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Positions  

AAMC CAS-Chairs, December 12, 2012:
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Dr. Margaret L. Kripke (ELAM '97) to the position of chief scientific officer, where she will be responsible for overseeing the Institute's Research portfolio. Dr. Kripke retired in 2007 from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center where she was the executive vice president and chief academic officer. While there, she founded the Department of Immunology and was also a professor of immunology. Earlier this week Executive Director Bill Gimson resigned. The Texas attorney general and the Travis County (Austin) district attorney also announced this week that their offices are investigating CPRIT's approval of an award to a private firm that "bypassed review."

Susan Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD (a current ELAM Fellow), has been named associate dean of Clinical Affairs for Quality and Patient Safety at the Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Etta Pisano, M.D., (ELAM '04), is the recipient of the 2012 Advancement of Women Faculty Award presented by the Medical University of South Carolina's Women Scholars Initiative, for her dedicated commitment to the professional development of all women faculty at MUSC. 

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How To Hire Someone You Won't Regret In A Month

Success hinges on finding great people, but killer candidates can be nightmare employees, and duds can morph into your biggest stars. Here are the 3 biggest hiring mistakes to avoid.

Inside Higher Ed, December 13, 2012:

The Gender/Resource Gap

Even as women have narrowed or closed gaps in earning Ph.D.s in many science disciplines, their numbers have remained relatively small at the senior faculty ranks. A range of theories have been offered to explain these lingering gaps. Some see continued sexism as the culprit. Others say that women may be opting out of the demands of winning tenure in the sciences -- and still others say that women publish less than do men.

The New York Times Business Day, December 15, 2012:

How to Attack the Gender Wage Gap? Speak Up

Annie Houle of the WAGE Project uses $1 bills and play money to show men's pay advantage over different groups of women. Her program teaches women how to negotiate for better salaries.

Fast Company, December 17, 2012:

The One Conversational Tool That Will Make You Better At Absolutely Everything

Insightful answers can move your business, organization, or career forward. The problem is that most of us ask terrible questions. Learn from the pros how to do it right.

Knowledge@Wharton, December 17, 2012:

'The Corner Office': Adam Bryant on the Five Qualities of Successful Leaders
 New York Times editor Adam Bryant has interviewed more than 200 CEOs for his Corner Office column. In his book, The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed, Bryant shares what he has learned from Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, Ford CEO Alan R. Mulally, Yum Brands CEO David C. Novak, Teach for America CEO Wendy Kopp, Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus and other leaders. Knowledge@Wharton recently sat down with Bryant to discuss five qualities of successful leaders, the age-old question of whether leaders are born or made and how his discussions with CEOs have influenced his own approach to leadership. (Video with transcript)

American Medical Women's Association News Flash, December 19, 2012:

Science faculty's subtle gender biases favor male students
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA    
Despite efforts to recruit and retain more women, a stark gender disparity persists within academic science. Abundant research has demonstrated gender bias in many demographic groups, but has yet to experimentally investigate whether science faculty exhibit a bias against female students that could contribute to the gender disparity in academic science.

AAMC CAS-Chairs, December 19, 2012:

An article in Tuesday's New York Times discussed the recommendations of the NIH Working Group on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce and NIH's initiatives related to the panel's recommendations, which are drawing strong support.

Fast Company, December 19, 2012:

Harmony At Work Can Result In Mediocrity--So Shake Things Up

Conflict resolution isn't about calming everyone down-- it's about addressing problems head on.

The Last Word

Fast Company, December 14, 2012:

What "The Hobbit" Teaches Us About Finding Our Life Quests

AAMC CAS-Chairs, December 19, 2012:

And finally...The British Medical Journal's annual Christmas issue is now available on-line. Important articles in the eagerly-anticipated compilation include: "Why Rudolph's nose is red: observational study;" "Pain over speed bumps in diagnosis of acute appendicitis: diagnostic accuracy study;" "Mind wandering and driving: responsibility case-control study;" and "The tooth fairy and malpractice."