Registration is Now Open: 2018 Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar

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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. […]

The AAMC is Now Accepting Applications for the Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar Now!

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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 […]

Physician’s call to action: Compassionate medicine (Links to an external site)

Barbara Lutey, MD, an assistant professor in the Division of Medical Education at Washington University School of Medicine, examines patient Marie Nesbitt at the Center for Outpatient Health. Nesbitt suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and credits Lutey with saving her life.

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)

Rakhee K. Bhayani, MD

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)

Call for Applications: Mentored Training in Implementation Science – New K12 focused on Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Disorders

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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 […]