ELAM is now accepting applications for its 2015-2016 class through our online application process. We ask that you please share this information with colleagues you think would be a good candidate for ELAM, and also through any relevant listservs or groups of which you are a part. More information on the application process is available on our flyer, and also on our website. Applications are due by January 15, 2015.

Applications are also now open for the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering program (ELATE at Drexel) - a program modeled after ELAM but tailored to women in the STEM fields. We encourage you to distribute information about this program to your colleagues in these fields. More information about the program is available on our flyer and on the program website. Applications for ELATE are due January 15, 2015. Please contact us with any questions!

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the next ELAM Edge will not go out until Thursday, December 4.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Quote of the Day

We rise by lifting others.

- Robert G. Ingersoll

Positions

Director of Research on Pediatric Education, Department of Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Submitted by the university. ELUMs at the university are Stephanie Abbuhl, Valerie Arkoosh, Jill Baren, Susan Brozena, Betsy Datner, Phyllis Dennery, Sydney Evans, Eve Higginbotham, Sarah Millar, Kim Olthoff, Marilyn Schapira, Kathryn Schmitz, Gail Slap, and Kim Smith-Whitley (SOM); Anh Le (SODM).

Section Chief, Aerodigestive Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Submitted by executive search firm Zurick Davis. ELUMs at the university are Christine Arenson, Elisabeth Kunkel, Sharon Lehman, Sue Menko, Edith Mitchell, Karen Novielli, Vijay Rao, and Susan Rosenthal (Jefferson Medical College).

Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at the university are Betsy Allen, Barbara Cromer, Alison Hall,

Susan Nedorost, Cathy Sila, and Georgia Wiesner (SOM); Colleen Koch (Cleveland Clinic Lerner COM).

Head, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Submitted by current Fellow Eva Aagaard. Other ELUMs at the university are Aviva Abosch, Marsha Anderson, Brenda Bucklin, Evalina Burger, Colleen Conry, Robin Deterding, Laurie Gaspar, Jean Kutner, Chris Nyquist, Judy Regensteiner, Jane Reusch, Carol Rumack, Ann Thor, and Nancy Zahniser (SOM); Denise Kassebaum (SODM).

Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Submitted by the university. ELUMs at Columbia are Linda Fried (Dean, SOPH); Susan Essock, Roberta Locko, Sue Rosenthal, Anne Taylor, and Carolyn Westhoff (College of Physicians and Surgeons); Vicky Evangelidis-Sakellson (CODM); Kathy Shear (School of Social Work).

Chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UT Health Northeast). Submitted by executive search firm Witt/Kieffer. ELUMs at UTHSC are Robin Brey, Sandra Burge, Carlayne Jackson, Jan Patterson, Paula Shireman, Gail Tomlinson, and Janet Williams (UTHSC San Antonio SOM).

Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. See above for ELUMs at the university.

Founding Director, Iowa Center for Outcomes Research, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at the university are Lois Geist, Donna Hammond, Loreen Herwaldt, Susan Johnson, Sue O'Dorisio, Debra Schwinn, Patricia Winokur, and Catherine Woodman (COM); Lily Garcia (COD); Corinne Peek-Asa (COPH).

Executive Director, Center for Medical Simulation, Harvard Medical School. Submitted by executive search firm Zurick Davis. ELUMs at Harvard are Sharon Inouye, Barbara Kahn, Deborah Levine, Susan Redline, Jeanine Wiener-Kronish (Harvard Medical School); Karen Emmons (SOPH).

Chief Medical Officer, University of Maryland Medical Center. Submitted by executive search firm Witt/Kieffer. ELUMs at the university are Mimi Blitzer and Renee Fox (SOM); Sandra Quinn (SOPH).

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center submitted a number of available positions - see below. ELUMs at the university are Robin Jarrett, Shawna Nesbitt, Joan Schiller, and Helen Yin.

Director, Epilepsy Section, Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics

Director, Neuroimaging Research Division, Advanced Imaging Research Center

Director, Pediatric Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology

Director, Pediatric Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics

Chief, Parkland's Cancer Service Line, Division of Hematology Oncology

Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services, Children's Medical Center

Chief, Pediatric Cardiology Division, Department of Pediatrics

Chief, Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine

Chief, Pediatric Pathology Division, Department of Pathology

Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery

Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center

Director, Center for Human Nutrition

Chair, Department of Bioinformatics

Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Chair, Department of Physiology

Please send position announcements to elamjobs@drexelmed.edu.

ELUM News

CORRECTION - In the last edition of the ELAM Edge, we noted the ELUMs that were the newest members of the Institute of Medicine, and we failed to mention Gigi Lozano, Ph.D. (ELAM '05). Our apologies for the omission, and congratulations Dr. Lozano!

Phyllis A. Dennery, M.D (ELAM '06) has been selected as the new Physician-in-Chief and Medical Director of Hasbro Children's Hospital, Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Executive Chief of Pediatrics at Rhode Island Women and Infants Hospital, effective April 15, 2015.

Dr. Dennery also received the Marion Fay Spencer award on October 21. In the above photo, she is pictured accepting the award from the Marion Spencer Fay Award Review and Selection Committees, of which several members are ELUMs. Pictured, from LtoR (ELUMs in bold): Jane Clifford, Shannon Marquez, Michele Marcolongo, Elinor Cantor, Phyllis A. Dennery, Lynn Yeakel, Ruth DuBois, D. Walter Cohen, Nathalie Bartle, Donna Russo, Mark Woodland, Diane Magrane, Cheryl Hanau, and Janine Barber.

ELAM director Diane Magrane, M.D. (ELAM '03) received a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Iowa.

Shannon Márquez, Ph.D. (ELAM '11) has been appointed Associate Vice Provost for Global Health and Development at Drexel University effective November 1, 2014.

Madhu Mazumdar, Ph.D. (ELAM '12) was elected to the Development Committee for the American Statistical Association. [Note that Madhu expressed an interest in development and fundraising when she was a Fellow, and took the lead in organizing her class gift to ELAM, achieving 100% participation from her class!]

Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D. (ELAM '12) has been elected 2016 president of the American Psychological Association. She will serve as APA's president-elect in 2015.

Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. (ELAM '04) was featured in a November 2, 2014 article in Diverse, Montgomery Rice Continues to Excel.

Anna Spagnoli, MD, (ELAM '14) has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Department of Pediatrics and the Women's Board Chair of Pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center.

Elizabeth Travis, Ph.D. (ELAM '00) was elected chair of Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) Steering Committee at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). She is also the recipient of the 2014 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award by The American Association for Women Radiologists (AAWR), a professional organization for women radiologists established in 1981 with focus on providing a forum for issues unique to women in radiology, radiation oncology and related professions; sponsoring programs that promote opportunities for women; and facilitating networking among members and other professionals. Dr. Travis will receive her award at the RSNA Annual Meeting on December 1, 2014.

Terri Young, M.D., M.B.A. (ELAM '10) is the new Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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

Academic Medicine, Volume 89, Issue 11, November 2014:

The Women in Medicine and Health Science Program: An Innovative Initiative to Support Female Faculty at the University of California Davis School of Medicine

Bauman, Melissa D.; Howell, Lydia P.; Villablanca, Amparo C.

RIME Foreword: Change = Opportunity

Gusic, Maryellen E.; Artino, Anthony R. Jr; Dyrbye, Liselotte N.

Journal of Dental Education, Volume 78, Number 11, November 2014:

Programmatic Assessment of a University-Based Implant Training Program Using Patient-Reported Outcomes

Mohanad Al-Sabbagh, Diane W. Jenkins, Reny de Leeuw, Patricia Nihill, Fonda G. Robinson, and Mark V. Thomas

Use of Social Media in Dental Schools: Pluses, Perils, and Pitfalls from a Legal Perspective

Joseph W. Parkinson and Sharon P. Turner

Articles of Note

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

You Don't Do Politics?

You don't have to be sinister in order to be strategic in influencing campus debates.

Knowledge@Wharton, October 29, 2014:

Care.com's Sheila Lirio Marcelo: Overcoming the 'Imposter Syndrome'

Care.com CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo told the audience at a recent Wharton conference how women can become better leaders by grappling with their insecurities.

AAMC CFAS News, October 31, 2014:

Is "leaning in" the best way for women to advance in STEM fields? An NPR story this week explores the question as it profiles Caltech biochemical engineer Frances Arnold, Ph.D., and other women scientists and students about their vision of success and how they see themselves in what often are male-oriented professions.

Inside Higher Ed, October 31, 2014:

Surviving Blackademia

KC Williams and Shannon Gibney offer advice on navigating the often-hostile work environment for women of color in the academy.

Wharton Leadership Digest, October 31, 2014:

The Importance of Mindful Leadership

Jeff Klein, Executive Director of the Wharton Leadership Program, advises each entering class of MBAs to seek out and learn from stretch experiences on their path to developing as leaders. Out of the thousands of fleeting experiences one has every day, he says, some are truly poignant and warrant serious, focused attention as learning opportunities. This importance of mindfully attending to experiences is generating new interest among leadership educators as research expands and as educational programs teach participants how to build skills in mindfulness.

Five Steps for Managing Culture Change

The Goal: Don't leave culture change to chance - create and manage it.
Nano Tool: As companies adapt to changes in markets, consumer expectations, and varied and new regulations, they are being forced to develop new strategies and change their structures. However, for those changes to be successful the organization's culture needs to be in alignment with its strategy and its structure - a process that often requires a culture change.

Confidence When You Need it Most

The Goal: During challenging times, strengthen your confidence with a performance enhancing
ritual
Nano Tool: Confidence is the foundation of leadership. Without it, all other leadership skills, no matter how strong, can't come together effectively. After all, if you don't believe in yourself, why should anyone else? But, like motivation, confidence ebbs and flows. It can be threatened at any time, by situations and circumstances that may be anticipated or arise without warning
By maintaining a set of reliable techniques that you can turn to, you can effectively renew and restore your self-confidence whenever and wherever you need to. These five rituals are used by leaders in Fortune 500 companies, elite athletes, and other highly successful individuals who know their performance depends on confidence.

Inside Higher Ed, November 6, 2014:

They Could Go On, But Don't

Study asks why women at an academic meeting are more likely than men to seek shorter time slots for their presentations.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe Today, November 11, 2014:

You Need More Than a Mentor

How to develop your own personal board of advisers.

The Last Word

NIH Director's Blog, October 30, 2014:

From Ebola Researchers, An Anthem of Hope

After watching this music video, you might wonder what on earth it has to do with biomedical science, let alone Ebola research. The answer is everything.

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