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Medical Education Day 2002 is approaching!
Date: Feb. 26, 2002
Medical Education Day 2002, to be held on Feb. 26, 2002, highlights educational innovations taking place throughout the U-M Medical School and makes them available for all to see and experience. The opening plenary session at 8 a.m. features David C. Leach, M.D., executive director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. His talk, "Competency is a Habit: Assessing the ACGME Competency," will address the growing emphasis on defining and assessing educational outcomes in medical education. Executive Associate Dean James Woolliscroft will follow the plenary session with a local response to this problem. Posters and computer demonstrations will be displayed throughout the day. The program is especially relevant to faculty, residents, students and others interested in discussion and collaborations about medical education.

Although registration is not required, it is encouraged for the small group workshops in the afternoon. If you have any questions, please e-mail Larry Gruppen at lgruppen@umich.edu (936-1644) or Debbie Grifka at dgrifka@umich.edu (936-1649). For a complete schedule or to register, visit http://www.med.umich.edu/meded/MESP/mededday2002.html

Graduate Student Council to host second annual "Winter Banquet"
Date: Feb. 22, 2002
On Friday, Feb. 22 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m., the Graduate Student Council will host its second annual "Winter Banquet." Allison Miller is the GSC President and has taken the lead in organizing this year's event. The "Winter Banquet" gives graduate students a chance to get together outside of the lab and classes. It also functions as a community service project. Each year, the students have solicited donations from area biotech companies to help fund local community service projects. This year, the proceeds from the banquet will go towards the purchase of new science equipment for the Detroit Community High Schools. For more information, contact Allison Miller at amzz@umich.edu.

The Ellison Medical Foundation announces a funding opportunity
Deadline: March 13, 2002
The Ellison Medical Foundation requests letters of intent for their Senior Scholar Award in Global Infectious Disease. Awards will be made for up to $150,000 per year for up to four years. The Program funds basic research on molecular and cellular mechanisms of parasitology and infectious diseases that result from microbial, protozoan, or viral pathogenesis. Letters of Intent to submit an application must be received before close of business March 13, 2002 at The Ellison Medical Foundation. For more information, visit the foundation's web site at http://www.ellison-med-fn.org/emf_gid_ssa_over.jsp.

Author speaks on "Difficult Conversations"
Date: Feb 19, 2002
Sheila Heen from Harvard Law School and the Triad Consulting Group is coming to the Michigan Ballroom on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. to present a program based on her New York Times business bestselling book, "Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most" (Penguin 2000).

Based on 10 years of work at the Harvard Negotiation Project, the session provides a framework for understanding why some of our most important conversations are so hard, examines the common mistakes we all make, and offers a step-by-step method for handling them with less anxiety and better results. Handling these conversations efficiently is no longer just a good idea --it's integral to the success of a leader, their department, and ultimately, the entire organization.

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
- U-M does 500th heart transplant - just in time for Valentine's Day
- Robert Urich to donate winnings from "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" to U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center sarcoma fund
- U-M professor receives lifetime honor from prestigious National Academies

Next week's Health Minute:
Living with congestive heart failure
http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/congestive.htm

Seminars, lectures, colloquia and events for next week
To access the entire UMHS events database, see:
http://www.academic.med.umich.edu/LassoPages/ProStaffEvents.lasso

Monday, February 18, 2002
--4:30 p.m., Pathology Research Seminar series. Andrew Flint, M.D., professor, Department of Pathology, "Revisiting John Dewey from the Perspective of Constructive Developmentalism," 4234 Med Sci I. Please call 6-1887 for a copy of the article that Dr. Flint will be discussing.

Tuesday, February 19, 2002
--3 p.m., Medical Library Classes: Using Word for Your Dissertation (graduate students only). In this workshop, you'll learn how to use Word features effectively and efficiently, including: creating a basic template, inserting footnotes, images, and page numbers; generating tables of contents and figures; and more! Participants should have basic experience using MS Word. Register through the Digital Dissertation web site at http://www.lib.umich.edu/instruct/digdiss.html

Wednesday, February 20, 2002
--8:45 a.m., Anesthesiology: Research Discussion. Ann Amrie Sesti, MSPH, associate director, Outcomes Research, Pfizer and Susan Martin, ParmD, consultant, Outcomes Management Strategies, Pfizer, "Multidimensional Assessment of Sleep in Neuropathic Pain," Anesthesia Library UH 1H245

--10:30 a.m., Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Clive J. Robins, Ph.D., associate clinical professor, Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke Universality,"Structured Therapies for Borderline Personality Disorders: Overview of Treatment and Summary of Outcome Data," MCHC Auditorium

--11 a.m., Neurology Grand Rounds. Dr. Cynthia L. Comella, associate professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, Movement Disorder Section, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, "Sleep Disturbances in Parkinson's Diseases," 2C108 UH

--12 p.m., Pharmacology Seminar. Jonathan Javitch, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and pharmacology, Center for Molecular Recognition, Columbia University, "Thrown for a Loop: Conformational Changes of the Dopamine Transporter," 2901 Learning Resource Center

--12 p.m., Cell and Developmental Biology. Alan Saltiel, Ph.D., professor, Internal Medicine Molecular Medicine & Genetics Dept., "Insulin signaling in time and space," 5623 Med Sci II

--4 p.m., Status of Research at the U of M address. Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Vice President of Research, "The Price of Success: New Challenges and Expectations," 1400 Chemistry Building

Thursday, February 21, 2002
--10 a.m., Medical Library Classes: U-M MEDSEARCH, MIRLYN Library Catalog, and E-Journals. This workshop teaches basic searching in UM-MEDSEARCH, which includes MEDLINE, CINAHL, CANCERLIT and EMBASE databases, and covers searching the MIRLYN Library Catalog with emphasis on finding full-text articles online. This event will be held at 2C228 UH.

--12 p.m., K30 Training Program in Clinical Research Meet the Investigator. Jorge Marrero, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, "Alcohol, Tobacco and Nutrition in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A case-controlled study in the U.S.," 2314 Towsley

--12:10 p.m., Gifts of Art: Native American Stories & Flute
by Lee Black Bear. Mr. Black Bear is an Oglala/Lakota born and raised in South Dakota. His performances include traditional stories passed down through the oral tradition of his people. He incorporates traditional Native American flute playing and northern plains hand drum music. University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1

--1 p.m., Pharmacology Seminar: Thesis Defense. Kimon Kanelakis, graduate student, "Nucleotide Binding States of hsp70 and hsp90 During Assembly of Heterocomplexes Between the Glucocorticoid Receptor and hsp90," 2802 Med Sci II

--3:30., Institute of Gerontology 2001-2002 Seminar Series. Evan Keller, D.V.M., Ph.D., assistant research scientist, Institute of Gerontology, associate professor of Comparative Medicine, Laboratory Animal Medicine, associate professor of pathology, " The Biology of Prostate Cancer Skeletal Metastases," 300 N. Ingalls, Room 904

--5 p.m., Radiology Grand Rounds. C. Daniel Johnson, M.D., professor of radiology, Mayo Medical School, "CT Colonography: An Appraisal," F2305 MCHC

Friday, February 22, 2002
--12 p.m., Pharmacology: Graduate Student Seminar. Christal Coleman, graduate student, " Muscarinic Autoreceptors in C57BL/6J Mouse Pontine Reticular Formation Modulate ACh Release," 2901 Learning Resource Center

--3:30 p.m., The Center for Organogenesis 2001-2002 Seminar Series. Jack M. Parent, M.D., assistant professor of neurology, Department of Neurology, "Adult CNS Neurogenesis: Can We Rebuild a Broken Brain?" 5915 Buhl Building

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