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  June 19, 2015
 
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ELAM Edge, May 28, 2015:

The Winners of the LLCD Survey Lottery
 

ELAM Edge, May 8, 2015:

Announcing the 2016 Classes
 

ELAM Edge, April 16, 2015:

Save the Dates for ELUM Events


ELAM Edge, April 2, 2015: ELAM at the ADEA Gies Awards

 

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Keep In Touch!

 

Do you remember writing "Keep in touch!" in your classmates' yearbooks at the end of the school year? Well ELAM really means it! We have numerous ways for you to keep in touch with us, you classmates, and all of our over 900 alumnae! You can read more about the different ways to keep in touch on our website here.

 

If you have any questions, or want to learn how to better take advantage of these Keep in Touch methods, please contact Kristan Stengel at kristan.stengel@drexelmed.edu.

 

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

  

 

Quote of the Day

 

"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be."

- Rosalynn Carter

  

 

 

Positions


General Ad (multiple positions), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. 
ELUMs at this university include Margaretha Casselbrant, Kathleen McIntyre-Seltman, Doris Rubio, Ann Thompson, Ora Weisz, Jennifer Woodward and Shanta Zimmer (SOM); Anne Newman (SoPH); Anne  Robertson (Swanson School of Engineering - ELATE)

 

Research Leader in Immunology of Infectious Disease,  Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins.

 

Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Arizona College of Medicine. Submitted by executive search firm Witt Kieffer. ELUMs at this university include Setsuko Chambers, Mindy Fain, Ana Maria Lopez, Kathryn Reed and Anne Wright (COM).

 

Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco Health. Submitted by executive search firm Witt Kieffer. ELUMs at this university include Claire Brindis, Marcelle Cedars, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Linda Giudice, Jane Koehler, Catherine Lucey, Mary-Ann Shafer and Jacqueline Tulsky (SOM); Caroline Shiboski (SOD).

 

Director, Infection Prevention, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins. ELUMs at this university are Michele Kipke, Kathleen Nelson and Amanda Termuhlen (SOM). 


Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Director of University Security Clinic, University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins. ELUMs at this university include Ruth Benca, Elizabeth Burnside, Mary Carnes, Valerie Gilchrist, Ellen Hartenbach, Patricia Kokotailo, Elizabeth Petty, Carla Pugh, Christie Seibert, Maureen Smith and Terri Young (SOMandPH); Naomi Chesler (ELATE - College of Engineering).


Director, Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. See above for ELUMs at this university.

 
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomathematics, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins. ELUMs at this university include Ines Boechat, Ilana Cass, Sherin Devaskar, Sarah Dry, Lynn Gordon, Sarah Kilpatrick, Margaret Stuber and Barbara Vickrey (SOM); Kathryn Atchison and Diana Messadi (SOD).

 
Academic Chairman, Department of Family Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Dignity Health, Phoenix, AZ. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins.


Director, Division of Hematology Oncology and Chief Medical Director, University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins. ELUMs at this university include Evaline Alessandrini, Maria Britto, Jannette Collins, Melanie Cushion, Sandra Degen, Mercedes Falciglia, Gurjit Hershey, Shuk-mei Ho, Uma Kotagal, Ardythe Morrow, Lori Stark and Laura Wexler (COM); Chia-Chi Ho (ELATE - College of Engineering and Applied Science).


Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins. ELUMs at this university include Elizabeth Nelson (SOM).


Chair, Institute of Neurosciences, Hackensack University Medical Center, Seton Hall University. Submitted by executive search firm Witt Kieffer. 

 

Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine. Submitted by ELUM Tsveti Markova (SOM). Other ELUMs at this university include Ambika Mathur, Kathleen McCarroll, Liz Puscheck, Maryjean Schenk, Roberta Sonnino and Suzanne White (SOM); Monica Brockmeyer and Guangzhao Mao (ELATE - College of Engineering); Ratna Naik (ELATE - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences).


Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins.


Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School. Submitted by executive search firm Witt Kieffer. ELUMs at this university include Lynne Bemis, Iris Borowsky, Linda Carson, Maria Hordinsky, Nancy Raymond, Elizabeth Seaquist, Jill Siegfried and Ezgi Tiryaki (SOM); Paula Termuhlen (Duluth);  Judith Buchanan and Sheila Riggs (SOD)


Chair, Department of UrologyHackensack University Medical Center, Seton Hall University. Submitted by executive search firm Witt Kieffer.


Associate Dean, Faculty AffairsWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins.

 

Vice Dean, Admissions, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at this university include Robin Brey, Sandra Burge, Carlayne Jackson, Jan Patterson, Paula Shireman, Gail Tomlinson and Janet Williams (SOM).


Vice Dean, MD-MPH ProgramUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. See above for ELUMs at this university.

 

Inaugural Dean, School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication, University of Texas at Dallas. Submitted by executive search firm Korn Ferry International.

 
Dean, School of PharmacyStony Brook University. Submitted by Latha Chandran (SOM). Other ELUMs at this university include Maria Ryan (SOD).

Vice President, Center for International Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, California. Submitted by executive search firm Opus Partners.

President, University of Iowa. Submitted by ELUM Lilly Garcia (COM). Other ELUMs at this university include Lois Geist, Donna Hammond, Loreen Herwaldt, Susan Johnson, Sue O'Dorisio, Susan Schultz, Debra Schwinn, Debra Waldron, Patricia Winokur and Catherine Woodman (COM); Lily Garcia (COD); Corinne Peek-Asa (COPH); Keri Hornbuckle (ELATE - College of Engineering). To nominate someone, please click here.


President and Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine. ELUMs at this university include Nancy Adams, Jeri Hepworth, Mary Casey Jacob, Anne Kenny and Sandra Weller (SOM); Anna Dongari-Bagtzoglou and Susan Reisine (SOD).


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 (SOM).

 

 Program Leader, Breast Cancer Clinical Program

 
Chief of Acute Care Surgery Services, Division of Burn, Trauma and Critical Care

 

 Chief, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Sciences

 
Clinical Chief, Division of Endocrinology

 
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases

 
Director, Epilepsy Section, Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics

 
Director of Pediatric Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology

 
Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology

 
Chief, PM&R Services at Children's Medical Center

 
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery

 
Chief, Division of Nephrology

 
Chief, Division of Anatomic Pathology

 
Director, Division of Neuroimaging Research

 
Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center

 
Director, Center for Human Nutrition

 
Chair, Department of Physiology

 
Chair, Plastic Surgery

 
Professor & Chairman, Department of Bioinformatics 

 

  

ELUM News


 

Sabine Girod, M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D. (ELAM '13), was recently appointed as Web Editor-in-Chief on the International Board of the AOCMF. In this position she is responsible for developing the global web communication strategy for the AO in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.  

 

 Anne Simpson, M.D. (ELAM '13)was nominated by colleagues and selected as the YWCA Annual Women on the Move 2015 "Woman to be Reckoned With" awardee. "...Your work in the community as a leader, innovator and advocate prompted the committee to choose you as the 'Woman to be Reckoned With,' a woman on the move that is courageous and applies her passion to create a positive social change; a woman in the community who has made significant contributions to social and racial justice and the empowerment of women, someone who has challenged the status quo and moved us beyond what we saw possible." 

  
Deborah Wing, M.D. (ELAM '13), on June 15, 2015, graduated from the University of California, Irvine Health Care Executive MBA Program (HCEMBA). This masters' program merges the medical and health care industries with business education and is designed specifically for health care professionals. The program focuses on understanding the economic, political, and social dynamics that are reshaping the global health care industry while proving fundamentals of business and management. She was also appointed to the NIH Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Health, Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions Study Section effective October 2015.
  
Jesse Joad (pictured, middle) accepts her award from an
Iowa student (L) and Debra Schwinn (ELAM '99) (R), Dean of the Carver COM. 
Diane Magrane, M.D. (ELAM '03), was the recipient of University of Iowa's Distinguished Alumni Award on Saturday, June 13th, 2015. The award is granted to University of Iowa graduates or former students for significant accomplishments in business or professional life or for distinguished human service to their community, state, or nation. Diane was nominated by Lois Geist (ELAM '04) and Donna Hammond (ELAM '97), with contributions from Page Morahan, Joanna Cain (ELAM '96), and Susan Johnson (ELAM '96). Click here to read more.  You can view Diane's acceptance speech here.

Jesse Joad, M.D. (ELAM '08), also received an award from the University. Jesse received the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award, which honors alumni who have transcended their fundamental roles as health care providers, scientists and educators to become influential participants in the advancement of the art and science of medicine.

 

 

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. 


 

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ELUM Articles


 

The New England Journal of Medicine, 30 May 2015:

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Cavity Shave Margins in Breast Cancer 

Anees B. Chagpar, M.D., M.P.H., (ELAM '10) et al.

 

AAMC - GWIMS Toolkits:

Mary Lou Voytko, Ph.D. (ELAM '03) and Joan Lakoski, Ph.D.
Mentoring Women explores why engaging women in mentorship at every level-faculty, fellows, and students- is vital to expanding women's professional success in medicine and science, mentoring basics, essential elements of mentorship that lead to achieving career satisfaction and success, and how to maximize your success as a mentor. This toolkit has a second edition, A Guide for Mentees, and will be released later this summer.
  
Roberta Sonnino, M.D. (ELAM '98)
Writing an Effective Executive Summary guides readers through why the Executive Summary is an invaluable tool for self-promotion that expands upon the objective accomplishments listed in your CV. The toolkit provides navigation through the sections of an executive summary and the methodology behind crafting a more effective executive summary. 

The American Journal of Bioethics, 9 April 2015:
Anne Simpson, M.D. (ELAM '13)


 

Articles of Note


Forbes, May 15, 2015:

Does your company need to hire people that are capable of responding positively to change? Most companies do. But how do you interview people to test whether or not they can actually handle change? 
  
LinkedIn, Pulse, June 3, 2015:

The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone

It's the story of a contemporary phenomenon that I call the New Groupthink-a phenomenon that has the potential to stifle productivity at work and to deprive schoolchildren of the skills they'll need to achieve excellence in an increasingly competitive world. The New Groupthink elevates teamwork above all else. It insists that creativity and intellectual achievement come from a gregarious place. 
  

The Washington Post, June 10, 2015:

The non-apology of the year award goes to Nobel scientist who thinks women just cry all the time

Last week at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Tim Hunt laid this on the audience during his remarks: "Three things happen when they are in the lab.... You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them, they cry." After such comments, it is not surprising that a resignation followed, along with some social media mockery.
 

Inside Higher ED, June 12, 2015:

The Art of Having Difficult Conversations

The ability to have difficult conversations is important for career success, productivity and relationships in almost every field, and higher education is no exception. However, despite the need to have these conversations, the idea of addressing sensitive issues can be scary.


 

 

The Last Word

 

Esquire, 14 June 2015:

This Is How Men and Women Handle Email Differently

A recent Yahoo labs email study has kind of confirmed what you might have assumed: Men and women have slightly different strategies for communicating with each other. Maybe that's not a huge surprise, but the numbers behind the study (the largest email one ever conducted) are interesting...

 

 

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