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Announcements
Summer Scholarship Writing Circles
Mondays in June & 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.
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Annual performance reviews (APRs) for clinical faculty will open in early June 2025 (with deadlines to complete in late August). In support of the transition to the new online process for APRs, we are offering a range of training opportunities. These will include a variety of formats to cater to different learning preferences. Two live 1-hour Zoom training sessions will be available for faculty as well as two live 1-hour sessions for Chairs/Supervisors. Sessions will be recorded for later viewing. The Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) has written job aids and short "tips" videos on their website, and offer open OFA office hours every Thursday from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.
Open Office Hours Thursdays, 12:00-1:00pm weekly virtual open office hours regarding the new online process for annual performance reviews. Come get your questions answered!
https://umassmed.zoom.us/j/91319122561pwd=GtdgqxozMby7rENl24Kmum9KEbLjgO.1
Child Health Equity Summit 2025
SUMMER JOBS - Patients, their children, or your own children/youth looking for summer work? Ensuring Promising Futures for Children & Families in Worcester and Beyond, June 5th, 2025. Look here for Worcester Youth Employment opportunities.
UMass Med Moth is back! Save the date: Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 at 5:30 pm in the Albert Sherman Center Multi-Purpose Room/Cafeteria. Med Moth is an event based on the Moth Story Hour where 6-8 members of the UMass Community (SOM, GSN, GSBS, Baystate, and Lahey) share stories for 5-10 minutes each. Past talks have been about the speaker's journey into medicine, meaningful patient encounters, or other experiences that have shaped one's personal or professional identity in health care. Looking for a diverse set of speakers and stories. Those interested in sharing a story can contact the event organizers Aly Wayne (alysandria.wayne@umassmed.edu) or Mariam Tolba (mariam.tolba@umassmed.edu) for more information.
Film Premiere of VITAL SIGNS and Panel - Advocating for Deaf Health Access
Tuesday, June 17th, 4-6pm
Hosted by UMass Chan Medical School, Center for Living and Working, and DEAF YE - Center for Deaf Empowerment and Recovery. 18 Chestnut Street, Worcester, MA.
RSVP melissa.anderson@umassmed.edu.
UMass Chan has announced the timeline for application for this year’s Remillard Family Community Service Fund. The Fund is dedicated solely to providing ongoing support for a variety of community outreach programs provided by faculty, clinical staff, residents and students of UMass Chan Medical School. As such, the chancellor of the Medical School or his assignees will use the annual distributions of this endowed fund to support community service programs designed and executed by these groups for the benefit of the community. Proposals are due no later than June 23rd, 2025 and the budget cannot exceed $20,000 for one year of duration. More information is available here.
The Road to Care Mobile Clinic will be hosting the final cohort of Transforming Care ECHO: Harm Reduction, Overdose Prevention, and Management of Opioid Use Disorder. This is a unique remote learning opportunity that will cover the basics of caring for patients with OUD as well as offer feedback and expert guidance on patient cases. Sessions will run remotely on Thursdays from 12-1pm every other week now through June 26th. This ECHO is made possible through the generous support of the RIZE foundation. Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/X8z25aNFsH
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 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here!
Private Funding Opportunities
The Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) team distributes via email a bi-weekly digest summarizing upcoming private funding opportunities to the UMass Chan Medical School community. Sign up today by emailing DevelopmentFundingDigest@umassmed.edu. The CFR team is here to help members of the UMass Chan community generate curated lists of foundation and institutional philanthropy opportunities. Contact us to learn about tools and foundations that support faculty, postdocs, predocs, graduate students and medical school students. Please contact the CFR team before approaching any foundation or private philanthropic funder.
Another funding resource is: https://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/active-funding-opportunities/2025/exploring-equitable-futures.html?rid=003VN00000FHgqEYAT&et_cid=2199758
Due October 15th, 2025.
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