ISSUE 3

VOLUME 1

WINTER 2012

[Transitive verb: to picture to oneself; envisions a career dedicated to promoting peace] - Merriam Websters Dictionary online

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UPCOMING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ............................................... 1 DR. DARRELL G. KIRCH ........ 1 CURRICULUM VITAE UPDATE .............................................. 1 SPOTLIGHT ON: BRENDA C. MCCLAIN, MD, DAPBM .......... 2 SCHOOL OF MEDICINE BY LAWS ................................ 2 SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN IN MEDICINE .............................. 2 DR. FRED ROTTNEK.............. 2 WINNING AOA POSTERS ...... 3 GRANT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE ........................ 3 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ................. 3 WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS ..... 3

Upcoming Programs:
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:00 9:00 a.m.

A Primer for Medical Student Career Advisors

Computer Informatics Lab - Rm. CRB 204
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs

Transforming Academic Medicine through a Focus on Diversity

Thursday, April 26, 2012 7:30 8:30 a.m. All Faculty and Trainees are encouraged to attend
Dr. Darrell G. Kirch is President and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which represents the nation's medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic societies. Please make every effort to take advantage of this opportunity.

All Program Information Available at https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/med-school-faculty-development/

Activity Insight and SLU SOM CV The AAMC Faculty Forward survey revealed transparency of information surrounding promotion to be one factor impacting faculty Format satisfaction. With that in mind, Dr. Sharkey met with the members of the Credentials committee to review potential barriers to a
streamlined process for review of faculty promotion packets. One issue noted by the committee was the variability of formatting of the academic CV and thus difficulty in predicting where to find critical information reflecting a faculty members accomplishments. As a result, a process to create a standardized CV format for the School of Medicine was initiated. The proposed School of Medicine CV format was reviewed and approved by the Credentials committee, the Faculty Affairs committee and the Chairs committee. This format can be found on the Faculty Development web site at http://medschool.slu.edu/fac_dev/index.php?page=resources. All SOM faculty preparing a promotions packet are requested to present their CV in this format. In addition, the University, as part of its process for standardizing the reporting of faculty time and effort, has implemented Activity Insight (AI), a centralized database for generating reports for the board of Trustees and other accrediting agencies. In an effort to reduce duplication of data entry, extensive work has gone in to creating within AI a CV template that can be utilized by SOM faculty, so that they can track their effort and maintain their CVs simultaneously. Laurinda Smith and Sue Wiegert have focused a great deal of time and effort meshing this format with the AI CV template. Your feedback related to these ongoing efforts is appreciated.

Page 2

Spotlight on: Brenda C. McClain, M.D., DABPM

Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Brenda McClain, M.D., is the new Director of Pediatric Anesthesia at Cardinal Glennon. After 13 years at Yale University School of Medicine where she was the Director of Pediatric Pain Management Services, Dr. McClain joined the faculty of Saint Louis University because she saw the potential for growth in pediatric anesthesiology and pain management. Her vision for the Department of Anesthesiology at SLU is to create growth in clinical, academic and scholarly activities in pediatric anesthesia. Because pain management is her passion, Dr. McClain is especially interested in creating a well-developed regional anesthesiology and pain management clinic at Glennon with a multidisciplinary approach to organized pain management, including medical and psychological arms of therapy. On a personal note, Dr. McClain comes from a long line of strong, Southern women. Born in the small town of Wilson, N.C., her grandmother owned and operated a general store. Her mother, with the hopes of becoming a flight attendant, went to nursing school, a requirement for flight attendants in that era. While these are great achievements for any woman of that generation, what is even more remarkable is that these were women of color living in the South in a time that preceded the Civil Rights movement. Dr. McClain, who grew up in a close-knit family that valued education, attended medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She then pursued residency training in anesthesia at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and her fellowship at Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh. While in Connecticut, Dr. McClain sponsored students of liturgical dance and was the medical ministry leader at her church, ensuring that community members had access to blood pressure checks, glucose screening, BMI and weight screenings and health education. Dr. McClain enjoys playing the piano and attending the theater.

The Faculty Affairs Committee has completed revisions to the School of Medicine By Laws. The current draft is available for review and comment at https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/by-laws/

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development co-sponsored Drs. Laurie Byrne and Rolanda Maxim, to attend the AAMC Mid Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar held in Austin, TX on December 3-6. The goal of this AAMC program is to provide exposure knowledge and skills needed to support progress on the path to leadership for women in academic medicine. The AAMC mid-career women faculty professional development seminar was extraordinary. Educational seminars related to communication and financial skills, leadership and career development offered a plethora of information and insight presented by an outstanding faculty. The conference gave me an opportunity to collaborate and learn from so many women in academics across the country. I would encourage all women in academic medicine to attend one of the AAMC WIM development seminars. What you will learn will stay with you throughout your career. - Laurie Byrne, M.D. The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development provides partial funding for women faculty interested in attending the AAMC Early or Mid Career program. Funding is competitive and requires a letter of support from the Department Chair and agreement from the attendee to share lessons learned in a faculty development program. Early Career Program announcement coming soon!

IN SERVICE TO OTHERS: Fred Rottnek, M.D., Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, was honored recently with the Greater Saint Louis Community Health Award from the St. Louis Academy of Family Physicians for his work in correctional health care settings, service to homeless populations and those affected by HIV/AIDS. A graduate of SLU's School of Medicine and the Aquinas Institute of Theology, Rottnek (pictured with nurse Amy Janssen) values this award as an opportunity to further promote the Universitys commitment to social justice and the care of marginalized individuals and communities.

Page 3 47 Annual Medical Student AOA Research Poster Forum

The AOA poster session was held in the LRC. Judges chose the top posters which were then presented and judged. Congratulations to the students and their faculty mentors on their successful research projects Tied for First: Andrew Melson: "The Correlation between Health Literacy and Numeracy in the Emergency Department. Faculty Mentor: Richard Griffey (WU) Joseph Rutledge: "Pathogenesis of hearing loss in a mouse model of Townes-Brock Syndrome. Faculty Mentor: Michael Anne Gratton Ph.D. (with help from Michael Rauchman) Tied for Third: Mike Carl: "Prebacteremic Gut Carriage of Late Onset Invasive Bacteria in Preterm Infants." Faculty Mentor: Phil Tarr (WU) Konstantin Malley: "Development of a Stable Isotope Lipidomic Approach to HDL-mediated Cholesterol Efflux." Faculty Mentor: David Ford PhD Honorable Mention: John Vu: "Prevalence of Acute Pulmonary Opacities Following Chemotherapy for Lymphoma. " Faculty Mentor: Nghi Nguyen Devin West: "Monoclonal Antibody Treatment against KC Ameliorates Recurrent HSK In Vivo." Faculty Mentor: Patrick Stuart GRANT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE: In August 2011, the Research Planning Committee (RPC) announced the establishment of an internal study section for the School of Medicine whose purpose is to review NIH and NIH-type applications prior to submission. This service is meant to improve the quality of submissions and is offered to all medical school faculty. Faculty who plan to submit to the study section must inform the RPC (in care of Denise Johnson, johnsod2@slu.edu) at least eight weeks prior to the grant deadline. The RPC will then assign the proposal to two or three members of the study section for evaluation and will inform the applicant accordingly. Reviews will be returned to the applicant within three weeks to allow enough time for the applicant to review the feedback received and amend the application as needed prior to submission.
th

Educational Opportunities The Saint Louis University Center for Outcomes Research (SLUCOR) is now accepting applications for its online MS program in Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation Sciences. The fully-online format is designed to accommodate the schedules of busy working professionals and is particularly well suited for SLU faculty and fellows. The curriculum combines didactic and project-based learning and allows individuals to explore theory, develop technical skills and apply this new knowledge to current problems in their field. The courses provide practical expertise in areas such as research design, statistical analysis, drug evaluation/safety, program evaluation, and comparative effectiveness research. For individuals interested in enhancing skills in one particular area, courses can be taken individually without committing to the MS program in its entirety. Courses that may be of interest include: Spring 2012 HSR 530 Foundations of Health Outcomes Research I HSR 526 Pharmacoepidemiology HSR 515 Multivariate Analysis for Health Outcomes Research ORES 501 Introduction to Biostatistics for Health Outcomes Research Summer 2012 HSR 510 Research Methods in Health and Medicine ORES 531 Foundations of Health Outcomes Research II

All SLUCOR courses are eligible for tuition remission (up to 2 courses per semester) through the University benefits package. Please contact Human Resources for more information on tuition remission for graduate coursework. For more information on applying to the MS program or for registering for individual courses please contact Dr. Leslie Hinyard at hinyardl@slu.edu or 977-9473.

Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) March 30-31, 2012

CGEA 2012 Spring Meeting

Washington University School of Medicine
Preconference Workshops March 29th Education Leadership Education and Development Certificate Program For more information go to: http://www.cgea.net/

If you are interested in contributing to future Newsletters or have a topic you would like to read about, please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, School of Medicine c/o Barb Chadwick (bchadwi1@slu.edu)

Saint Louis University School of Medicine 1402 South Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63104 Phone: 314.977.8438 https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/med-school-faculty-development/