Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.
       - Victoria Holt 

Positions  

Director, Division of Neonatology, New York University Langone Medical Center. Submitted by executive search firm Witt/Kieffer. ELUMs at NYU are Carol Bernstein, Joan Cangiarella, Jennifer Havens, Adina Kalet, Georgeann McGuinness, and Anna Pavlick (SOM); Elise Eisenberg (COD).

Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at Stanford are Juli Barr, Myriam Curet, Cheryl Gore-Felton, Paula Hillard, Marlene Rabinovitch, Hannah Valantine, and Sherry Wren.

Chair, Department of Surgery, SUNY Stony Brook University. ELUMs at the university are Latha Chandran and Meenakshi Singh (SOM); Maria Ryan (SODM).

Dean, Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, Drexel University College of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at the university are Jane Clifford, Mary Anne Delaney, Cheryl Hanau, Kim Kahng, Ellie Kelepouris, Carol Lippa, Diane Magrane, Jane McGowan, Olimpia Meucci, Mary Moran, Donna Murasko, Ana Núñez, Donna Russo, Kathy Ryan, Barbara Schindler, and Nancy Spector (COM); Janet Fleetwood, Marla Gold, and Shannon Marquez (SOPH); Nily Dan, Trish Gallagher, and Michele Marcolongo (College of Engineering).

Wing of Zock, October 23, 2012:

Impact of New Payment Methodologies on Support for Graduate Medical Education

A new blog entry was written by Joanne Conroy, M.D. (ELAM '08): Many of our nation's academic medical centers (AMCs) are experimenting with care redesign by participating in risk-based payment strategies, such as ACOs, bundled payments, and capitated payments for specific populations. However, little attention has been given to how payments for societal goods such as teaching and care of the uninsured will be calculated in these new payment models.

Journal of Dental Education, October 2012:

Communication Skills for an Electronic and Global World
Nadeem Y. Karimbux

Fast Company, October 17, 2012:

3 Reasons "Balance" Has Become A Dirty Word At Work

Millennials are less likely than older counterparts to say work-life fit is a priority at work, even as they are derided as lazy by older generations. Maybe if we all updated our language beyond "balance," we'd all find better ways of working.

Inside Higher Ed, October 17, 2012:

How Inclusive is Diversity?

Gallaudet's decision to suspend and to rehire its chief diversity officer over her stance against gay marriage raises issues about administrators' rights and responsibilities.

Imposters, Performers, Professionals - II

Steven J. Corbett and Teagan E. Decker consider the job search process.

Fast Company, October 18, 2012:

Practical Advice From Female Entrepreneurs Who Stand Out In A Sea Of Dudes

Male entrepreneurs outnumber women 3.5 to 1. But women behind successful startups say they've found ways to make that statistic work in their favor. Here's how they do it.

The Glass Hammer, October 18, 2012:
 Communication: Top Tool of World's Greatest Bosses
According to a new study by Seattle-based leadership training group, Fierce Inc., communication is the cornerstone of a good boss-employee relationship. The study, which polled over 1,700 corporate executives and employees, set out to find what qualities make a good boss, what reciprocal qualities make a good employee, and how they can work together to be most effective.

Inside Higher Ed, October 19, 2012:

(Mis)Judging Female Scientists

Prominent researcher's Facebook post calling women at a neuroscience conference "unattractive," and lamenting lack of "super model types," sets off debate about sexism in science.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 22, 2012:

Scholarly Publishing's Gender Gap

Women cluster in certain fields, according to a study of millions of journal articles, while men get more credit.

The Harvard Crimson, October 23, 2012:

Faust Addresses Her Role as First Female President

In a public seminar at the Harvard School of Public Health on Monday afternoon, University President Drew G. Faust said that she has come to embrace her role as Harvard's first female president in the years after her appointment in 2007.

Inside Higher Ed, October 23, 2012:

A Rare Leader

When Hellicy Ngambi began her academic career as a lecturer at the University of Zambia in 1984, she successfully challenged the university's policy of providing faculty housing to married men, but not married women.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, October 24, 2012:

Academic Medicine has announced a call for proposals for an upcoming collection of articles on the health care workforce. As questions persist about the adequacy of the size and skills of the workforce, the journal invites submissions that address the role of academic medicine in shaping the health care workforce. Submissions from across the workforce -nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and others in addition to physicians- are welcome. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 18, 2013, and more information about the collection and the submission process is available on-line.

Fast Company, October 17, 2012:

In 1973, Managers Could Work 23 Minutes Without Distraction. And Today?

You'd think technology would have radically altered the pace and intensity of a manager's work day over the last 40 years. But the data doesn't show that--maybe because no one has time to do surveys?