ISSUE 3

VOLUME 1

OCTOBER, 2011

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UPCOMING: METHODS FOR MANAGING INFORMATION OVERLOAD:.............. 1 UPCOMING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS .............. 1 ACTIVITY INSIGHT .... 1 SPOTLIGHT ON DR. NADIM KANAFANI .....2 MEDICINE AND LITERATURE ............. 2 SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN IN MEDICINE ............. 2 ADDITIONAL FACULTY PROGRAMS .............. 3

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UPCOMING PROGRAMMING
Methods for Managing Information Overload: Preserving Sanity and Increasing Productivity Thursday, November 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Pitlyk Auditorium A
Presented by: Brent A. Tetri, M.D. Director, Division of Gastroenterology And Hepatology Department of Internal Medicine

The emphasis of this program is meeting the challenge of creating, storing and maintaining a personal document library, organizing PDFs of published papers and keeping track of downloaded publications.
Sponsored by the School of Medicines Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development

Future Faculty Development Opportunities

Date October 26 November 10 December 7 Title of Program Professionalism and System-Based Practice Methods of Managing Information Overload Money for Outcomes in the Era of Performance-based Health Care Facilitator Manuel Paniagua, M.D. Brent A. Tetri, M.D. Eric Armbrecht, Ph.D.

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

Activity Insight

Contributed by: Laurinda Smith Manager of Data Services Office of Institutional Research

Like all SLU colleges, schools and centers, the School of Medicine is implementing Activity Insight, a university-wide, webbased information management system enabling the collection, organization, sharing, analysis and presentation of critical data regarding faculty scholarship, research, and service activities. No other SLU university-wide system is able to capture all these data elements in one database. Additionally, key faculty data stored in Banner and eRS (e.g. teaching activity, course loads, sponsored research, etc.) will eventually be uploaded and integrated into the Activity Insight database, enabling departments and faculty to create customized reports informing numerous institutional initiatives. In fact, Activity Insight has already been modified significantly to better meet the information needs of the School of Medicine and the University. Activity Insight will be used to simplify and standardize internal and external data collection and reporting tasks that support institution-wide academic planning, assessment and accreditation efforts. All full-time faculty in all SLU colleges, schools and centers are required to have their data entered into Activity Insight. Adjunct/part-time faculty in some units will also be required to participate, depending on particular accreditation and reporting needs. Your department's Activity Insight liaison will contact you with instructions for inputting data into the system, navigating the system, etc. Dr. Angela Sharkey is leading the SOM's implementation of Activity Insight; you can contact her with any questions.

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Spotlight on: Nadim Kanafani, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Kanafani recently spearheaded a grant for the Schools and Communities in Partnership Project (SCIPP) awarded through the Missouri Foundation for Health and partnered with Saint Louis University (SLU) and Cardinal Glennon Childrens Medical Center (CGCMC). As project manager, he will lead a two-year study in the Jennings School District, a predominantly African American community in North St. Louis County. The purpose of the school-based, community-linked health initiative is to reduce personal behaviors and environmental factors which lead to obesity and tobacco use/exposure. With the help of SLU and CGCMC and other community and governmental agencies, the goal of the project is to help implement a community that supports healthy nutrition and tobacco avoidance. Dr. Kanafani and this grant program were recently highlighted in the St. Louis Business Journal.

Medicine and Literature

Too busy to participate in this years Literature and Medicine Program? Not lucky enough to be amongst the first 25 to respond? You can still read along with the excellent novels chosen for this years program. Novembers title is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. This novel focuses on the origin of Hela cells and is a must-read for those involved in medical research. A quarterly review of discussion points will be included in future newsletters.
For more information about the Literature & Medicine Program go to: http://www.slu.edu/x33036.xml

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN IN MEDICINE AND SCIENCE (SWIMS)

The first annual SWIMS event took place Tuesday, September 27th. Dr. Etta Pisano, Dean of Medical University at South Carolina College of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs, was the inaugural visiting professor. The program provided an opportunity for the School of Medicine to focus attention on some of the talented female faculty here at Saint Louis University. Our visiting professor, Dr. Etta Pisano, a radiologist with expertise in breast imaging, the mother of four, and an avid sailor, discussed her career path which has included overseeing the largest clinical trial of breast imaging, development of a unique imaging technique for which she now holds a patent, and experience in leadership in academic medicine. In addition, she reviewed some of the unique experiences she has had as the mother of four and the spouse of a physician.

Michael Anne Gratton, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, spoke about her research in mouse cochlea and her insights into the opportunities at SLU SOM as well as her shared experiences with effective collaboration and mentoring students and trainees in research.
Ghazala Hayat, M.D., Professor, Department of Neurology & Psychiatry, shared her experiences as a faculty member of diverse background and the obstacles she encountered early in her career as a woman in medicine and a mother and a non-U.S. trained physician. She spoke about the transitions of her career path and her commitment to making SLU and the St. Louis community a better place to live. Mary F. Ruh, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Pharmacology, presented an overview of the promotions process at SLU. Her insights into the development of the current academic checklist, the promotions process and the opportunities for collaboration and career success at SLU SOM were encouraging to all in attendance. This program provided a terrific opportunity for networking with others in the academic community of SLU. If you werent able to attend this year, we hope to see you at next years SWIMS.

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The Office of Research Development and Services (ORDS) is offering the following Opportunities for grantsmanship education:
An Inside Look Series These faculty-led panels feature SLU principal investigators who will share their experience as reviewers and successful applicants, guiding others in the dos and donts for preparing competitive applications to target agencies. Upcoming sessions include: American Heart Association (AHA) Wednesday, October 26, 3:30 p.m. 5 p.m. Schwittala Hall Lecture Hall 1 General Grantsmanship Education Developing Grant Budgets Wednesday, November 9, Noon 1 p.m. Fusz Hall Conference Room, 2nd Floor Practice building appropriate budgets for your project, including salary calculations, fringe rates, indirect costs, subawards, tuition rates and a special focus on cross-fiscal year consideration. National Science Foundation (NSF) Wednesday, November 16, 3:30 5 p.m. Busch Student Center, Room 254

Research Admin 101 Monthly sessions are held on the third Tuesday of every month for faculty and staff who anticipate submitting grants or contract applications through SLU. The session provides a very basic overview of the submission process, responsibilities of the principal investigator, compliance issues, and a demo of the required eRS system through which all grants and contracts must travel in order to receive University review and approval prior to submitting to an external sponsor or agency. The next session will be on November 15 in the Fusz Hall Conference Room, 2nd Floor, from Noon 1 p.m. RSVPs are required for all events. If you are interested in attending any of these offerings, please send an email to ordsint@slu.edu, specifying the session you are interested in attending. If you have any questions, please contact ORDS at 977-7742.
Below are upcoming development workshops, sponsored by Saint Louis University Office of Faculty Affairs and open to all faculty. Session descriptions can be found on the Faculty and Chair Development Events Calendar, located at http://www.slu.edu/x53983.xml. Please RSVP to Mary Ann Fox at foxma@slu.edu Event Faculty Search Committee Chair Workshop Mentoring Graduate Students Faculty Retirement Information Session New Faculty Lunch with the Vice President New Faculty Lunch with the Vice President Faculty Search Committee Chair Workshop Faculty Retirement Information Session Date Wed, Oct 26, 2011 Wed, Feb 15, 2012 Mon, March 19, 2012 Tues, April 10, 2012 Thurs, April 12, 2012 Wed, Sept 12, 2012 Wed, Sept 19, 2012 Time 2pm-4pm 2:30pm-4:30pm 1:30pm-4pm 12pm-1:30pm 12pm-1:30pm 2pm-4pm 1:30pm-4pm Location BSC 254 BSC 253 A&D BSC 253A BSC 352 & 353 Allied Health Multipurpose Room BSC 254 BSC 253A

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