Take your job seriously, but not yourself. That is the best combination.

       - Dame Judi Dench

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Journal of Women's Health. October 2012, Ahead of Print:

Systems of Career Influences: A Conceptual Model for Evaluating the Professional Development of Women in Academic Medicine

Diane Magrane, Deborah Helitzer, Page Morahan, Shine Chang, Katharine Gleason, Gina Cardinali, and Chih-Chieh Wu

ASPH Friday Letter #1752, November 16, 2012:

Columbia's Dean Fried Receives Prize for Longevity Research

The Ipsen Foundation awarded its 2012 Longevity Prize to Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Dean Linda Fried (ELAM '97). Dean Fried was unanimously chosen by an international jury of scientists for her innovative work on the aging population and success in defining the "frailty syndrome." She received the award at the Foundation's annual symposium in San Diego, CA on November 14.

Monica Lypson, M.D., M.H.P.E. (current ELAM Fellow), has been named Chair of the Association of American Colleges' Group on Resident Affairs (GRA) Steering Committee.

Paula Termuhlen, M.D. (ELAM '09), Professor of Surgery and General Surgery Residency Program Director at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been named the community medical education programFaculty Leader.  In this role, she will provide leadership in developing a comprehensive model for the community-based medical education program and facilitates the Steering Committee.

Sent our way from Madhu Mazumdar (ELUM '12):

Here is a picture we took while celebrating recent accomplishments of our three ELUMs (activities included dinner in NYC along with creating a book of all the poems read over our ELAM training):

• Meenakshi Singh becoming Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs at Stony Brook University School of Medicine
• Anna Pavlick becoming Director, Clinical Trials Office, New York University School of Medicine
• Ellie Schoenbaumbecoming Director, Medical Student Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University 

  From LtoR: Anne Mosenthal, Ellie Schoenbaum, Meenakshi Singh, Anna Pavlick, and Madhu Mazumdar

The Fall 2012 issue of GWIMS Watch, the newsletter of the AAMC's Group on Women in Medicine and Science, is available online. ELUMs are cited for their role with the GWIMS Steering Committee include: Jocelyn Chertoff (ELAM '04), outgoing GWIMS Chair; Betty Drees (ELAM '02), outgoing Council of Deans (COD) Liaison to GWIMS; and Elisabeth Kunkel (ELAM '04), outgoing member. Incoming are: Rebecca Pauly (ELAM '02), incoming Chair; Mary Nettleman (ELAM '01), COD Liaison to GWIMS; and Susan Pepin (ELAM '11), member-at-large. The issue focuses on awards and recognition for women: Liz Travis (ELAM '00) writes "Tips for Preparing Award Nominations and Recognizing Women"; Archana Chatterjee (ELAM '08) describes the awards developed by Creighton University; and Marjorie Jenkins (ELAM '09) focuses on "Empowering Women in Academic Health Centers." ELUMs who've received various institutional or organizational awards are noted: the University of Kansas established a new Innovation Award and named it for its inaugural recipient, Amy O'Brien-Ladner (ELAM '05); the University of Massachusetts Medical Center's 2012 Outstanding Mentoring to Women Faculty Award (its most prestigious award) to Jean King (ELAM '12); and Roberta Sonnino (ELAM '98) was nominated for the Wayne State University School of Medicine's Women in Medicine and Science Leadership Development Award.

If you have news that you would like to share in the Edge, please send it to ELAM@Drexel.edu.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, November 14, 2012:
Dr. Joanne Conroy, AAMC Chief Healthcare Officer, has authored an essay on the Wing of Zock blog site on a recent Dartmouth Atlas Project study, authored by two medical students, on variations in health care and residency training. Dr. Conroy wrote, "All data is helpful, but it only begins the conversation. The authors hold underlying assumptions and perpetrate inconsistencies in their analysis that should be addressed."

Tied to the 40th anniversary of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine, Dr. Betty Drees, dean, and Dr. Kenan Omurtag, wrote an article in the current issue of Missouri Medicine on "Accelerated Medical Education: Past, Present and Future." Drs. Drees and Omurtag trace the history of accelerated medical education and offer some constructive guidance for any new efforts to reduce the length of medical education, including reviews of existing programs and prospective research on outcomes.

The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 125, Issue 12, December 2012:

Impact of Age, Sex, Obesity, and Steroid Use on Quinolone-associated Tendon Disorders
 Barton L. Wise, Christine Peloquin, Hyon Choi, Nancy E. Lane, Yuqing Zhang

If you have an article published that you would like to share in the Edge, please send it to ELAM@Drexel.edu.

FastCompany.com, November 15, 2012:

The 20-Minute Exercise To Eradicate Negative Thinking

Belief is contagious. It wins supporters. It's self-fulfilling. Here's how to get there when nagging, negative thoughts are holding you back.

Once Upon A Company: What Fairy Tales Can Teach You About Leadership

Next time you're reading your kids a bedtime story, don't zone out--pay attention! The same stories that captured your imagination in childhood may very well hold the answer to your leadership questions.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, November 16, 2012:

Rita Charon, M.D., Ph.D., authored a beautifully written and insightful perspective column in the new issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, titled "The Reciprocity of Recognition - What Medicine Exposes about Self and Other." Dr. Charon, a past chair of the AAMC Council of Academic Societies, is the founder and director of Columbia University's Program in Narrative Medicine.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 19, 2012:

Gender, Generations, and Faculty Conflict
Will academe's mothers and daughters repeat the errors of its fathers and sons?

FastCompany.com, November 19, 2012:

How The Official Getting Things Done App Will Free Your Mind And Empty Your Inboxes

David Allen's "Getting Things Done" isn't getting the app treatment. Instead, Allen and some very experienced developers are aiming to take over all your inboxes and assure you peace of mind.

Don't Be A Power Hog: How Sharing Information, Time, And Authority Makes You A Better Leader

Think there's no place for generosity in a cutthroat business world? Think again. Here's why the best leaders are also the most giving.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, November 20, 2012:

AAMC has published "Diversity in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2012," the 17th data book in the Facts & Figures Data Series. This publication provides students, medical educators and administrators, researchers, policymakers, and the general public with a compendium of detailed statistical information on race and ethnicity and gender in medical education in the United States for the 2011 academic year as well as nearly a decade's worth of trending information for select topics. The publication also includes data related to the pre-college component of the education pipeline leading to the M.D. degree and other health sciences and health professions careers.

A posting on the University of Chicago website reports, "Although some scholars have suggested that the income gap between men and women is due to women's reluctance to negotiate salaries, a new study...shows that given an invitation, women are just as willing as men to negotiate for more pay. Men, however, are more likely than women to ask for more money when there is no explicit statement in a job description that wages are negotiable, the study showed."

FastCompany.com, November 21, 2012:

What Leading With Vision Really Means

The essence of farsightedness in business is not simply envisioning a possible successful future--it's being able to articulate it in a way that's both compelling and inclusive.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, November 25, 2012:

A viewpoint essay in the new issue of JAMA reports on the findings and recommendations of the Mentor Working Group, established by the CTSA Education Key Function Committee. The recommendations focus on mentor selection, support, competencies, training, evaluations, and feedback. Recommendations also are provided concerning the alignment of mentor and mentee expectations.

InsideHigherEd.com, November 26, 2012:

Gender Gaps and Canadian Research Universities

When Canada started a new program to support endowed chairs at its research universities in 2010, and no women were selected, many academics were alarmed. The government responded by commissioning a study by the Council of Canadian Academies, which issued a report last week on the state of women in the country's universities. The report found continued underrepresentation in the highest ranks of research universities, and "no single solution" to the disparities. Generally, the study found similarities between the proportion and challenges of women in Canadian research universities and those of other economically advanced nations.

FastCompany.com, November 26, 2012:

The Best Business Books Of 2012: Find Fulfillment, Get Productive, And Create Healthy Habits

These 12 books have shaped not only the way we work this year, but how we think and the conversations we're having. Authored by luminaries like Nate Silver, Clay Christensen, and Susan Cain, these delightful-to-read tomes offer insight into the power of vulnerability, habit, social media, and more.

FastCompany.com, November 28, 2012:

Affordable Ways To Make Your Employees Feel Appreciated--Or Else

Fifty-five percent of workers say they'd ditch their jobs for a company that clearly recognized employees for their efforts. Is your company at risk?

InsideHigherEd.com, November 28, 2012:

Are You Over-Functioning?

The tasks you are doing well may be holding you back from excelling in the tasks at which you need to do well, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.