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** EVENTS COMING UP IN THE NEXT QUARTER **
Event Audience: WHCOE Mentoring Program participants only
Brown Bag Luncheons: Email Etiquette: How to Avoid Miscommunications & Misperceptions, Ann Geiger, PhD, PHS-SSHP
September 17, 2008, 12:15 – 1pm
Contact whcoe@wfubmc.edu to RSVP and for details about all the events in this section.
For the full 2008-2009 schedule, visit the mentoring page.
Event Audience: All Faculty
Research Strategies Workshop
September 22, 11:30 – 1, Cancer Center rooms 2A & 2B
Tricks of the Trade: Things No One Ever Told You about Applying for a Grant - Linda Porrino, PhD, Physiology & Pharmacology and Mark Wolfson, PhD, PHS-SSHP
Learn what to say in a cover letter, key agency contacts, what happens behind the scenes at NIH, what review committees are looking for and other important, yet unwritten rules to help get your grant funded.
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
Research Seminar Series
October 3, Noon-1, Sticht Center Auditorium
Promoting Mental Health for Women – Naturally! Kathi Kemper, MD, Pediatrics
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: CDSWEL Participants only
Leadership Career Development Program
October 6, 8-5 (final session)
Career Planning & Presenting Yourself – Judith Katz, Ed.D., M.A., Psychologist, Career Coach, and Core Faculty Member of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program
Graduation lunch 11:15-1
Contact nbarrett@wfubmc.edu to RSVP and for details.
Event Audience: WHCOE Mentoring Program participants only
Overview Seminars for Mentors
October 8, 2008 (two identical sessions offered w/networking lunch)
Session 1: 10:30am – 12:00pm, Lunch 12:00 -1:00pm
Session 2: Lunch 12:00 -1:00pm, 1:00 – 2:30pm
Contact whcoe@wfubmc.edu to RSVP and for details about all the events in this section.
For the full 2008-2009 schedule, visit the mentoring page.
Event Audience: Open
Nutrition Journal Club
October 10, 2008, 9-10 (meets the second Friday of every month)
“Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Hormone Alterations and Impact of Exercise.” Gary Miller, PhD, Dept. of Health and Exercise Science
For the full schedule visit our education page.
Contact sgolden@wfubmc.edu for the article or details.
Event Audience: WHCOE Mentoring Program participants only
Overview Seminars for Mentees
October 16, 2008 (two identical sessions offered w/networking lunch)
Session 1: 10:30am – 12:00pm, Lunch 12:00 -1:00pm
Session 2: Lunch 12:00 -1:00pm, 1:00 – 2:30pm
Contact whcoe@wfubmc.edu to RSVP and for details about all the events in this section.
For the full 2008-2009 schedule, visit the mentoring page.
Event Audience: Open
Research Seminar Series
November 7, Noon-1, Sticht Center Auditorium
Urinary Incontinence in Older Women – Catherine E. DuBeau, MD, Geriatrics, University of Chicago
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: All Faculty
Promotion & Achievement and Mentoring Award Social
November 13, 4:30-6:30.
Contact whcoe@wfubmc.edu to RSVP and for details.
Event Audience: Open
Nutrition Journal Club
November 14, 9-10 (Meets the second Friday of every month).
“Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health”, Ann McCarty, MS, PA-C, Certified Integrative Health Counselor with Nourishing Health
Contact sgolden@wfubmc.edu for the article or details. For the full schedule visit our education page.
Event Audience: All Faculty
Research Strategies Workshop
November 19th, 11:30 –1, Cancer Center rooms 2A & 2B
Building Productive Relationships with Faculty, Funders, and Community Partners: Navigating Personalities, Personal Interests, and Politics - Doug Easterling, PhD, Social Sciences & Health Policy and Joseph Tobin, MD, Anesthesiology
Political acumen is vital for building and establishing a successful research program. Learn how to interact effectively and strategically with other researchers, funders, and other key stakeholders to advance your research and career.
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.
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IN THE NEWS:
WHCoE Funding Opportunities Page: Visit http://www1.wfubmc.edu/whcoe/Research/funding_opps.htm for the latest list of current women’s health research funding opportunities. The page is updated regularly, so be sure to bookmark it!
FALL 2008 "Be safe" CELL PHONE DRIVE - During the month of September, the WHCoE, in conjunction with Family Services, would like to collect your old cell phones and accessories. Review the flier for more information and a list of drop-off locations.
The Sister Study, a national research study to learn how the environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer, is enrolling women who have never had breast cancer, aged 35-74 but whose sister had breast cancer. Eligible women should contact The Sister Study directly. Call toll-free 1-877-4SISTER. Deaf/Hard of Hearing call 1-866-TTY-4SIS. For more information visit http://www.sisterstudy.org/ or http://www.estudiodehermanas.org/.
The Annual International Meeting of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (Oct. 23-26th) will feature talks on the most authoritative and up-to-date clinical information on breastfeeding, spanning both maternal and child health. Register by September 15th to take advantage of the early-bird registration discount at http://www.bfmed.org/.
What's Up With Young Docs? Med School Dean Reflects on Changes in Students: The face of American medicine is changing, bringing with it a mixture of challenges and blessings. Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal, July 08, 2008.
2008 AAMC Annual Meeting program now available: The AAMC has released the program for the nation's premier meeting for leaders in academic medicine, to be held Oct. 31-Nov. 5 in San Antonio, Texas. This year's meeting, titled "Creating a Better Tomorrow," will include more than 400 sessions focusing on specific issues of concern to the academic community. Go to http://www.aamc.org/annualmeeting.
From the Center for Creative Leadership’s LEADING EFFECTIVELY – July 2008 issue: Asking Powerful Questions: How better questions lead to better solutions: http://www.ccl.org/leadership/enewsletter/2008/JULquestions.aspx.
26th Annual 2008 Perinatal Conference - Gravidas at Risk, November 17-18, Hickory NC, Sponsored by the WFUSM OB/GYN, March of Dimes and NWAHEC.
Position Announcements from ELAM
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