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IN THE NEWS:
Medical Fundraisers Pound the Pavement
For medical schools and teaching hospitals, now may be the time to get creative with fundraising. Association of American Medical Colleges, August 13, 2008
Programs target physician-scientists
http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/aug08/research.htm
More battles looming over affirmative action
http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/aug08/affaction.htm
Power Up Your Career – A workshop opportunity for your pathway to success, sponsored by the Association for Women in Science. October 11, 2008, 7;30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Indianapolis, Indiana. Learn to balance you work, home and community life; explore practical solutions to common workplace challenges, gain an understanding of leadership competencies and opportunities and more! http://www.awis.org/WhatWorksWorkshop
Stanford's Clayman Institute has released a major new report on dual-career academic couples. The report finds that "over 70 percent of faculty are in dual-career relationships; more than a third are partnered with another academic. This trend is particularly strong among women scientists and people in assistant professor positions." Most of the universities studied include a medical school and the report features some medical school-specific data. http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/ResearchPrograms/DualCareer/index.html
Urology Field Slowly Altered, by Women
The urology rotation during my third year of medical school might best be described as a boys’ club, often characterized by infighting, one-upmanship and sexual humor. It was a little off-putting to many students, but always entertaining. (MedCenterToday.com 9/9/08) New York Times, September 09, 2008
NIH has announced the availability of a Web-based tutorial related to the "Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought." In its release notice, NIH states, "As part of NIH's continuing educational efforts to improve and enhance compliance with Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) requirements, we developed a Web-based tutorial which reviews the requirements of and the responsibilities for compliance with these Federal FCOI regulations. The tutorial is designed for use by Institutional officials responsible for managing NIH funded grants, cooperative agreements and/or contracts and for individuals who are responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of NIH-supported research. We hope this tutorial proves to be a useful educational tool and strongly encourage all NIH-funded investigators to take it." The tutorial may be accessed on the Office of Extramural Research, Conflict of Interest Page. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/coi/index.htm
Beloit College has posted its annual "Mindset List" for the entering college class of 2012. This is the 11th year that the Wisconsin school has assembled observations "that help to identify the experiences that have shaped the lives-and formed the mindset-of students starting their post-secondary education this fall." http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2012.php
The Medical Education Futures Study (MEFS) has launched a new website. The mission of MEFS is to highlight the social mission of medical education during the current period of medical school expansion and potential major health care reform. It is supported by the Macy Foundation and George Washington University. Fitzhugh Mullan, MD, serves as the PI of the project. http://www.medicaleducationfutures.org
A column in Newsweek contends that "Endless red tape and paternalism toward study volunteers is having a stifling effect on clinical research." The author, Sharon Begley also contends that clinical scientists "feel like the stepchildren of biomedical research compared with the cool kids who study fruit flies." http://www.newsweek.com/id/151756
Medpedia Brings Wikipedia Model to Health, But With Pros
Internet entrepreneurs are teaming with doctors, researchers and other medical professionals to create what they hope will be the Web’s largest body of health information.
Darrell G. Kirch, MD, the President and CEO of AAMC, has created a webcast video editorial on Medscape. The editorial is titled, "A Principled Partnership Between Academic Medicine and Industry." Free registration may be required. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578877
The National Institute on Aging has recently published the Clinical Research Study Investigator's Toolbox on the NIA public webpage. The purpose of the Toolbox is to provide a Web-based information repository for investigators and staff involved in clinical research. The Toolbox contains templates, sample forms, guidelines, regulations and information materials to assist investigators in the development and conduct of high quality clinical research studies.
http://www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/CTtoolbox/
The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) is looking for additional writers for our award-winning magazine. Several of our regular columnists have retired from AWIS due to career changes, babies and other life events. That means we need some new columnists, two in particular: Research Advances and Career Talk. If you are interested, please contact our assistant editor Allison Martin at allison_meredith2004@yahoo.com.
Position Announcements from ELAM
· Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine – Boston U SOM
· Chief, Critical Care Medicine – Portland VAMC (Oregon)
· Chief, Geriatrics – Portland VAMC (Oregon)
· Chief, Primary Care – Portland VAMC (Oregon)
· Chief, Epidemiology – U Miami Miller SOM
· Chair, Surgery – U Nebraska College of Medicine
· Associate Dean, Research – Ross U SOM (Dominica)
· Associate Dean, Student Affairs – Ross U SOM (Dominica)
· Vice President, Health Sciences – Creighton U |