Director, Center on Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Submitted by ELUM Lynne Wagenknecht. Other ELUMs at the university are Bettina Beech, Allison Brashear, Sonia Crandall, Claudine Legault, Amy McMichael, Sally Shumaker, Mary Lou Voytko, Janice Wagner, and Gretchen Wells.

Chair, Department of Neurology, Duke University School of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at Duke are Ann Brown, Mary Klotman, Catherine Kuhn, Holly Lisanby, Chris Marx, Jan Richardson, Vicki Seewaldt, Marilyn Telen, Debara Tucci, and Terri Young.

Chair, Department of Oral Biology, Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at the university are Connie Drisko (Dean), Carole Hanes, and Carol Lefebvre (CODM); Sally Atherton, Linda Boyd, and Sylvia Smith (Medical College of Georgia).

Chair, Department of Pathology, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine. Submitted by ELUMs Leslie Morrison and Bronwyn Wilson. Other ELUMs at the university are Deborah Helitzer, Martha McGrew, Arti Prasad, Valerie Romero-Leggott, and Carolyn Voss.

Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, The Commonwealth Medical College. Submitted by ELUM Janet Townsend.

Dean, School of Public Health, Drexel University. Submitted by the university. ELUMs at Drexel 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).

Please send position announcements to elamjobs@Drexelmed.edu.  

ELUM News 

Articles of Note

The Glass Hammer, December 4, 2012:

Why Are Women of Color Excluded from Conversations about Work-Life Balance?
 In the past three or four months we've seen the publication of a number of controversial articles regarding women and the idea of having it all or being perfect ... Both articles and many like them cover the same topics we've been reading about for years and despite the rapidly changing demographics of the U.S., both fail at being inclusive of women of color (WOC).

Knowledge@Wharton, December 5, 2012:

'More than Coffee Chats and Emails': Sustainable Networking Requires Effort, Authenticity
It's a common refrain in the business world: Networking is the key to success. Building relationships is pivotal. It's not what you know, but whom you know. Yet successful networking goes far beyond handshakes and business card exchanges, noted speakers at the recent 14th Annual Wharton Women in Business Conference.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, December 6, 2012:
 Wing of Zock has launched Chart Review, a monthly roundup of the best blog posts in academic medicine. The roundup draws from blogs by medical schools and teaching hospitals across the country and provides commentary on why each post was selected. Chart Review makes it easy and convenient to find the best writing and thinking on academic medicine in a single place. A new edition will be published on the first of each month. Sign up to subscribe to Wing of Zock via email and follow on Twitter @wingofzock to stay up to date. To submit posts for consideration, email Managing Editor Jennifer Salopek.

InsideHigherEd.com, December 6, 2012:

Gender Equity and Rankings

University's ranking in global evaluations should be based in part on measures of gender equality, according to a manifesto demanding equality of opportunity and pay for female academics.

ASPH Friday Letter, December 7, 2012:

Interactive Website for Charting the Health of the U.S.

The National Center for Health Statistics has released a new version of In Brief. The Health, United States, 2011: In Brief interactive website was developed in collaboration with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The website enables users to view, create, and export charts and tables; incorporate additional data from the full Health, United States report; and easily link to related Web pages. Brief tutorial videos guide users through the features of the website.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, December 10, 2012:

Several weeks ago NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins started blogging. The postings have highlighted new scientific advances, research innovations, and data related to NIH's mission and operations. For example, recent postings have included a report from Dr. Collins' visit to NYU to review the hurricane damage first hand, a report from the recent 2012 mHealth Summit, a new video from NIH on how flu viruses spread, and data from NIH on prescription drug abuse by teens. The blog is quickly becoming must reading by those interested in research and NIH. 
 

Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD, of Indiana University, and a recent recipient of the Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Teacher Award, has an essay in The Atlantic titled, "Great Health Care Requires Great Medical Educators." Dr. Gunderman wrote that there is much more to educating medical students than time, talent and treasure. He wrote, "A school can provide the perfect curriculum, state-of-the-art instructional methods, and unimpeachable testing, yet do a poor job of educating future physicians. One ingredient missing from this account is the creativity, commitment, and inspiration of medical educators. Education is not an industrial process, akin to pressing mounds of clay into a uniform shape. Instead it is a human process. Students are not identical to one another. Each brings distinctive interests, abilities, and experiences. Like the practice of medicine itself, great education means establishing a relationship between human beings."
 

FastCompany.com, December 11, 2012:

The Best Way To Get A New Perspective On Work

Sometimes, a leader's best move is to spend a few days in their employees' shoes. Here are two ways to gain a more holistic perspective of your company.

Calls for Applications, Nominations, Etc.  

AAMC CAS-Chairs, December 7, 2012:

AAMC is holding a webinar on December 18 at 3pm ET on the "Report from the NIH Biomedical Research Workforce Implementation Team." The webinar will feature Sally Rockey, Ph.D., NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, and be moderated by Ann Bonham, Ph.D., AAMC Chief Scientific Officer. This special webinar is free and targeted to medical school research and research training leaders, including leaders of graduate, postdoctoral, and physician-scientist research training and of basic and clinical research. To submit questions before the webinar e-mail jlubetsky@aamc.org. Pre-registration is required. 

Learning Lab on Unconscious Bias in the Health Professions
January 29-31, 2013

AAMC's Diversity Policy and Programs has partnered with Cook Ross to adapt a seminar on unconscious bias for health professions audiences. Cook Ross has developed an intensive and dynamic 3-day learning lab which examines how unconscious biases develop, how they influence perceptions and decision making, and their impact on institutional diversity and inclusion efforts. This unique professional development opportunity is aimed at diversity leaders in academic medicine and other professionals in healthcare and biomedical research. Click here for more details. Please act fast as slots are limited. 

The Last Word

The New York Times Opinion Pages, December 7, 2012:

Twenty and Counting

You may have heard that there are going to be 20 women in the Senate next year. I've been trying to figure out what that means.