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The Center for Diversity and Inclusion Monthly eNews
December 2022
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2023 Call for Applications for PSDA and CTDA
Deadline - Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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The Center for Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of the President, the MGPO, and ECOR are pleased to announce the two awards under the 2023 CDI Faculty Development Award Program – Application Deadline is Tuesday, February 28, 2023.
1. The MGH Physician/Scientist Development Award (PSDA): To submit a PSDA application, please click here.
2. The MGH Clinician-Teacher Development Award (CTDA): To view and download the CTDA Application, please click here.
CDI encourages you to take advantage of the pre-award Consultation Service for potential applicants. Please complete this online survey form to help us provide you with the best consultation possible.
Finally, a panel presentation with an overview of the PSDA and CTDA, including tips
for a successful application, will be offered in the new year. An email
will be sent under separate cover.
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2023 Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP)
Seeking Preceptors with Funding
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The MGH Center for Diversity and Inclusion's 2023 Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP), will be held from June 5 to July 28. Each summer, college and graduate students aspiring to obtain MDs and PhDs in biomedical sciences are selected from a nationwide competition to join SRTP. Students are assigned to specific MGH laboratories or clinical, health policy, and health services research areas, where they undertake an original research project under the mentorship and guidance of an MGH investigator.
If you are interested in being a preceptor and can fund a student this summer, please complete this SRTP preceptor survey by Friday, Jan 20. Due to budget constraints, we are trying to plan ahead and assess the number of students we can admit.
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A Message from Drs. Cesar Castro and Julie Price | |
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As CDI Faculty co-Directors for Research, we have been working closely with the CDI team to create a plan to promote our UiM MGH researcher workforce. We continue to work to expand investigative networks and catalyze the cross-pollination of ideas. Through enhanced, meaningful, and fruitful collaborations, we are poised to enact sustained change to address longstanding structural challenges facing UiM investigators. It has been a pleasure to meet members of our UiM community and we look forward to future opportunities to do so.
Below are two opportunities to connect with us and here about our progress:
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Individual 1:1 consultations: We invite you to meet with either of us to discuss your research ambitions, lessons learned, and how we can leverage MGH’s collective resources to favorably shape your professional narratives. Please sign up through our individual Calendly sites (links below).
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MGH Research Council: In case you missed it, please click here to view a recording of the December 5, 2022 MGH Research Council meeting where we presented an update on our research initiatives that continue to help advance the mission of CDI and the careers of investigators underrepresented in medicine.
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We very much look forward to meeting and engaging with you very soon! | |
Financial Planning 10-week Class | |
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The Office for Women's Careers is excited to partner with Her Personal Finance to offer a 10-week online financial planning class for co-ed faculty at MGH. This class will require a $750 upfront investment, but eligible participants can seek reimbursement once the course is complete from the MGPO Benefits Office as part of the $1,500 financial planning benefit. A benefit is once in 5 years. If a faculty member has used the full benefit in the last 5 years, then they will not be eligible to request reimbursement for this course. For questions about reimbursement eligibility, please contact mghmgpofinancialplanning@partners.org. All course participants will receive instructions on how to request reimbursement from the MGPO.
Have questions about how much to save for retirement or how much you should invest in a single asset like a house? Unsure if you should pay off your student loans first or save more for retirement?
This class is designed to answer those questions while helping you navigate common pitfalls which trip up professional faculty in academic medicine. This is a unique opportunity and space is limited. Classes will take place every Thursday from 12-1pm from January 12 to March 16, 2023.
Facilitated by Eryn Schultz, MBA, Founder of Her Personal Finance. If you have any questions, please email Lauren Olson at leolson@mgh.harvard.edu
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External Awards and Loan Repayment | |
Student loan repayment program for behavioral health, substance use disorder and primary care workers launched in MA | |
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The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers recently announced a new statewide student loan repayment program for individuals who work in the areas of behavioral health, substance use disorder or primary care. Mass General Brigham employees may be eligible for this loan repayment program, based on their role and work location.
The program offers between $12,500 and $300,000 of educational loan repayment to eligible employees in exchange for a 4- to 5-year commitment in their current role or one at another eligible institution and is open to qualifying employees with a range of credentials.
Eligible roles include, but are not limited to, psychiatrists, mental health counselors, primary care physicians, nurses, substance use recovery coaches and case managers who work at community health centers, community mental health centers, psychiatric units in acute care hospitals and inpatient psychiatric hospitals.
The application deadline is Jan. 30, 2023. For more information, visit the program website. The state also offers a call center to answer questions about the application process: 833-627-3729 (833-MA-REPAY). You may also contact them by email at MA-Repay@massleague.org
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Open Call: Nominate Immigrants in Healthcare for the Vilcek-Goes Award | |
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The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation are pleased to be accepting nominations for the 2023 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare - honoring immigrant healthcare professionals.
Inaugurated in 2019, the Vilcek-Gold Award honors a foreign-born professional for their extraordinary contributions to humanistic healthcare in the United States. The award includes an unrestricted $10,000 cash prize and will be presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting in November 2023.
Past recipients of the award include Drs. Mona Hanna-Attisha, Vivek Murthy, Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn, Denisse Rojas Marquez, and Mona Fouad.
Nominators may submit any foreign-born person based in the United States whose work in healthcare or public health demonstrates a commitment to humanistic values. Full eligibility requirements and the nomination form are available online at the Gold Foundation's website. The deadline to submit nominations is January 31, 2023, at 5 pm ET.
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BETTER TOGETHER: REFLECTIONS ON MEDICINE,
RACISM, AND SOCIETY
COMMUNITY DIALOGUE with LUNDY BRAUN
"The codification of race and racism in medicine: a history of
race-based algorithms in the field of pulmonology"
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Lundy Braun, PhD
Departments of Africana Studies and Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine and Science and Technology Program,
Brown University
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2023
1:30pm - 3:00pm (ET)
Click here for more information
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Immigrant Health Goes Front and Centered | | |
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Front and Centered featured Fiona Danaher, MD, MPH, Rashmi Jasrasaria, MD, and Community Health Worker Marcia Burgos on Nov 17, 2022.
In case you missed it, click the arrow to watch the recording and learn more about the incredible work of our E&CH colleagues!
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Congratulations and Recognition | |
Paula Aduen, PhD, recipient of the Clinician Teacher Development Award (2021) was just promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Aduen is faculty at the Multicultural Alzheimer's Prevention Program (MAPP) and currently has a CTDA to study chronic and cumulative stress as a risk factor for age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease risk in the Latino population. She is also the Associate Director of the Multicultural Assessment and Research Center (MARC), where she conducts neuropsychological evaluations with adult patients. | |
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David Alagpulinsa, PhD, instructor in Medicine at the MGH Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, was selected for the 2023 Keystone Symposia Fellows Program. This program provides early-career scientists from underrepresented and other disadvantaged backgrounds the support and skills they need to successfully pursue leadership and decision-making roles in academic, industry and government research sectors.
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J. Sawalla Guseh, MD, MGH Cardiovascular Performance Program, director of the Cardiovascular Performance Fellowship; along with others, were named 2022 Heart Center Spark Awardees. This award recognizes the level of scientific accomplishment that has characterized their collaborative work in the years since joining the MGH Cardiology Division and their potential for important future contributions. Funding from the award will be used for their project, “Prediction of Pregnancy Outcomes Using Deep Learning ECG Estimation of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Reproductive-Aged Women.” | |
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David L. Perez, MD, MMSc, Founder and Director of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Unit, and Research Group, launched their inaugural newsletter. In this newsletter, they are pleased to share a range of programmatic and research activities that set the stage for our future activities. Click here to read the full newsletter.
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The Center for Diversity and Inclusion
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Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-3832
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