline for NIH Changes: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-023.html Wharton Leadership Digest: http://leadership.wharton.upenn.edu/digest/index.shtml Leadership Online: Washington Post launches website dedicated to leadership http://views.washingtonpost.com/leadership/index.html *Call for Abstracts and Applications:* Society for Women’s Health Research Accepting Nominations for Prize for Contributions to Women’s Health: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Society for Women’s Health Research Medtronic Prize for Scientific Contributions to Women’s Health. The annual $75,000 prize recognizes a woman scientist or engineer for her contributions to women’s health. It also encourages women scientists and engineers to work on issues uniquely related to women’s health and rewards women who have devoted a significant part of their careers to this area. http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8023 AAMC seeks submissions for annual RIME conference: The AAMC is requesting submissions for papers and abstracts to be presented at the 48th Annual Research in Medical Education (RIME) Conference, which will be held Nov. 6-11 in conjunction with the association's annual meeting in Boston. The conference will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of research concerning all aspects of medical education. Submissions must be received by Feb. 20. Submission guidelines and forms are available at http://www.aamc.org/members/gea/rime/start.htm. Information: Caroline Ford Coleman, AAMC Medical Education, 202.828.0412, ccoleman@aamc.org Position Announcements from ELAM Chair, Dept of Biochemistry – Rush Medical College Chair, Dept of Bioengineering – U of Illinois at Chicago College of Engineering FOUR positions – NHLBI, NIH 1. Director, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases 2. Deputy Director, Division of Blood Diseases and Resources 3. Chief, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Branch 4. Chief, Blood Diseases Branch Vice President for Medical Affairs – Aurora West Allis Medical Center (WI)