Report addresses national shortage of physician-scientist trainees (Links to an external site)
Recommends standardized curriculum, tracking graduates Many lifesaving advances in human health can be traced to physician-scientists, the professionals who treat patients while also conducting biomedical research. Full Article
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for July 20, 2018 (The NIH Guide TOC)
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and ContractsJuly 20, 2018Table of Contents (TOC)Web Version Notices HHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Contract Solicitation (PHS 2019-1) Now Available(NOT-OD-18-209) Office of the Director, NIH Updated Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity(NOT-OD-18-210) Office of the Director, NIH NIH Implementation of the Burden-Reducing Provisions […]
Registration now open for the Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar – September 13-16, 2018
The Office of Faculty Affairs is again offering to assist WUSM underrepresented minority faculty members who wish to attend the AAMC Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar. The OFA will reimburse the base early bird registration fee ($1775.00) for up to two WUSM faculty members. This support is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. If you intend […]
Position available for Co-Director of the Physician Scientist Training Program of the Department of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis
The Department of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis has initiated a search for a Co-Director of the Oliver Langenberg Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP). The purpose of the PSTP is to facilitate training for research-oriented careers in academic medicine, especially for graduates of MD/PhD programs. The Co-Director must have a MD degree with […]
Megan Baldridge, MD, PhD named 2018 Pew Scholar
The National Advisory Committee of The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences has recommended that Dr. Megan Baldridge be named a 2018 Pew Scholar. The recommendations of the committee will be presented to the board of The Pew Charitable Trusts at it’s meeting in June, after which Pew will issue a national press release […]
Registration is Now Open: 2018 Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar
The Office of Faculty Affairs is again offering to assist WUSM underrepresented minority mid-career faculty members who wish to attend the AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar. The OFA will reimburse the base registration fee ($1700.00) for up to two WUSM faculty members. This support is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. If you intend […]
Memo to Management: Performance Management Courses and Process
Performance Management Courses and Evaluation Process Performance management is a fundamental management process that helps shape how employees view and do their work at Washington University. We are now in the middle of the process for FY 2018. We continue to hear from many employees that they are not being given formal feedback from their supervisors. […]
Registration is open for the 2018 Group on Diversity and Inclusion Professional Development Conference
The Group on Diversity & Inclusion (GDI) Professional Development Conference and 10th Anniversary Celebration May 31 – June 3, 2018 Omni Royal Orleans New Orleans, LA Registration information
The AAMC is Now Accepting Applications for the Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar Now!
AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership SeminarJune 14-16, 2018Washington D.C. This seminar will help you to:Assess your professional development goals and identify actionable strategies and tools for promotion and tenure. Develop key professional competencies in academic leadership. Enhance your leadership skills in the areas of communication, team building, change management and work/life balance. The AAMC is […]
OUT in Medicine Professional Panel
Physician’s call to action: Compassionate medicine (Links to an external site)
A nearly empty refrigerator taught Barbara Lutey, MD, one of her most important lessons in medicine. Nearly two decades have passed, but the image of the desperate older woman whose refrigerator only contained walnuts, bacon and a half bottle of soda continues to sear. At the time, Lutey was an intern in her internal medicine residency, […]
Forum for Women in Medicine boosts female physicians, trainees (Links to an external site)
The Forum for Women in Medicine was formed by Rakhee K. Bhayani, MD, an associate professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The group for female trainees in the Department of Medicine offers workshops and talks on topics such as work and life balance and gender bias. Full Record article
8th annual PCOR symposium: Call for abstracts
The 8th Annual PCOR Symposium at Washington University will take place on April 25, 2018 in the Eric P. Newman Center. The deadline for abstract submission is February 2, 2018. PCOR Symposium Flyer (pdf)
Leading with empathy – Outlook feature on Dr. Will Ross (Links to an external site)
Will Ross knows he should be dead. Before his teen years, he had been beaten and bloodied countless times and stabbed in the arm. He had witnessed an execution-style murder and had watched riots burn his community.
Call for Applications: Mentored Training in Implementation Science – New K12 focused on Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Disorders
The Mentored Training In Implementation Science (MTIS) Program is open to all senior fellows and junior faculty interested in implementation science in areas relevant to the NHLBI. MTIS provides 75% protected time, up to $100k/yr, for 2-3 yrs. MTIS will fund 3 new scholars starting next fall (2018). Applications are encouraged from Washington University School […]
Registration open for iTeach Faculty Symposium on Teaching
Tuesday, January 9, 2018The Knight Center, Washington University iTeach Symposium Information and Registration The 2018 iTeach symposium will open with a welcome by Provost Holden Thorp and a plenary by Mary Murphy, PhD entitled Barriers and Breakthroughs: Social-Psychological Interventions to Support Student Success. Dr. Murphy is Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Associate […]
NIH FOA: Simulation Modeling and Systems Science to Address Health Disparities (R01)
NIMHD is leading a collaborative research effort at the National Institutes of Health with several NIH Institutes and Centers to fund highly innovative and promising research that develops and evaluates simulation modeling and systems science to understand and address minority health and health disparities. Potential topic areas could include but are not limited to: Models […]
Now Enrolling for Two Career Development Opportunties: Academic Medical Leadership Program for Physicians and Scientists AND Effective Research Execution
2018 Academic Medical Leadership Program for Physicians and Scientists The previous programs have been very well received by faculty participants and their sponsors; testimonials are included in the new program brochure. This program is a collaborative effort of the School of Medicine, the Olin School of Business and BJC HealthCare with the primary objective of […]
Save the Date for the American Heart Association Red Dress Affair on January 13, 208
American Hearth Association Red Dress AffairJanuary 13, 20187:00-11:00pm Presented by the WUSM and SLUSOM American Medical Women’s Association St. Louis UniversityBusch Student CenterRoom 30020 North Grand BlvdSt. Louis, MO 63103 Event flyer (pdf)
2018 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientists Development Award Competition Now Open
The 2018 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) Clinical Scientist Development Award Competition is now open! Pre-proposal applications are being sought from physician scientists at the assistant professor level conducting clinical research in any disease area. Application Deadlines: Pre-proposals due: December 1, 2017, 3pm EST Invitation to submit full proposal: January 19, 2018, 5pm EST Full […]
Postdoctoral Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation – Call for Applications
The Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) Postdoctoral Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI) provides multidisciplinary clinical and translational research training to promote the career development of junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows by helping them become clinical and translational researchers. Through didactic coursework, structured mentorship, and interactions with a diverse peer group of trainees, the […]
Now Enrolling: 2018 Academic Medical Leadership Program for Physicians and Scientists
This program is a collaborative effort of the School of Medicine, the Olin School of Business and BJC HealthCare with the primary objective of equipping physicians and scientists to take on expanding roles in academic medicine and health care delivery. The course will begin January 19, 2018 and continue over the ensuing 6 months for a […]
Seminar with Dr. Susan Johnson – Thriving amidst chaos: time management strategies for navigating academic medicine
Can ’t see the top of your desk? Email out of control? Join us as guest speaker Dr. Susan Johnson presents proven time management principles to increase individual productivity. Co-Sponsored by the Clinicial Research Training Center and the DOM Office of Faculty Development.Tuesday, August 29, 2017 from 3:30 to 5:00pm in Wohl Auditorium Susan R. […]
EPIC Update for Providers – July 2017, Part 2
This monthly brief promotes awareness among clinicians of the progress and specific features of our Epic implementation. EPIC Update – July 2017, Part 2 (pdf)
New group supports LGBTQ community at medical school (Links to an external site)
Led by Associate Professor, Dr. Kara Sternhell-Blackwell, OUTmed supports LGBTQIA- identified faculty, residents, fellow and stafff in the Department of Medicine and the WUSM community. Read the Record article on the creation of OUTmed.