Dean’s Award Program for Staff with Medical School appointments Nominations for the Dean’s Award Program for Staff with Medical School appointments. will be accepted through June 12.
In 2008, the Staff Awards Program was expanded to up to 12 annual awards in three categories: managerial, professional and support. The top awardee in each category will receive a check for $1,500 and an invitation to attend the Annual Faculty and Staff Awards Banquet. Up to three “honorable mention” awardees will be named in each award category. Each honoree will receive a check for $500. A selection committee will help identify awardees representing all components of the Medical School mission:
“The mission of the U-M Medical School is to educate students, physicians, and biomedical scholars and to provide a spectrum of comprehensive knowledge, research, patient care and service of the highest quality to the people of the state of Michigan and beyond.”
Details about the awards program and procedures for nomination are on the Web. Use this opportunity to recognize the stellar work of your colleagues. Winners will be announced in September.
Save the Date: Medical Education Day is June 2 Abstract submission deadline: Friday, May 1 The keynote address for Medical Education Day 2009 will be presented by Geoff Norman, Ph.D., professor of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics and assistant dean for Educational Research and Development at McMaster University, Hampton, Ontario. Norman's lecture, "The Role of Experience in the Development of Medical Diagnostic Expertise" will begin at noon Tuesday, June 2, in the MCHC Auditorium, followed by a panel discussion. Poster presentations, computer demonstrations and a reception will take place from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. in the Towsley Center Lobby. For more information, visit the Web site.
U-M Emergency Alert system will be tested Friday, April 3 The periodic test of the U-M Emergency Alert system is planned for mid-day on Friday, April 3. It is anticipated that two messages will be sent to those who have registered to receive alerts: an initial test message followed an hour later by an “all clear.” This test may be canceled without notice.
If you aren't yet signed up to receive U-M Emergency Alerts, which use text messages, e-mail and voicemail messages to give urgent information about major campus emergencies, consider signing up now at http://www.umemergencyalert.umich.edu/ . Use the "Register" link on the left side of the page and follow the instructions to register via Wolverine Access.
When the U-M Department of Public Safety determines there is an active emergency that may put the public safety of the campus at risk, it will initiate an urgent Emergency Alert. At that time, more information and incident updates will be posted on the U-M Department of Public Safety Web site as information becomes available.
April 8: Sigma Xi - 'Research at the University of Michigan' by Stephen Forrest, Ph.D. Sigma Xi - the Scientific Research Society, University of Michigan Chapter, invites you to "Research at the University of Michigan" presented by Stephen Forrest, Ph.D., vice president for Research, U-M, at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the C. C. Little Science Building room 1518. For more information, call 734-763-6721.
April 8: Geriatrics Center annual research retreat The Geriatrics Center annual research symposium will take place from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the Biomedical Science Research Building seminar room 1130. U-M researchers will give short talks and present posters.
The keynote speaker will feature Thomas A. Rando, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, department of neurology and neurological sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, chief, Neurology Services, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and department director, Stanford Center on Longevity. Rando will present "Determinants of Declining Stem Cell Functionality with Age," at 11 a.m. in the BSRA Auditorium. All sessions are free and open to public. For more information, call 734-936-8198.
Global REACH International Faculty Seed Grant RFP Application Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday, May 1 Global REACH, together with the senior associate dean for research, Steven Kunkel, Ph.D., and the interim director of Global Reach, Timothy Johnson, M.D., is pleased to announce the availability of four $10,000 grants for medical school faculty to pursue international research, education or collaboration efforts. The three-page page proposals must be submitted via e-mail attachment. For more information and to view the application, visit the Web site.
May 11: Partners for Healthy Communities
The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research "Partners for Healthy Communities" Symposium and walking dinner will take place from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 11, in Palmer Commons. The aim of this event is to enhance collaboration between U-M faculty, staff, students, and community members with similar research interests. Vanessa Northington Gamble, M.D., Ph.D., physician and noted scholar in the field of medical humanities, will speak at 5:45 p.m. For more information or to register, visit the Web site.
April 23: MacDonell Lectureship and addiction psychiatry update
The MacDonell Lectureship will take place from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in the Rachel Upjohn Building auditorium and conference room. The event is sponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, substance abuse section. The theme of the event is "Pharmacotherapy and Psychosocial Techniques for the Treatment of Alcoholism and Other Substance Abuse Disorders in Adolescents." The morning session includes three presentations and the afternoon session features workshops regarding multisystemic therapy and brief intervention techniques. The program is free but registration required. CE credits are available. For more information or to register, see Web site.
Biomedical News Online - April 2009
The April 2009 issue of Biomedical News is now online. This issue contains information on: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act opportunities continuing, the new iFeasible application for researchers, the BMRC Bridging Support Program for Basic Science Research, the FDA Commissioner's Fellowship Program, a presentation on a clinical gene therapy trial for pain, research compliance training and education, frequently asked questions, news from the Grants Office, updates from Washington, educational opportunities, funding and award opportunities, and UMMS awarded grants and research publications.
Welcome Carrie Ashton to the Offices of Global REACH! We are very pleased and excited to announce that Carrie Ashton has joined the offices of Global REACH as Medical School International Visitors Coordinator, effective March 23. Carrie is now in charge of all incoming international students and dignitaries. In addition to managing our international visitors she will work with Medical School departments that request assistance with their visitors. This includes travel, visa, and housing arrangements; visitor orientation, and tours; itineraries; and managing international dignitary visits. Carrie can be reached at 734-998-6116 or e-mail cglaser@umich.edu.
Black Medical Student Association receives NAACP Image Award The Black Medical Student Association was the recipient of an NAACP
Image Award from the University of Michigan student chapter of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The award
was given at the Second Annual Image Awards Banquet held on Sunday,
March 29, 2009 in the Michigan Union Ballroom. BMA won in the category
of Outstanding Graduate Student Organization. The nominating and
voting is done by U-M undergraduate students. The criteria was based
on outstanding commitment to the student body and the community. This
was the only graduate student category; the other categories were
specifically tailored to undergraduate students.
The Black Medical Student Association mentors undergraduate students
and has hosted health fairs in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti community.
Members also serve as student ambassadors representing the U-M Medical
School. Next week, several of the students will be traveling to New
Orleans to attend the Student National Medical Association Conference.
For more information about the BMA, please call 734-615-3030.
April 9: Donate Life Flag Raising April is National Donate Life month. The University of Michigan Health System is joining the national campaign to encourage organ donor registration. A Donate Life flag raising ceremony will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 9, at University Hospital main entrance flagpole. Faculty and staff are invited to attend. The event should take no longer than 30 minutes.
This month we are encouraging hospital employees to consider joining the Michigan Donor Registry. Donor registry drives will take place Monday, April 13 - Thursday, April 16, in the Towsley Link and University Hospital cafeteria. Take 30 seconds to save up to eight lives by joining the Michigan Donor Registry.
May 27: Effective career mentoring seminar
A mentoring seminar will take place from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, in Palmer Commons Forum Hall. Mentoring processes that will be addressed include:
Characteristics of an effective mentor
Tools available to ensure successful mentoring
Approaches to ensuring optimal career development
For more information or to register, visit the Web site.
U-M Employees receive 30 percent discount on WeightWatchers The AT WORK Program®
Beginning in April, University of Michigan employees can participate in the 12-week WeightWatchers AT WORK program for only $95. MHealthy will pay the remaining $40 of the $135 fee. Employees can use this discount once during a calendar year. For details and AT WORK meeting schedules, visit the Web site.
Life Sciences Orchestra concert April 26, featuring Beethoven's 9th The U-M Life Sciences Orchestra will perform a free concert at Hill Auditorium at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26. The concert, which closes out the LSO's ninth season of blending art and science, will feature Beethoven's spectacular Ninth Symphony, with its famous "Ode to Joy" finale. Also on the program: a violin solo by University of Michigan physician Michael Hsu, M.D., and a composition for brass by Gabrielli.
The free concert, which is open to the public, will begin with remarks by Health System CEO Robert Kelch, M.D. In addition to the LSO, the Beethoven symphony will feature a special choir that consists of faculty, staff and students from the U-M's health, medical and life sciences that was created for this concert.
The LSO is led by music director Mark Latham, a student in U-M's famous orchestral conducting program. For more information on the concert, visit the press release or call 734-936-ARTS.
April 21: Celebrate Administrative Professionals Week All U-M administrative office professionals are invited to celebrate Administrative Professionals Week from 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium. The event, hosted by UM-Association of Administrative Office Professionals, includes a networking lunch and visit with local vendors. Laurita Thomas, associate vice president and chief of human resources, will be the opening speaker, followed by a presentation, certified trainer and "hilarious" motivational speaker, Richard Paul. The UM-AAOP third annual Award of Excellence winner will also be announced.
To register, login to MLearning, class AAOP-10003 or RSVP by e-mail to UM--AAOP@med.umich.edu. Deadline to register is April 14. For more information, visit the UM-AAOP Web site.
U-M
Makes the News! M-News Now! is a Web page with timely information about members of the UMHS
community who are in the news. See who is being interviewed or where their
comments are being published at M-News
Now! April 1
--Dr. Woolliscroft explores future of Pfizer site in the news
--Series continues on Mott heart patient
--Medical student pens New York Times column
March 31 --Anxiety issues on sports page
March 27 --U-M Prof gets prestigious funding
News
Releases and Health Minute
For medical press releases and the details behind the
headlines, visit www.med.umich.edu/news
Medical School FAQs
You can find answers to many of your questions pertaining to the U-M Medical School in one place. The FAQ page links to a variety of resources including information and support, educational programs, research and policy information. The site also lists useful U-M resources.
Weekly
Joint Commission Quizlette This week's step toward continuous readiness: Test your knowledge of egress corridor clearance Requirements - Part 1.
An egress corridor is generally a main corridor/hallway with an exit sign at the end of it that provides a primary route to stairwells and other exits in the event of fire.
1. Cross corridors are not considered egress corridors.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
2. The storage of equipment and other items is allowable in egress corridors as long as the items are stored on one side of the corridor. A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Monday,
April 6, 2009 9 a.m. Microbiology and Immunology Special Seminar. Patrick Moore, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, will present "A new viral cause of human cancer," in Med. Sci. II room 5623.
Noon. Cancer Center Grand Rounds. David Spiegel, M.D., Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif., , will present "Survivorship and Survival with Breast Cancer," in Ford Auditorium.
Noon. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science Short Course. Francis D. Pagani, M.D., Ph.D., Otto Gago, M.D. Professor in Cardiac Surgery, director, Heart Transplant and Center for Circulatory Support, University of Michigan, will present "LVAD Therapy and Reverse Myocardial Remodeling," in the Cardiovascular Center Danto Auditorium. A panel discussion will be from 4 - 5 p.m. Lunch will be served for the first 65 attendees.
3 p.m. Neuroscience Program Seminar. Barry Everitt, Ph.D., professor, behavioural neuroscience, University of Cambridge, will present "Neural and psychological mechanisms in drug addiction: from impulsive actions to compulsive habits,"
in the Undergraduate Science Building room 1230.
Tuesday,
April 7, 2009 Noon. Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series. Valentin Cracan, graduate student research assistant, Department of Biological Chemistry, will present "IcmF is a fusion between the radical B12 enzyme, isobutyryl-CoA mutase and its G-protein chaperone," in Med. Sci. I room 6311.
Wednesday,
April 8, 2009
Noon. Cell and Developmental Biology Seminar Series. Mary O'Riordan, Ph.D., assistant professor, microbiology and immunology,
University of Michigan, will present "Keeping bacteria in their place: regulation of compartmentalization in infection and immunity," in the Biomedical Science Research Building seminar rooms A, B and C.
5 p.m. Radiology Grand Rounds. Kirk Frey, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Neurology/Radiology, director, Positron Emmission Tommography (PET) Neuropharmacology Section, co-director, Movement Disorders Clinic, will present, "Update on Imaging in Neurodegeneration," in the MCHC Auditorium.
Thursday,
April 9, 2009 12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Contemporary dance by the U-M Freshman Touring Company, UH Main Lobby, floor 1.
4
p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Kevin Mills, Ph.D., assistant professor, The Jackson Laboratory, will present "Replication, Recombination, and Repair: The 3 R's that MateRRR in Lymphocytes," in Med. Sci. I. room 4234.
Nominations for the Dean’s Award Program for Staff with Medical School appointments. will be accepted through June 12.
The keynote address for Medical Education Day 2009 will be presented by Geoff Norman, Ph.D., professor of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics and assistant dean for Educational Research and Development at McMaster University, Hampton, Ontario. Norman's lecture, "The Role of Experience in the Development of Medical Diagnostic Expertise" will begin at noon Tuesday, June 2, in the MCHC Auditorium, followed by a panel discussion. Poster presentations, computer demonstrations and a reception will take place from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. in the Towsley Center Lobby. For more information, visit the 
Global REACH, together with the senior associate dean for research, Steven Kunkel, Ph.D., and the interim director of Global Reach, Timothy Johnson, M.D., is pleased to announce the availability of four $10,000 grants for medical school faculty to pursue international research, education or collaboration efforts. The three-page page proposals must be submitted via e-mail attachment. For more information and to view the application, visit the 
We are very pleased and excited to announce that Carrie Ashton has joined the offices of Global REACH as Medical School International Visitors Coordinator, effective March 23. Carrie is now in charge of all incoming international students and dignitaries. In addition to managing our international visitors she will work with Medical School departments that request assistance with their visitors. This includes travel, visa, and housing arrangements; visitor orientation, and tours; itineraries; and managing international dignitary visits. Carrie can be reached at 734-998-6116 or e-mail 
The U-M Life Sciences Orchestra will perform a free concert at Hill Auditorium at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26. The concert, which closes out the LSO's ninth season of blending art and science, will feature Beethoven's spectacular Ninth Symphony, with its famous "Ode to Joy" finale. Also on the program: a violin solo by University of Michigan physician Michael Hsu, M.D., and a composition for brass by Gabrielli. 
All U-M administrative office professionals are invited to celebrate Administrative Professionals Week from 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium. The event, hosted by UM-Association of Administrative Office Professionals, includes a networking lunch and visit with local vendors. Laurita Thomas, associate vice president and chief of human resources, will be the opening speaker, followed by a presentation, certified trainer and "hilarious" motivational speaker, Richard Paul. The UM-AAOP third annual Award of Excellence winner will also be announced.