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ELAM's Reception at the AAMC
Over 100 people attended our reception at the Association of American
Medical
College's (AAMC) Annual Meeting in Boston this past week. ELUMs met
and mingled with current Fellows and ELAM staff and faculty, and heard remarks from both Nancy Spector, ELAM's executive director, and Page Morahan, ELAM's founding director. The history of ELAM was discussed, including our upcoming 25th anniversary in 2020. Upcoming topics at the
ELUM Professional Development Program in Denver
were also discussed, including the importance of executive coaching and changing the culture of academia to value the input of all voices - especially women.
Thank you to all who attended!
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Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences, The University of California, Davis. ELUMs at UC Davis are Colleen Clancy, Diana Farmer, Ellen Gold, Lydia Howell, Jesse Joad, Karen Kelly, Nancy Lane, Susan Murin, Tina Palmieri, and Amparo Villablanca (SOM).
Chief Executive Officer
, University of New Mexico Hospitals, Albuquerque, NM. Submitted by Witt/Kieffer. ELUMs at the university are Loretta Cordova de Ortega, Deborah Helitzer, Melvina McCabe, Martha McGrew, Leslie Morrison, Tassy Parker, Arti Prasad, Valerie Romero-Leggott, Anne Simpson, Carolyn Voss, and Bronwyn Wilson (SOM).
Executive Dean, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Submitted by Witt/Kieffer. An ELUM at UTHSC is Owen Phillips.
Chair, Department of Human Genetics
, University of Michigan Medical School. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at the university are Carol Bradford, Sally Camper, Ruth Carlos, Valerie Castle, Eva Feldman, Dee Fenner, Carmen Green, Margaret Gyetko, Hope Haefner, Ella Kazerooni, Eve Kerr,
Monica Lypson, Karin Muraszko, Michelle Riba, Caroline Richardson, Catherine Spires, and Denise Tate (Medical School); Nisha D'Silva, Margherita Fontana, Lynn Johnson, and Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch (SOD).
Inaugural Chair of Interdisciplinary Oncology
, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Submitted by Witt/Kieffer. ELUMs at the university are Setsuko Chambers, Mindy Fain, Sue Pepin, Kathryn Reed, Taylor Riall, and Anne Wright (COM).
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at the university are Juli Barr, Constance Chu, Iris Gibbs, Sabine Girod, Cheryl Gore-Felton, Mary Hawn, Paula Hillard, Marlene Rabinovitch, and Sherry Wren (SOM).
Chief, Biostatistics and Computational Biology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. ELUMs at the NIH are Diana Bianchi, Cindy Dunbar, Petra Kaufmann, Janice Lee, Holly Lisanby, Susan Shurin, and Hannah Valantine.
Chief, Breast Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. Submitted by Spencer Stuart. ELUMs at Weill Cornell are Barbara Hempstead, Rainu Kaushal, Susan Pannullo, and Rache Simmons.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of North Carolina (UNC) and Surgeon-in-Chief, UNC Children's Hospital. Submitted by the institution. ELUMs at UNC are Wendy Brewster, Jan Busby-Whitehead, Julie Byerley, Nancy Chescheir, Giselle Corbie-Smith, Tamera Coyne-Beasley, Joanne Jordan, Melina Kibbe, Suzanne Landis, Kate Menard, Leslie Parise, and Nancy Thomas (SOM); Valerie Murrah (SOD).
A number of positions were submitted by the search firm Merritt Hawkins:
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolog
y
, The University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine. ELUMs at the university are Ellen Cosgrove (SOM); Georgia Dounis and Karen West (SODM); Mimi Bar-on, Vani Dandolu, and Deborah Kuhls (Reno SOM).
Medical Director & Chief of Pediatric Surgery
, Stanford University School of Medicine. ELUMs at Stanford are Juli Barr, Constance Chu, Iris Gibbs, Sabine Girod, Cheryl Gore-Felton, Mary Hawn, Paula Hillard, Marlene Rabinovitch, and Sherry Wren (SOM).
Chief of Genitourinary Pathology, University of California Los Angeles. ELUMs at UCLA are Ines Boechat, Sherin Devaskar, Sarah Dry, Lynn Gordon, Sarah Kilpatrick, Margi Stuber, Areti Tillou, and Barbara Vickrey (SOM); Kathryn Atchison and Diana Messadi (SOD).
Director, Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism
,
University of Minnesota School of Medicine. ELUMs at the university are Lynne Bemis, Iris Borowsky, Linda Carson, Maria Hordinsky, Nancy Raymond, Betsy Seaquist, Jill Siegfried, Paula Termuhlen, and Ezgi Tiryaki (SOM); Judith Buchanan and Sheila Riggs (SOD); Beth Virnig (SOPH).
Division Chief, Department of Neurology
, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Duke University School of Medicine. ELUMs at Duke are Ann Brown, Sharon Hull, Mary Klotman, Catherine Kuhn, Chris Marx, Amy Murtha, Ann Reed, Vicki Seewaldt, Julie Ann Sosa, Marilyn Telen, and Debara Tucci.
Director of Anatomic Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. ELUMs at the university are Susan Edwards, Marilyn Escobedo, Jane Fitch, and Pascale Lane (COM).
Division Head, Pediatric Gastroenterology
, Oregon Health and Science University. ELUMs at the university are Sharon Anderson, Amanda Clark, Jeanne-Marie Guise, and Leslie Kahl (SOM; Phyllis Beemsterboer (SOD).
Vice Chief, Critical Care
, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. ELUMs at USC are Michele Kipke and Mandy Termuhlen (SOM).
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Gladys M. Ayala, M.D., M.P.H. (ELAM '14), has been named interim vice dean of the New York Medical College School of Medicine.
Amy Holthouser, M.D. (ELAM '17) has been promoted to Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Karen M. Horton, MD (ELAM '18), has been named director of the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Horton previously served as interim director of the department and chairman of the board of Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging, LLC.
Luanne Thorndyke, MD (ELAM '02) and
Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD (ELAM '18),
served as keynote speakers at the Conference of Women Healthcare Professionals in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
AAMC CFAS News, October 27, 2017:
Shanta Zimmer, MD (ELAM '14), has been appointed senior associate dean for education at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Zimmer, a former CFAS school rep for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, serves as professor of medicine and associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the School of Medicine.
We received the following message and photo from LouAnn Woodward, M.D., ViceChancellor for Health Affairs and Dean, School of Medicine of the University of Mississippi Medical Center:
Good afternoon. In September to recognize women in medicine month- I asked that this photo be taken. It is most of (a few were missing) the women leaders at University of MS Medical Center. I call it the "chairs, chiefs and deans" photo as all the women depicted are either department chairs, deans or chiefs.
ELUMs in the photo are
Jane Reckelhoff, Ph.D. (ELAM '14) (back row, 4
th from the left) and
Bettina Beech, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. (ELAM '12) (back row, 2
nd from the right). Dr. Woodward is pictured, front row, 4
th from the left.
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@drexel.edu.
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Academic Medicine, Published Ahead-of-Print, September 12, 2017:
Bunton, Sarah A. PhD; Sass, Pamela MD; Sloane, Rae Anne; Grigsby, R. Kevin DSW
Public Health Reports, October 4, 2017:
Karen M. Wilson, MD, MPH, Michelle R. Torok, PhD, Robert C. McMillen, PhD, Jonathan D. Klein, MD, MPH, Douglas E. Levy, PhD, Jonathan P. Winickoff, MD, MPH
Health Affairs, Volume 36, Number 11, October 24, 2017:
Eve A. Kerr, Jeffrey T. Kullgren, and Sameer D. Saini
Journal of Dental Education, Volume 81, Number 11, November 2017:
Katherine M. Frimenko,
Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch and Marita R. Inglehart
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Harvard Business Review, July 27, 2017:
Keeping Your Strategy Meetings Focused on the Long Term
Mauricio is president of the European operation for a Fortune 500 manufacturing firm, and his firm has had its trials lately. The company recently took a hit on the stock market. One of its major suppliers is under an ethics investigation resulting in significant delays. And a very visible acquisition under Mauricio's leadership is struggling.
Mauricio knew that he must carve out time for strategic conversations with his leadership team, but during a one-on-one coaching session he told me he was puzzled. When he had suggested to his leadership team that they have these conversations, people had nodded their heads and said they'd raise strategic agenda items. Yet their meetings continued to focus on the day-to-day numbers, operational processes, and immediate crises.
Unfortunately, this scenario is common for many leadership teams - when facing immediate concerns, it's difficult to remain strategic. Senior executives need to balance the long- and short-term demands of their businesses, and meetings need to mirror this balance. But they rarely do when executives don't realize the pitfalls of meetings that conflate strategy and operations.
Wharton Leadership Digest, September - October, 2017:
The Goal: Use the latest neuroscience research to increase innovative thinking and breakthrough ideas from your team.
Nano Tool: New research in neuroscience is giving us important information about innovative thinking - where it takes place in the brain and how to stimulate it. At its core, innovation is about creativity and exploration, and understanding the neuroscience of those strengths can provide insights into managing innovation within a team or company.
Harvard Business Review, September 1, 2017:
It's time to retire the saying "Don't bring me problems, bring me solutions." Even though advocates of this approach believe it reduces whining, increases empowerment, helps employees manage up, and boosts careers, it's fraught with challenges.
Harvard Business Review, September 25, 2017:
A famous but possibly apocryphal tale about Albert Einstein is that he dreamed up the theory of relativity when riding his bicycle. Warren Buffett is on record as saying that he reads for six hours per day and has very few scheduled meetings. Both of these examples stand in stark contrast to the ways in which most leaders use their time. Many are slaves to email (one CEO only half-jokingly defines his job as "answering 2,000 emails a day") and have much of the remainder of their time filled with meetings. But a focus on information processing, reaction, and execution - while it may feel productive - causes the quality of our thoughts to suffer. We believe that corporate leaders in today's complex world urgently need to recultivate the art of reflection.
LinkedIn, September 27, 2017:
In some ways, our workplaces have evolved with our workforce. Paging through the rest of the magazine, you see a lot of things that didn't make it to the 21st century. Smoking in the office. A special posture chair advertised as "something special for the girls." Asbestos. Yet when you really think about it, in many of the most important ways, our offices are still stuck in the past.
Harvard Business Review, October 10, 2017:
One of the most difficult transitions for leaders to make is the shift from doing to leading. As a new manager you can get away with holding on to work. Peers and bosses may even admire your willingness to keep "rolling up your sleeves" to execute tactical assignments. But as your responsibilities become more complex, the difference between an effective leader and a super-sized individual contributor with a leader's title is painfully evident.
Korn Ferry Institute, October 23, 2017:
A disagreement surfaces as a team discusses what messages to use for which audiences in a marketing campaign for a new product. Janine and Pat are passionate about one viewpoint, while Zack is adamantly opposed. Tempers flare, voices are raised, and Pat says to Zack, "I guess I couldn't expect someone with your lack of sophistication to understand." Zack strikes back with a barbed statement attacking Pat's character.
These days some version of that scenario goes on happens every day. Barraged by "the people on the other side are idiots" messages, we find it increasingly hard to separate the disagreement from person with whom we disagree. Yet having robust discussions about differing viewpoints-and still maintaining the relationship-feeds both healthy innovation and the collaborative work common in today's workplace.
What's a leader to do?
Forbes, October 23, 2017:
A direct report tells you in anguish that his computer crashed, taking the presentation he was preparing for the board with it. As a member of the C-suite, you're accustomed to putting on your poker face, tamping down emotions and giving measured responses in a crisis. But what happens when you'd like to let your guard down and respond to a colleague in a human way?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Academe Today, October 25, 2017:
Self-awareness as a leader in higher education does not mean being proud of your faults.
Inside Higher Ed, October 27, 2017:
Study suggests women with male partners face bias in searches for junior faculty members.
Inside Higher Ed, October 30, 2017:
When your work isn't making you happy, take charge of your career happiness and figure out what will bring you joy, advises Natalie Lundsteen.
The New Yorker, November 6, 2017:
In January of 2005, at a conference sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Lawrence Summers, then the president of Harvard, sought to address the lack of tenured female faculty in university science departments. After promising to "provoke" his audience, Summers said that a discrepancy in "intrinsic aptitude" between men and women-a biological asymmetry-might be partly to blame. At the time, I was a pre-med student at Harvard, majoring in biochemistry. Surrounded by brilliant women in my classes and in the lab, I didn't place much weight on Summers's remarks. But, in the debates that ensued, it occurred to me that, beyond the basics, I wasn't actually familiar with the biological differences between women and men-and I suspected that many of my colleagues weren't, either. Sex and gender (the former refers to biology, the latter to social attitudes and behaviors) were rarely discussed in the context of scientific research.
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Calls for Application, Nomination, Etc.
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WVCTSI hosting team science webinar on November 10
Monday, October 30, 2017 The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute will host a webinar "Team Science 101" from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 10. The webinar is presented by
Darshana Shah, Ph.D. (ELAM '10), associate dean with the Marshall University Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development. Visit
WVU's website for more information on the webinar and how to join.
University of Alabama Birmingham's 7th Short Course on Next-Generation Sequencing: Technology and Statistical Methods
Ryals Public Health Building
1665 University Blvd. Room 107
The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Biostatistics is pleased to announce our NHGRI-funded Short Course on Statistical Analysis for Next Generation Sequencing data analysis on December 18 - 21, 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Deadline for Application is Friday, November 10, 2017. Acceptance decision to the course will be made by Monday, November 20, 2017. Please visit the
course website for more information and to register.
AAMC CFAS News, October 27, 2017:
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is accepting applications for its annual Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award, which recognizes a woman who exemplifies humanism and has advanced the well-being of vulnerable or underserved populations in health care. Applications are due Dec. 4, and the winner will receive $1,000 from the foundation.
Physician Burnout: Integrated Strategies for Diverse Stakeholders
Thursday, May 10, 2018 8:00 AM - Friday, May 11, 2018 5:00 PM (Mountain Time)
The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek
Avon, Colorado
This conference is directed towards physicians and allied health professionals who are interested in the complex subject matter of physician burnout. The objective of this conference is to focus on the root of physician burnout as well as provide tools and resources for mitigating burnout and achieving a holistic approach to physician wellness. This conference will provide extensive educational content over the course of two days while also incorporating a number of wellness activities throughout the program.
Wistar Institute's Women and Science Program 2017-2018 Season
The Women & Science Program is a new initiative of The Wistar Institute that highlights the fundamental role that basic and clinical research plays in addressing the scientific challenges related to women's health.
Wistar's Women & Science Program features the research contributions made by women scientists and raises funds to promote their work.
The program features Wistar scientists and renowned guest researchers who will discuss topics such as cancer, aging, vaccines, immune disorders and allergies, HIV, and infectious diseases.
Upcoming events are being held in February, April, and June. For more information on the events and to purchase tickets, visit the
Women & Science Program website.
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Harvard Business Review, September 27, 2017:
There is a special kind of boss. The one who fills up every room with their big ego and even bigger heart. Who voices the hard truths without making you lose hope, and makes you work harder and feel lighter for it. We often call such bosses "rock stars," to underscore their popular appeal. Some companies have a few of them; others, a handful. Among actual rock stars, however, there has long been only one Boss - Bruce Springsteen - and he is headed to Broadway this fall.
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