March 17: David Pinsky to give next Dean's Lecture David J. Pinsky, M.D., J. Griswold Ruth M.D. and Margery Hopkins Ruth Professor of Internal Medicine; professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology; chief, Cardiovascular Medicine; director, Cardiovascular Center, will give the next Dean's Lecture at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in the Towsley Center Dow Auditorium. Pinsky will present "Defending the status flow: endothelial defenses from gases to enzymes." All members of the University community are welcome to attend. A reception will follow in the Towsley Lobby. For more information, call 734-763-0253.
March 19: Match Day With the emotional intensity of the Oscars, the anticipation of the college draft and the culmination of four years of training, fourth year U-M Medical School students will gather Thursday, March 19, at the Sheraton Four Points in Ann Arbor for Match Day. Dean James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., and Associate Dean for Student Affairs Elizabeth Petty, M.D., will convene the gathering of about 160 students and their families.
U-M students have the tradition of finding out as a group, even though results of the nationwide matching process are posted online at 1 p.m. and any graduating medical student in the country can find out their residency match on their own . The match, conducted annually by the National Resident Matching Program, is the primary system for aligning applicant preferences with those of residency programs at U.S. teaching hospitals.
Call for Proposals for Medical Innovation Application Deadline: April 10
The Medical Innovation Center is pleased to announce its first grant program made possible by the Bud Williamson Innovation Fund and Michigan Institute for Clinical Health Research. The awards are intended to help inventors move a medical technology idea to the next step on the path to commercialization. Visit the Web site for guidelines and application.
Take the Employee Engagement Survey today - you might win free Health System gear You may like your job, or even love it, but chances are your work area has room for improvement. Now is your chance to share what's going well and what you'd like to see improved. The 2009 Employee Engagement Survey is open March 9 - 27. Our goal is 100 percent participation!
You talk, we listen. Your department leaders and the leaders of the Health System take your feedback seriously. Since the survey is anonymous, you're free to speak your mind. Be honest: change happens because of the survey.
A departmental code is required to start the survey so be sure to get this from your supervisor on the survey Web site. And, when you've completed it, you can register to win free Health System gear!
March 17 - MICHR to co-sponsor local cancer awareness event to encourage more community involvement in health research
A partnership between MICHR and the Ann Arbor District Library, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, will bring together a powerful cancer awareness film followed by a panel of U-M experts from the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, a co-sponsor of the event. The film, produced by filmmaker Joanna Rudnick, is “In the Family,” which captures the journey of families and women dealing with the threat of cancer. Participating in the forum after the film with Rudnick are Daniel F. Hayes, M.D., clinical director, Breast Oncology Program, Lisa Newman, M.D., M.P.H., director, Breast Care Center, and Kara Millron, M.S., a genetic counselor.
The event will take place on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., at the Ann Arbor District Library at 343 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor. For more information, visit the Web Site or e-mail Molly White at mollcd@umich.edu or call 734-998-7309.
Employee Health Service merges with MWorks on March 16 to become U-M Occupational Health Services
On March 16, the part of the MWorks Occupational Health Clinic that serves U-M campus faculty and staff will merge with the University Hospital's Employee Health Services. The result will be a single clinic for work-related health care needs of all Health System and Ann Arbor campus faculty and staff. The new clinic, which will be part of the MHealthy program of employee health and well-being services, will be called U-M Occupational Health Services. Clinic hours will be 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., remaining open over the lunch hour. The clinic will be located in an expanded Employee Health Service space on the third floor of the Med Inn Building.
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! March 8
--Dr. Morrison receives widespread news coverage
--Bell quoted in Crain's article about growing number of medical schools in Michigan
March 5 --Dr. Billi, Udow in Free Press health care reform article
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 some useful U-M resources.
Weekly
Joint Commission Quizlette This week's step toward continuous readiness: Test your knowledge of UMHHC's Hand Hygiene policy - Part 5.
1. Guess which of the following 11 scenarios require hand hygiene: Answer TRUE or FALSE for each scenario.
Seminars,
lectures, colloquia and events for next week
Monday,
March 16, 2009 Noon. Neuroscience Program Seminar. Nicole Calakos, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, Center for Translational Neuroscience, Departments of Medicine/Neurology and Neurobiology, Duke University, will present "Synaptic and Circuit basis for OCD-like behaviors in SAPAP3 KO mice," in the Undergraduate Science Building room 1230.
Noon.Jerome Kalifa, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Research, will present "Atrial Anatomy: The New Frontier for Atrial Fibrillation Research,"
in the Cardiovascular Center Danto Auditorium.
5 p.m. Human Genetics Seminar. BSSP faculty candidate in the Department of Human Genetics, Sundeep Kalantry, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Department of Genetics,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will present "Deconstructing Imprinted Mouse X-Chromosome Inactivation,"
in 5915 Buhl.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Noon. Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series. Feng Guo, assistant professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Biological Chemistry, will present "Molecular mechanism of microRNA biogenesis,"
in Med. Sci. I room 6311.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
3 p.m.
Department of Epidemiology Seminar. Sarah Burgard, Ph.D., MS, assistant professor of Sociology and Epidemiology and assistant research scientist, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, will present "Condom Use among Black Youth in South Africa: Do Relationship Characteristics Matter?" in the School of Public Health I Lane Family Auditorium.
Thursday,
March 19, 2009 12:10
p.m. Gifts of Art. Irish folk singer/songwriter Kitty Donohoe will perform with Doug Berch, UH Main Lobby, floor .
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p.m. Pathology Research Seminar Series. Srikanth Patury, doctoral candidate in Molecular and Cellular Pathology (mentor: Jason Gestwicki, Ph.D.), will present "A small molecule directed approach to control protein localization and function in Yeast," in Med. Sci. I room 4234.
David J. Pinsky, M.D., J. Griswold Ruth M.D. and Margery Hopkins Ruth Professor of Internal Medicine; professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology; chief, Cardiovascular Medicine; director, Cardiovascular Center, will give the next Dean's Lecture at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in the Towsley Center Dow Auditorium. Pinsky will present "Defending the status flow: endothelial defenses from gases to enzymes." All members of the University community are welcome to attend. A reception will follow in the Towsley Lobby. For more information, call 734-763-0253.
You may like your job, or even love it, but chances are your work area has room for improvement. Now is your chance to share what's going well and what you'd like to see improved. The 2009 Employee Engagement Survey is open March 9 - 27. Our goal is 100 percent participation!
