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Upcoming Events

Baltimore Area Networking Event at the

AAMC Annual Meeting
Sunday, November 8, 2015

11:30 am - 1:30 pm
HYATT Regency Baltimore

300 Light Street

RSVP by October 16

ELUM Professional Development Program:
Positivity and Possibility
January 14 - 19, 2016
The Washington Duke Inn
Durham, NC
Please watch the ELAM Edge and your email inbox for more information as the date approaches.

Quote of the Day

"Engrave this upon your heart: there isn't anyone you couldn't love once you heard their story."

- Mary Lou Kownacki

Positions

Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine. ELUMs at this institution include Latha Chandran (SOM) and Maria Ryan (SOD).

Division Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology, Stanford University School of Medicine. Submitted by the university. ELUMs at this institution include Juliana Barr, Constance Chu, Myriam Curet, Sabine Girod, Cheryl Gore-Felton, Mary Hawn, Paula Hillard, Marlene Rabinovitch and Sherry Wren (SOM).

Division Chief, Gastroenterology, University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins. ELUMs at this institution include Anne Curtis and Margarita Dubocovich (SOM).

Division Director, Gynecologic Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center and Health System. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at this university include Giulia Bonaminio, Amy O'Brien-Ladner, Meenakshi Singh and Belinda Vail (SOM - Kansas City); Tracie Collins (SOM - Wichita)

Medical Director, Pre-Admission Testing, Temple University Hospital. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at this university include Susan Fisher, Laura Goetzl, Amy Goldberg, Susan Harvey, Anuradha Paranjape and Ellen Tedaldi (SOM); Laura Siminoff (SoPH).

Chair, Department of Dermatology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center / Georgetown University School of Medicine. Submitted by executive search firm Merritt Hawkins. ELUMs at this university include Lucile Adams-Campbell, Barbara Bayer, Priscilla Furth, Bonnie Green, Kathryn Sandberg, and Shyrl Sistrunk (SOM).

Chair, Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center / University of Minnesota Medical School. Submitted by executive search firm Witt Kieffer. ELUMs at this university include 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).

Head of Neurosurgery and the Lyle French Chair in Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School. See above for ELUMs at this university.

Chair, Department of Obstretrics 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 Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at this university include Stephanie Abbuhl, Valerie Arkoosh, Jill Baren, Susan Brozena, Simindokht Dadparvar, Elizabeth Datner, Cynthia Epperson, Sydney Evans, Eve Higginbotham, Sarah Millar, Kim Olthoff, Marilyn Schapira, Kathryn Schmitz, Gail Slap and Kim Smith-Whitley (SOM); Anh Le (SOD).

Chairperson, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California . Submitted by executive search firm Korn Ferry. ELUMs at this university include ELUMs at the university are Michele Kipke, Kathleen Nelson, and Amanda Termuhlen (SOM).

Director, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Submitted by executive search firm Brashe Advertising.

Dean, Basic Sciences and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at this institution include Penny Asbell, Margaret Baron, Nina Bickell, Angela Diaz, Lisa Edelmann, Madhu Mazumdar, Maria Padilla, Lynne Richardson and Karen Zier (SOM).

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

Director of Pediatric Hepatology and Transplant Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology

Chief of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine

Division Chief of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine

Division Director, Pediatric Respiratory Medicine

Chief of Pediatric Division, Department of Urology

Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center

Director, Center for Human Nutrition

Professor and Chairman, Department of Bioinformatics

Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Chair, Department of Physiology

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ELUM News

AAMC CFAS News, July 10, 2015:

Jocelyn D. Chertoff, MD (ELAM '04), has been appointed chair of the Department of Radiology at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Chertoff is a professor of radiology and of obstetrics and gynecology at Geisel, and has been serving as interim chair of the department since July 2014. Dr. Chertoff also has served as past chair of the AAMC's Group on Women in Medicine and Science.

Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD (ELAM '15), has been named chief of the Division of General Surgery/Surgical Oncology in the University of Arizona Department of Surgery. Dr. Riall will join the department Oct. 1.

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

Academic Medicine, Published Ahead of Print, June 23, 2015:

Community Engagement Studios: A Structured Approach to Obtaining Meaningful Input From Stakeholders to Inform Research

Joosten, Yvonne A. MPH; Israel, Tiffany L. MSSW; Williams, Neely A. MDiv; Boone, Leslie R. MPH; Schlundt, David G. PhD; Mouton, Charles P. MD, MS; Dittus, Robert S. MD, MPH; Bernard, Gordon R. MD; Wilkins, Consuelo H. MD, MSCI

Academic Medicine, Published Ahead of Print, June 30, 2015:

Course Offerings in the Fourth Year of Medical School: How U.S. Medical Schools Are Preparing Students for Internship

Elnicki, D. Michael MD; Gallagher, Susan MD; Willett, Laura MD; Kane, Gregory MD; Muntz, Martin MD; Henry, Daniel MD; Cannarozzi, Maria MD; Stewart, Emily MD; Harrell, Heather MD; Aiyer, Meenakshy MD; Salvit, Cori MD; Chudgar, Saumil MD, MS; Vu, Robert MD; for the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine Committee on Transition to Internship

Articles of Note

LinkedIn Pulse, June 25, 2015:

10 Ways Great Bosses Use Science to Lead Great Teams

No one does anything worthwhile alone, and that's why we all want -- scratch that -- that's why we all need to build great teams.

LinkedIn Pulse, June 28, 2015:

How Successful People Make Smart Decisions

Your days are filled with a constant stream of decisions. A study from Columbia University found that we're bogged down by a good 70 decisions a day.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe Today, July 1, 2015:

Susan Cain's Quiet Revolution

ProfHacker's Natalie M. Houston discusses Susan Cain's new project, The Quiet Revolution, which hopes to make visible the creativity and contributions of introverts in work and life.

Center for Creative Leadership, Leading Effectively, July 7, 2015:

Talking Change? Put Pictures in the Middle

If your same old tactics for leading change are falling short, give "mediated dialogue" - saying it with pictures - a shot.

First-Time Managers Must Conquer These Challenges

First-time managers want to do well, but often have a tough time.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe Today, July 9, 2015:

The Myth That Academic Science Isn't Biased Against Women

Enjoy your comfort reading. Just don't call it scholarship.

New York Magazine, The Cut, July 9, 2015:

Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?

Like, have you ever noticed that women apologize too much? Sorry, but just humor me for a second here. What if, um, how we're speaking is actually part of what's undermining us in the workplace, in politics, and anywhere in the public sphere where we want to be taken seriously? I think it could be time for us all to assess how we're talking. Does that make sense to you, too?

Inside Higher Ed, July 10, 2015:

Ready, Set, Speak

Public speaking can be scary, and struggling with it can hurt your career. Aisha Langford offers advice on how you can improve your speaking skills and build your confidence.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe Today, July 10, 2015:

Winning an Argument, Losing Your Colleagues

In a workplace culture where conflict is viewed as discussion, only the conflict-oriented are heard.

Inside Higher Ed, July 13, 2015:

New Criticism of 'Science' on Gender and Career Advice

Last month, the journal Science received heavy criticism over an advice piece widely called sexist for encouraging a female scientist not to take seriously an adviser's pattern of looking at her chest, not her face, when they talked. The journal ended up pulling the column. Now Science is being criticized for running another piece that some find sexist.

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe Today, July 13, 2015:

That Lab Coat Looks Good on You

For women who aspire to the sciences, a sense of belonging is a powerful force in determining the path they take.

The Last Word

Fast Company, July 8, 2015:

6 Leadership Lessons From The U.S. Women's Soccer Team

Beyond the trophies is a team that has exhibited perseverance, strength, and leadership. Here's what we can learn from them.