Faculty Forum on the Medical Student Curriculum
Dean Allen S. Lichter, M.D. and Joe Fantone, M.D., Associate Dean for Medical Education, are hosting a Faculty Forum on Thursday, Sept. 5, from noon until 6 p.m. in Towsley. It begins with an overview of new elements of the curriculum over lunch, followed by poster presentations and demonstrations of learning tools and materials. A recap and open discussion occupy the 4:30 – 6 p.m. segment.

Faculty are invited to all or part of this important forum. The proposed new curriculum, which will help us attract the very best medical students, is part of our over-all plan to become one of the top five medical schools in the U.S. The forum will help faculty by providing as much information as possible in preparation for the faculty vote on the curriculum. The vote will take place sometime during the week of Sept. 9. For those who can’t attend the Faculty Forum, a video will be available. Call Kim Lowe at 615-2176.

Visit the Medical School 's Web Site and Meet Recent Alumni
A new web page, which highlights four Medical School graduates, has been posted in the student section of the Medical School's web site. The page is designed to give prospective medical students an opportunity to find out more about our graduates. If you are a recent Medical School graduate (current resident or just one-year out of residency) and would like to be featured, please contact lisacc@umich.edu. (Those who are interested would be asked to submit a photo and a brief biography). Check E-News for the latest developments on the Web!

American Society of Hematology Scholars Program Offers Support
Internal Deadline: Aug. 16, 2002
ASH Scholar Awards are designed to encourage hematologists to begin a career in hematology by providing partial salary or other support during training. The awards support basic and clinical/translational research for fellows and junior faculty. The awards are limited to an annual maximum of $50,000 for fellow scholars and $75,000 for junior faculty. Basic Research categories supported include studies on genes, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, biochemical and signaling pathways, receptors, cells and animals, and samples obtained from humans. Clinical/Translational Research includes translational research, patient-oriented research and outcomes-based research. UMMS may nominate two candidates for the basic research scholar award (one fellow and one junior faculty) and two candidates for the clinical/translational research scholar award (one fellow and one junior faculty).

For consideration as institutional nominees, submit a 1-2 page research summary, the nominee's CV and a nominating letter from the department chair by Aug. 16, 2002. Submit all internal applications to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 4107 Med Sci I, Box 0624. For more information, contact Denise Swayze at 763-4086 or dswayze@umich.edu, or click here.

National Academy of Science to Present Awards
Deadline: Sept. 6, 2002
The National Academy of Science presents a number of awards spanning a range of scientific disciplines to recognize outstanding achievement in science. Nominations for the following awards will be accepted through Sept. 6, 2002: NAS Award in Molecular Biology, NAS Award in Neurosciences, Richard Lounsbery Award, Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology and the Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal. For complete details and nomination forms, visit the NAS website.

American Association for Cancer Research Award Program Accepting Applications
Deadline: Sept. 16, 2002
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) honors scientific excellence and outstanding achievement in cancer research. Prizes, awards and lectureships are given each year during the AACR Annual Meetings and other scientific meetings sponsored by the AACR. Candidates for these honors may be nominated by any scientist who is now or has been affiliated with any cancer research institution throughout the world. Neither the nominator nor the candidate need be a member of the AACR. The prizes, awards and lectureships will be given at the 94th Annual Meeting of the AACR in Toronto during the week of April 5-9, 2003.. Recipients will also present a lecture during the meeting. For detailed information on the various awards and the nomination process, visit the AACR website.

Geriatric Oncology Research Project Pilot Grant Program to Give Awards
Internal Deadline: Sept. 20, 2002
The discipline of Geriatric Oncology focuses on the effects of aging on the biology, diagnosis, treatment and associated co-morbidities of malignancies. Three research grants of up to $25,000 each are available to junior faculty who wish to pursue a new research project that is relevant to the discipline of Geriatric Oncology. The grants are funded by an initiative of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the John A. Hartford Foundation. Acceptable research projects can range from basic laboratory investigations, epidemiological studies, health care systems studies and development of new clinical delivery models to clinical investigations and others. Awards will be made around Nov. 1, 2002. For complete details, click here.

Nominate Students for the U-M 2002 Graduate Student Award for Overall Excellence in Teaching
Deadline: August 12, 2002
Any graduate student who is actively pursuing a degree in one of the graduate programs within the Medical School and has participated in teaching as a teaching assistant, lecturer or tutor is eligible to compete for the Graduate Student Award for Overall Excellence in Teaching.

The Criteria for nomination include:

• Effectiveness and creativity as a teacher
• Effective interactions with students, both inside and outside the classroom
• Potential for continued growth as a scholar and teacher

Nominations may originate from directors, department chairs, program directors, faculty, and/or students. No more than two nominations from any given department or program will be accepted or considered. Up to two awards of $500 each will be made at the annual Fall Gathering on Sept. 12, 2002. For more information, contact Bettina Fiumano at 615-0342 or bfiumano@med.umich.edu.

Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholars Program Seeks Applicants
Internal Deadline: Oct. 25, 2002
The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award provided to junior faculty members (below the rank of Associate Professor) to carry out research that will help resolve policy and clinical dilemmas regarding ethics and the life sciences. The award will provide 50 percent salary support for three years.

One applicant from an institution will be allowed (this includes the law school, medical school and college of arts and sciences). Deadline for a preliminary application to the Foundation is Dec. 6, 2002. For consideration as the institutional nominee, submit a 1-3 page research summary and a CV on the nominee by Oct. 25, 2002. Submit all internal applications to the Office of the Vice President for Research, 4080 Fleming, Box 1340. For more information, contact Anthony Francis at 764-1185 or afrancis@umich.edu, or visit http://medicine.ucsf.edu/greenwall/home.html.

Honors
Barbara S. Adams, M.D., Director of Pediatric Rheumatology, is one of five finalists for a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Caring for Children Angel Award. Adams will be honored for her efforts and in the running to be crowned the "Grand Angel" at the Fourth Annual Caring for Children Angel Awards on Nov. 15, 2002.

News Releases and Health Minute
For medical press releases and the details behind the headlines, visit http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/relarch.htm
- Noggin mutation causes rare congenital hearing loss
- Barriers to Organ Transplantation for HIV-Infected Patients Unethical
- Friends for 40 years, three Livonia doctors retiring together

Next Week's Health Minute
Use of pediatric ear tubes helps curb over-use of antibiotics

Seminars, lectures, colloquia and events for next week
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Tuesday, Aug. 06, 2002
--11 a.m., Bionutrition Core Conference. Cewin Chao, Director, will discuss the facility, followed by Mary Ann Huang, M.D., presenting her protocol "A Pilot Study of Dietary Intervention on Histologic Improvement in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis" and Jeffrey Horowitz, Ph.D., with "A Pilot Study of Dietary Intervention on Histologic Improvement in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis." This event will take place in F2305 MCHC.

--12 p.m., PM&R Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System Lecture Series. James H. Rimmer, Ph.D., Professor and Director, National Center on Physical Activity and Disability, Department of Disability and Human Development, the Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago, "Update on Fitness for Persons with SCI," UH 2G231

--1 p.m., Medical Library Classes. "Using EndNote with Library Electronic Resources." This workshop will introduce the basics of EndNote and explore its use with electronic library resources such as Medline, SciFinder Scholar, web of Science (Science Citation Index) and others. It will be held in the Taubman Medical Library LRC 3950.

Thursday, Aug. 08, 2002
--12 p.m. Gifts of Art: Rock and Roll by Doghouse. Come enjoy '80s rock from a group that includes U-M Hospital staff. This event will be held in the University Hospital Courtyard. In case of inclement weather, the performance will be held in University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1.

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