Quote of the Day

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing and the next best thing is the wrong thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

- Theodore Roosevelt

Positions

Director of Clinical Laboratories, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine. ELUMs at Temple are Laura Goetzl, Amy Goldberg, Anu Paranjape, and Ellen Tedaldi (SOM); Laura Siminoff (School of Health Professions and Social Work).

Director of Clinical Operations, Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine. See above for ELUMs at Temple.

Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine. Submitted by ELUM Christine Stock. ELUMs at the university are Mary Beckerle, Carrie Byington, Catherine deVries, Kathleen Digre, Evelyn Gopez, Barbara Graves, Harriet Hopf, Vicki Judd, Joyce Mitchell, Mary Murray, and Monica Vetter (SOM); Rena D'Souza (SOD).

Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California. ELUMs at the university are Michele Kipke and Mandy Termuhlen.

Chair, Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush Medical College/Rush University Medical Center. Submitted by the university. ELUMs at Rush University are Susan Chubinskaya, Martha Morris, and Lynda Powell.

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at the university are Evie Alessandrini, Maria Britto, Janni Collins, Melanie Cushion, Sandra Degen, Mercedes Falciglia, Neeru Hershey, Mei Ho, Uma Kotagal, Ardythe Morrow, Lori Stark, and Laura Wexler (COM).

Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine. Submitted by the university. See above for ELUMs at Temple.

Inaugural Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins.

Executive Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School. ELUMs at the school are Joanna Cain, Debbie DeMarco, Ellen Gravallese, Julia Johnson, Jean King, Katherine Luzuriaga, Michele Pugnaire, Gyongyi Szabo, and Luanne Thorndyke.

Please send position announcements to elamjobs@drexelmed.edu.

ELUM News

AAMC CFAS News, September 26, 2014:

"Investment in medical research leads to more progress, more hope, and more lives saved," writes Carrie Byington, M.D. (ELAM '08), professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah, in the Salt Lake Tribune. Her op-ed notes that restoration of funds through passage of the FY 2015 Labor-HHS spending bill will open new medical research opportunities in Utah and nationwide.

Vivian Budnik, Ph.D. (ELAM '15), interim chair and professor of neurobiology, was invested as the inaugural Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair at University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Mary Dankoski, Ph.D. (ELAM '11), will become the executive associate dean for faculty affairs and professional development at Indiana University School of Medicine.

Barbara Hempstead, M.D., Ph.D. (ELAM '14),has been appointed senior associate dean for education at Weill Cornell Medical College, effective Jan. 1.

Debra Houry, M.D., M.P.H. (ELAM '13), has been selected as the Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Valerae Lewis, M.D. (ELAM '10) was recently appointed chair ad interim of MD Anderson Cancer Center's new department, Orthopaedic Oncology.

We received the following email from Miriam Bar-on:

This picture is of the ELAM 2008 Westside Stories Learning Community at the Huntington Gardens in CA at our 7^th annual retreat. We have gotten together at each other's home city for a retreat each year since completing ELAM. Clockwise: Jean Kutner, Ana Maria Lopez, Ellen Cosgrove, Lynn Gordon, Miriam Bar-on, Sherry Wren and Jesse Joad. [Carrie Byington unfortunately had to miss the reunion.]

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@DrexelMed.edu.

ELUM Articles

Journal of Women's Health, Volume 23, Number S1, September 2014:

The Charge and the Challenges of Breast Cancer Screening

Susan C. Harvey

Academic Medicine, October 2014, Volume 89, Issue 10:

A Framework for Evaluating Student Perceptions of Health Policy Training in Medical School

Patel, Mitesh S.; Lypson, Monica L.; Miller, D. Douglas; Davis, Matthew M.

Articles of Note

Journal of Women's Health, September 2013, Vol 22, Issue 9:

"Double Crap!" Abuse and Harmed Identity in Fifty Shades of Grey

While intimate partner violence (IPV) affects 25% of women and impairs health, current societal conditions-including the normalization of abuse in popular culture such as novels, film, and music-create the context to support such violence. Fifty Shades of Grey, a best-selling novel, depicts a "romantic" and "erotic" relationship involving 28-year-old megamillionaire, Christian Grey, and a 22-year-old college student, Anastasia Steele. We argue that the relationship is characterized by IPV, which is harmful to Anastasia.

Scientific American, September 16, 2014:

How Diversity Makes Us Smarter

Being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, more diligent and harder-working

AAMC CFAS News, September 19, 2014:

Despite the struggle, it remains possible to find work-life balance as a pediatric oncologist and a mother, writes Rachel Brennan, M.D., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, in a blog post on the Huffington Post. "My balance isn't perfect yet, but being flexible with how I define (and re-define) that balance helps," she says.

Fast Company Leadership, September 22, 2014:

Ask The Experts: How Do I Find A Mentor?

A reader is searching for the Jack Donaghy to her Liz Lemon--Leadership coach Lolly Daskal brings her down to Earth.

Fast Company, September 23, 2014:

8 Practical Steps To Getting Over Your Impostor Syndrome

If you feel like a fraud, you're not alone. Follow these eight steps to reverse the cycle of self-doubt.

Inside Higher Ed, September 24, 2014:

Gender Stereotypes in STEM

Research suggests link between ethnicity, gender stereotypes and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The Chronicle of Higher Education Academe Today, September 29, 2014:

Don't Fear Fund Raising, Part 3

Learn how to be the public face of your department.

Inside Higher Ed, September 30, 2014:

My Freshman Year

Janet Napolitano reflects on lessons of first year leading the University of California.

Calls for Application, Nomination, Etc.

You're invited to:

The Marion Spencer Fay Award Lecture and Luncheon

Honoring Phyllis A. Dennery, MD, FAAP (ELAM '06)

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Location: Atrium of the Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center, Philadelphia, PA

Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Leading Adaptive Change in Healthcare

Sponsored by Cambridge Leadership Associates

Wednesday, November 19 and Thursday, November 20, 2014

Cambridge Leadership Associates Headquarters, New York City

259 West 30th Street, 16th Floor

New York, NY 10001

Leading Adaptive Change in Healthcare is an intensive two-day session designed to provide managers and executives with the tools to thrive in this dynamic healthcare environment. Adaptation requires the development of observation and reflection skills, the capacity to generate multiple interpretations and the ability to plan deliberate interventions. You will gain and apply these skills to a critical business challenge and leave equipped to work more strategically across your organization in order to make immediate impact. The program is open to the public in the private, non-profit and government sectors. Visit our website for more information and to register.

Shared with us from Luanne Thorndyke (ELAM '02):

Career Flexibility for Biomedical Faculty of Today and Tomorrow: A National Conference

March 14-15, 2015
BU Medical Campus | Boston, MA

This event will bring together leaders of medical schools, academic health centers, faculty affairs, and human resources to explore the best approaches and tools to provide flexibility and promote faculty development throughout the career lifecycle.

We encourage institutions to send teams to reinforce the benefit, to stimulate further development within the institution, and to join a learning networks and communities. We've kept the registration fee very low at $100 to encourage participation, and we have scholarships available for participants.

The conference will include a poster session highlighting innovations in faculty career flexibility; I also encourage you to consider submitting a poster abstract describing the accomplishments at your institution.

Click here to find out more information or to register for the conference.

The Last Word

AAMC CFAS News, September 26, 2014:

Trying to understand why people see Jesus in a piece of toast? Are you concerned that owning a cat is hazardous to your health? Do you wonder whether uncontrollable nosebleeds can be stopped through nasal packing with strips of cured pork? These research areas were honored last week at Harvard University with Ig Nobel Prizes in neuroscience, public health, and medicine, respectively. The annual award ceremony singles out research topics that "make people laugh, then make them think."

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