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Announcements
My name is Kyle Timmer and I am a third year medical student requesting your participation in a survey for our capstone project. Our group is exploring physicians’ familiarity of healthcare sustainability from the perspective of inhaler prescriptions. We would greatly appreciate you taking the time to complete our 12 question survey. This survey is intended for residents and attendings. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments at kyle.timmer@umassmed.edu. Link to survey below:
https://umassmed.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bygLHL8RtqZMZIa
Collaborative in Health Equity Community Investment Fund (CIF)
2025–2026 Request for Proposals
The Collaborative in Health Equity (CHE) at UMass Chan Medical School invites proposals for the 2025–2026 Community Investment Fund (CIF), a competitive funding opportunity designed to support projects that promote equitable, community-centered and collaborative partnerships. Projects should center the lived experiences, priorities and expertise of communities and foster sustained academic-community collaboration.
Funding Amount: Up to $50,000 per project
Project Period: Up to one year
Letter of Intent Due: July 25th, 2025
Full Proposal (by invitation only) Due: October 10th, 2025
Earliest Award Start Date: December 1st, 2025
See link below for more information.
Request for Proposals
Inspire the next generation of Family Physicians! MassAHEC is planning for AY25-26! Longitudinal Preceptors Needed!
With the next academic year fast approaching, Longitudinal Preceptors are needed for incoming MassAHEC Rural and Urban Health Scholars. Students work with LPs for 6 sessions in year one and 6 in year two. More than 30% of these scholars have gone into Family Medicine due to the lessons learned during these early years of med school. This feedback summarizes it best: “Working with my Longitudinal Preceptor has been one of the most enriching aspects of the program. …taught me to tailor my interviews to the patient population to better address their needs. …taught me the importance of interprofessional teamwork and integrating behavioral health into primary care. Observing how she collaborates with other healthcare professionals has emphasized the significance of a team-based approach to enhance patient outcomes.” If interested, please contact Linda.Cragin@umassmed.edu.
Interfolio Tips:
If you have not yet logged into Interfolio, please do it now. The invitation will time out after a certain time period and needs to be reset.
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Remember to use your preferred email, which can be found on your faculty profile https://profiles.umassmed.edu/search/.
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It can take a couple of hours to complete the password reset which is the first step to log in for the first time, so give yourself plenty of time. Here is the sign into Interfolio – job aid
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Review job aids/videos - Interfolio Resources for Faculty
Please reach out to Heather Garron (heather.garron@umassmemorial.org) if you hit any bumps.
Summer Scholarship Writing Circles
Mondays in July, 12:00-1:00pm
Have you been putting off that scholarly project? Have you had difficulty making time to write? Summer Scholarship Writing Circles provide the space and time for you to make progress on that paper, presentation or curriculum. The hybrid (in-person and virtual) sessions will consist mostly of quiet writing time, with an opportunity to get support from your faculty peers. In-person (Lamar Soutter Library Conference Room at UMass Chan Medical School) & virtual options for participation. REGISTER
The 2025-2026 BRC Fellowship Call for Applications Is Open
The Building Research Capacity (BRC) Fellowship has 3 aims:
- Coaching: Provide coaching support to build research and scholarship capacity within a program or institution
- Support: Develop a peer support network among other individuals or teams trying to build research capacity
- Strategic Planning: Create a strategic plan for research and scholarship within their home program/institution
Applications are due July 30th, 2025. Learn more and apply here!
Creative Writing Exposition for MMS Members
Members of MMS are eligible to participate in the Creative Writing Exposition. Submit an original, unpublished, nonfictional, fictional, or poetry composition of 1500 words or less. Topic is open. Submission deadline is September 15, 2025. For your bio please briefly (maximum word count:100) describe in first person what inspired this work, what motivates you as a writer or any additional information that addresses your connection with creative witting. Bio information is due with your registration on July 31, 2025. If you submit a composition, you agree, if selected that your witting will be published in an edition of Worcester Medicine. Registration and Bio can be emailed to: jfrodema@mms.org by no later than July 31, 2025. Composition Submissions can be emailed to csalas@mms.org by no later than September 15, 2025.
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