AAMC CFAS-News, January 28, 2014:

Ann Bonham, Ph.D. (ELAM '02), AAMC Chief Scientific Officer, authors a quarterly e-mail newsletter on key issues affecting medical research. The new issue of her Research Perspectives newsletter has been posted on-line.

ASPPH Friday Letter, January 24, 2014:

BU Study: Public Housing Residents Bear Disproportionate Burden of Poor Oral Health

Residents of publicly-supported housing - public housing developments and rental assistance units - were less likely to have had routine preventive dental care and more likely to have experienced serious oral health issues resulting in tooth loss compared to other residents, a new study by the Partners in Health and Housing Prevention Research Center (PHH-PRC) at the Boston University School of Public Health shows. The study, which appears in The Journal of Urban Health, discloses a serious gap in oral health care for an already vulnerable population, especially seniors living in public housing. Dr. Deborah J. Bowen (ELAM '10), professor of community health sciences at Boston, the study's principal investigator, and director of the PRC, said oral health affects "all parts of our overall health, including mental health, self-confidence and self-esteem. It even affects the way others perceive us. "This work isn't just about telling people they need to floss. It's about preventing a wide range of chronic diseases and improving self-confidence and mental health."

Dr. Carol A. Lefebvre (ELAM '06), Interim Dean of the Georgia Regents University College of Dental Medicine, has been named Dean.

Anne C. Mosenthal, M.D. (ELAM '12) has been selected as the Chair of the Department of Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

AAMC CFAS-News, January 31, 2014:

NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., on Thursday announced the appointment of Hannah Valantine, M.D. (ELAM '06), to the new position of Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity. Dr. Valantine "will lead NIH's effort to diversify the biomedical research workforce by developing a vision and comprehensive strategy to expand recruitment and retention, and promote inclusiveness and equity throughout the biomedical research enterprise." Dr. Valantine joins NIH from Stanford University where she served as Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Leadership at Stanford School of Medicine, and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center.

Patience White, M.D. (ELAM '96) is now the co-director of the Center for Health Care Transition Improvement.

Academic Medicine, February 2014 - Volume 89 - Issue 2:

A Successful Faculty Development Program for Implementing a Sociocultural ePortfolio Assessment Tool

Perlman, Rachel L.; Christner, Jennifer; Ross, Paula T.; Lypson, Monica L.

Doctor Coach: A Deliberate Practice Approach to Teaching and Learning Clinical Skills

Gifford, Kimberly A.; Fall, Leslie H.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe Today, January 27, 2014:

Coping With a Career Crisis

An ex-university president offers 10 things you can do to get through a professional setback.

Fast Company, January 27, 2014:

The Art And Science Of Building Confidence Under Pressure

LinkedIn's career expert and bestselling author Nicole Williams offers five steps for staying cool when the stress heats up.

The Washington Post, January 24, 2014:

Women, work and the art of gender judo

Powerful women often take feminine stereotypes that can hold women back - the selfless mother and the dutiful daughter, for example - and use those stereotypes to propel themselves forward. I call it gender judo. The martial art of judo, which means "gentle way" in Japanese, focuses on using your opponent's momentum to overpower him.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe Today, January 30, 2014:

Attack of the Bobbleheads!

As many an ousted leader learns too late: If you live by sycophants, you can die by them too.

Fast Company, January 28, 2014:

Relax, Being Anxious Makes You A Good Leader

A new body of research paints anxious behavior in a different light than you'd expect. But when it comes to the workplace, it's a fine line to tread.

The Scientist, February 1, 2014:

What Women Need to Succeed in Science

Attracting females to research careers-and keeping them there

2014 Call for Applications to the Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology

7th Annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology

Aug. 4-6, 2014, and March 25-26, 2015, Washington, D.C.

Applications are due March 17, 2014

The American Psychological Association Committee on Women in Psychology (CWP) announces its seventh annual Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (LIWP) to be held on Monday, Aug. 4, through Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, and Wednesday, March 25 through Thursday, March 26, 2015, in Washington, D.C. This year we are accepting approximately 20 mid-career women psychologists who work full time in academic or academic medical settings, and approximately 20 mid-career women psychologists who work primarily in clinical or consulting settings. Mid-career women psychologists in leadership roles in integrated primary care settings in academic health centers, public, community or private sectors are encouraged to apply as well. View the Call for Applications for more information.

The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine is pleased to accept nominations for our 2014 Alma Dea Morani, M.D. Renaissance Woman Award. This Award will honor an outstanding woman physician or scientist in North America:

• who has furthered the practice and understanding of medicine in our lifetime and made significant contributions outside of medicine; for example, in the humanities, arts or social sciences
• whose determination and spirit have carried her beyond traditional pathways in medicine and science; and 
• who challenges the status quo with a passion for learning.

The Alma Dea Morani Award is an unique sculpture representing humanism in medicine and will be presented in the fall of 2014 at a special presentation planned with the Awardee. A stipulation of receiving the award is that the recipient be available to give a twenty minute keynote at the award ceremony.

For Award Guidelines and a Nomination packet, please click here. 

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