You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

       - Margaret Thatcher

Positions  

Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Submitted by the university. ELUMs at Johns Hopkins are Joann Bodurtha, Julie Freischlag, and Martha Zeiger (SOM); Marsha Wills-Karp (SOPH).

Director of Research, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI. Submitted by Page Morahan.

Vice President for Academic and Clinical Affairs and Vice Dean, The Commonwealth Medical College. Submitted by ELUM Janet Townsend.

Assistant Dean for Medical Education and Evaluation, The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at the university are Meenakshy Aiyer and Sara Rusch (University of Illinois COM - Peoria); Wendy Brown, Karen Colley, Geri Donenberg, Marian Fitzgibbon, Stacie Geller, Pauline Maki, Usha Raj, and Mary Stephenson (University of Illinois at Chicago COM); Lu DiPietro (University of Illinois at Chicago COD).

Please send position announcements to elamjobs@Drexelmed.edu.  

We received the following email from Sarah Dry (ELAM '12):

I am writing to share some good news that arose from the work I did for my IAP. Recently, I was awarded a $2 million NIH grant, along with 2 colleagues at UCSF, to create uniform biobanking practices and determine best practices for obtaining global informed consent for use of remnant diagnostic samples in research among the five UC biomedical campuses (UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Diego, UCSF). I am heading up the biobanking portion of the grant. This grant represents a significant achievement for the UC CTSAs. All 5 UC biomedical campuses have CTSAs (Clinical Translational Science Awards from NIH). One goal of our CTSA PIs has been to submit a successful grant involving leadership at 2 or more campuses - this grant we won is the first such grant application to be funded by NIH. Second, a major goal of our CTSA PIs is to create a UC Regional Research network, which would be the largest such network in the country (over 12 million lives). Uniform biobanking practices are essential to this vision, as such a network would require that campuses share biosamples in support of various research projects.

Needless to say, I've used many of the skills learned at ELAM and knowledge gained from the program during this effort, and I continue to use those skills every day. The work I did for the IAP, including the leaders I met at UCLA during that process, definitely were critical to forming the relationships that allowed us to create a successful UCLA-UCSF partnership and to write a successful grant.

I think that this represents a success metric for the IAP project, and thought you might be able to use this example when discussing the merits of ELAM and of the IAP specifically. I am sure this is not the first grant that has been generated by work from an IAP, however, the multi-institutional nature of this grant is unusual and was made possible by my work for ELAM and the IAP.

Stacie E. Geller, Ph.D., M.P.A. (ELAM '08), Professor and Associate Head for Research, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicine; G. William Arends Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director, Center for Research on Women and Gender, Director, National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, was awarded the UIC 2012 Distinguished Researcher of the Year in Clinical Sciences for significantly advancing the field of women's maternal health by providing empirical evidence of low cost alternatives to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) locally, nationally and internationally.

Sharon K. Hull, M.D., M.P.H. (ELAM '08), has been named the Division Chief of Duke Family Medicine effective April 1.

Judith G. Regensteiner, Ph.D. (a current Fellow) has been named the inaugural holder of the Judith and Joseph Wagner Endowed Chair in Women's Health Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

If you have news about yourself, your ELAM Learning Community, or other ELUMs that you would like to share in the Edge, please send it to ELAM@Drexel.edu.

Academic Medicine, February 2013 - Volume 88 - Issue 2:

Measuring Medical Student Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Patients Who Are Obese

Ip, Edward H. PhD; Marshall, Sarah; Vitolins, Mara RD, DrPH; Crandall, Sonia J. Ph.D., M.S.; Davis, Stephen MA; Miller, David MD, MS; Kronner, Donna; Vaden, Karen; Spangler, John MD, MS

Academic Medicine, February 2013 - Volume 88 - Issue 2:

Three outlooks on an interesting issue:

The Possible Impact of the MMI and GPA on Diversity

Norman, Geoff PhD; Eva, Kevin PhD; Kulasegaram, Mahan

The Possible Impact of the MMI and GPA on Diversity

Jerant, Anthony MD; Fenton, Joshua MD, MPH; Franks, Peter MD

The Possible Impact of the MMI and GPA on Diversity

Albanese, Mark PhD

The New York Times, January 26, 2013:

She's (Rarely) the Boss

IT'S the annual conclave of the presumed powerful, the World Economic Forum in Davos, with the wealthy flying in on private jets to discuss issues like global poverty. As always, it's a sea of men. This year, female participation is 17 percent.

And ELUM Elizabeth Travis (ELAM '00) wrote a response to this article that was published on February 4:

Sponsors for Women

Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, suggest that women are partly responsible for their absence in the executive suite in all professions. What might help is a sponsor, someone with power in the organization who sticks (more likely) his neck out to endorse a woman in whom he sees leadership potential.

The Glass Hammer, January 31, 2013:

The Art of Taking Criticism Effectively

No one really "likes" receiving criticism. No matter what kind of positive spin you put on its value, the truth is, it can make us feel badly to hear negative feedback, whether from peers or superiors. Sometimes we take criticism to heart, letting it fester and affect our performance. But this isn't necessary. Whether criticism is given constructively or not, it can help advance your career if you know how to use it right.

Fast Company, February 1, 2013:

Screwing Up Could Be Your Best Career Move--If You Do It Right

A screw up doesn't have to ruin your life, assuming you respond in smart and creative ways. Tips for turning your fumbles into successful turning points.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 4, 2013:

In Search of a Good Critique

It's possible to get useful evaluations of your work, but you have to help the process along.

Calls for Applications, Nominations, Etc.

The Last Word