Issue 43 | October 5, 2023 | |
Editor's Note: With Dr. RachBeisel abroad, Dr. Gloria Reeves has agreed to step in for this month's Department newsletter issue in her capacity as Research Vice Chair. Below, you'll see her "Vice Chair Letter" on strides the Department is making to create new leadership opportunities. | |
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The Accidental Leader: Cultivating New Leadership Pathways for Junior Faculty
Early in my career, I took on a few leadership roles that felt somewhat undeserved or fairly random. I was asked to take charge of a school of medicine committee after rapid turnover of two other leaders. My qualifications? I showed up with farewell cookies and an agenda item at our monthly meeting. I also served as Medical Director of an outpatient program and ran our weekly team meeting, knowing full well that I was the only one free to take on this role as the more senior supervisor was too busy with cross-coverage duties.
These early leadership opportunities were exciting, but also confusing. I really didn’t know a lot about how to run a team or develop program initiatives because I had spent close to a decade serving in a student or a trainee role. Unlike my clinical and research work, I did not have any “leadership supervision,” and I would not have presumed to sign up for leadership training because I felt like I was too junior for that kind of opportunity.
Fortunately, our current junior faculty are more empowered to think deliberately about their potential interests and contributions in leadership roles. Based on feedback received by the Faculty Retention Committee, the Department is creating a new leadership opportunity specifically for junior research faculty.
The inaugural Junior Research Faculty Representative position will be open for applications this week. This opportunity was also designed to address common challenges and barriers to junior leadership roles by structuring the position as time-limited (new representatives will be selected each academic year to rotate this opportunity and avoid major time burden), peer-supported (two junior faculty will serve at a time), and mentor-guided (representatives will have a de-brief session with me or a senior research leader after each meeting).
This position will also be impactful because the representatives will participate in a monthly Research Steering Committee meeting. This committee is comprised of the Research leaders throughout our Department, and the members develop and oversee research initiatives and activities. This position will help us to learn more from the unique perspectives and terrific ideas of our junior colleagues, and it will allow us to support their leadership development.
This leadership role was also developed to be responsive to the Department DEI priority of Inclusion. I hope that everyone eligible considers this opportunity. Your voice is needed, and no cookies required for a seat at the table.
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Sincerely,
Gloria Reeves, MD
Research Vice Chair, Department
of Psychiatry
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On September 14, Dr. Will Carpenter was honored by Bruce Jarrell, MD, President of UMB as he received the title of Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty recognition of the University.
Congratulations, Dr. Carpenter!
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Restorative Justice is one mechanism we are using to promote Inclusion and Belonging. Our DEI champions will participate in a community building circle on Thurs, Oct 5. The department will begin to offer community building circles starting mid-October to individual working groups using a rolling sign up which will be announced soon.
Drs. RachBeisel, Edwards, Girard, Rathbun, Ms. Kay Connors, and other colleagues, joined mental health professional delegations, Drs. Pratibha Keshav Agarwal, Charmaine Samantha Tan Shiyun, and Ms. Majella Irudayam, from Singapore. The delegation was on a national tour to learn about model Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health programs.
DEI Grand Rounds (Virtual): Thursday, Nov 16 at noon – Dr. Jay Behel Associate Dean of Medical Student Affairs, Rush Medical College Title: “Restorative Justice: Capacity-Building and Implementation in Academic Medicine"
Diversity Committee meeting: Thurs, Oct 27 at 4pm (All are welcome to attend)
Zoom link:https://umaryland.zoom.us/j/97407561683?pwd=ZWpoTW5ET1ROWVZPNW04YXpnT3JHUT09
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In Case You Missed It....
UMSOM Announces Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine
The Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine aims to cultivate a collaborative community of individuals involved and interested in addiction research, care, and education. Please join the Kahlert Community by signing up below, and help create meaningful change and impact in their mission to transform the field of addiction.
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A Message from Maryland's Secretary of Health,
Dr. Laura Herrera Scott
The requirement for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder was eliminated at the end of 2022 to make lifesaving treatment more accessible. The Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS) recently collaborated with Maryland Secretary of Health, Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, to produce a video message about providing this evidence-based treatment and how MACS can support providers and their practices.
View the video here: https://bit.ly/45BXnK6
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Don't Miss: Grand Rounds, TODAY at Noon | |
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Tomorrow, October 5 at 12:00, Dr. Jane Liebschutz, MD, Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, of the University of Pittsburgh, presents "The Role of an Addiction Medicine Consult Service in Caring for the Hospitalized Patient with Substance Use Disorder."
Location: Trauma Auditorium
Zoom link: https://umaryland.zoom.us/j/93450804057?pwd=VjdvaTRFUmQ4NGc2aXdEMlduU3FUZz09
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Monthly Conte Center Seminar, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center | |
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Dr. Eric Weintraub was quoted in an NPR article, "Fentanyl Mixed With Cocaine Or Meth Is Driving the '4th Wave' of the Overdose Crisis." As he observes, stimulants increase vasoconstriction and increase the body's need for oxygen, at the same time that opioids decrease respiration, creating an even more dangerous combination.
Additionally, Dr. Weintraub's proposal for the local government and UMSOM to work together to pursue a federal grant for UMSOM's telemedicine vehicle to treat local drug overdoses was featured in Maryland Today's recent article, "Roads to Recovery."
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A New Addition to the Department | |
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We want to introduce you to Raquel Marks Rotenberg. She made her four-week early arrival. She must be too excited to get all the Restorative Justice work done.
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A $100 Reduced-Rate Registration for Next Thursday's Tuerk Conference... | |
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This year’s Annual Tuerk Conference on Mental Health and Addiction Treatment, with the theme of – Recovery: Past, Present and Future - will be held (Virtually) on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
The Division of Addiction Research and Treatment will again sponsor reduced-rate registrations for the Department of Psychiatry faculty and staff.
Only individuals currently on the Department of Psychiatry payroll are eligible for the reduced rate registration. The Division sponsored registration fee will be $100 (discounted from the regular price of $180). The Division sponsored registration will entitle you to attend all conference sessions. (Please note that you are responsible for paying the registration fee).
6 CEUs and 6 CME credits will be provided for sponsored registrations pending actual attendance. Due to the costs and planning involved, sponsored reduced rate registrations will be non-refundable and non-transferable.
To attend the conference at the reduced rate you must do the following:
1. Register at the NCADD-Maryland website. https://www.ncaddmaryland.org/
2. Use the Promotion Code : TUERKPSYCHIATRY for the University Discount.
3. The cost will be $100 and is the same as the student rate.
4. If your registration fee will be sponsored by your Department program, you may pay with a company credit card.
5. Please register by October 10.
6. Questions? Call Dee Sewell 410-328-1815 or email at dasewell@som.umaryland.edu
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