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Announcements
The deadline for nominations for the Office of Faculty Affairs’ 2025 Equip Program has been extended to November 15th. The Equip program builds skills in communicating effectively, strategically, and authentically to help faculty advance their work. The program had a successful launch in 2023, with participants reporting improvement in workplace communication skills and meaningful peer mentorship to support their career paths: https://www.umassmed.edu/ofa/equity-diversity/joy-mccann-professorship/projects--programs/.
There will be 6 two-hour sessions from January to March 2025. The program is looking for 8 faculty participants with diverse professional and personal backgrounds with a focus on mid-career women at the rank of assistant professor for 6+ years or associate professor. Faculty must have protected time for this program from their chair and/or supervisor. Please complete this brief form to nominate 1-2 faculty members for this program: https://umassmed.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eJTih0vwCOLDltk Please email jennifer.reidy@umassmemorial.org with any questions.
UMass Chan Collaborative in Health Equity Global Health Seminar Series
Urban Inequalities in Accessing Emergency Obstetric Care in the Global South: State of Play and What is Needed for the Future with Dr. Aduragbemi Banke-
Thomas, Associate Professor of Maternal and Newborn Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Wednesday, November 13th, 11:45am-1:00pm (EST)
Register at: https://umassmed.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MKVOtMTDQEGOS51pS-8Tpg#/registration. See flyer for more information.
FMCH POCUS Faculty Development Series
Abdomen and AAA Basics–November 14th, 9:30am-12pm (University S2-351-352)and November 19th, 5:30-8pm (University S2-710). CME credits will be available through AAFP. Questions please reach out to erin.cathcart@umassmemorial.org or rebecca.gwaltney@umassmemorial.org.
SIGNUP: https://forms.gle/5SY1RNP4REjxz53m7
Find more information about FM POCUS efforts:
https://umassmemorial.sharepoint.com/sites/FMCHPOCUS
Session Learning Objectives:
- Describe how to assess for symptomatic cholelithiasis by:
- Identify presence of gallstone versus polyp or artifact
- Describe how to assess for acute cholecystitis
- Identify presence of gallstone versus polyp or artifact
- Identify sonographic Murphy sign
- Screen for anterior gallbladder wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid
- Describe how to assess for common bile duct obstruction by:
- Identifying stones (Choledocholithiasis)
- Measuring common bile duct (CBD) diameter
- Perform a screening US for AAA
You can support Worcester RISE for Health via UMass Chan payroll deduction, check or credit card through the Umass Chan Cares campaign through Thanksgiving and selecting Worcester RISE. Worcester RISE is also having a celebration and orientation on November 20th with details on this flyer.
Please consider joining the Departments of Ob/Gyn, Family Medicine and Anesthesia in reading and discussing “Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section” by Rachel Somerstein, PhD. There will be an in-person book club discussion meeting on December 2nd, 2024 ahead of Dr. Somerstein's Grand Rounds lecture on December 4th.
Book Club Discussion Meeting: Monday, December 2, 2024, 5:30-7:30pm.
Levine 1 Conference Room, Memorial Campus, 119 Belmont St, Worcester, MA.
The Medical Student Education (MSE) Collaborative Steering Committee, has a call for nominations to join the steering committee. STFM colleagues are encouraged to submit self-nominations to begin a 3-year term beginning at the MSE Annual Conference (2025). The committee meets monthly via Zoom, and with e-mail communication between meetings. It is a wonderful opportunity to network and build working partnerships with other STFM members. Please submit the following materials via e-mail to aclithero@salud.unnm.edu and elizabeth_brown@urmc.rochester.edu
by Thursday, December 2nd. All nominated candidates will be notified by early January 2025.
- Short paragraph statement describing your interest and abilities to serve on the MSE Collaborative Steering Committee
- Your current CV
Joint Ob/Gyn, FM and Anesthesia Grand Rounds Lecture with Rachel Somerstein, PhD: Wednesday, December 4th, 2024, 7:00-8:00am, Memorial Amphitheater and virtual. Sign up form: https://forms.office.com/r/0ivt820C4g.
Working Together: Treating the Whole Person with Chronic Pain
This six-hour training is focused on a collaborative care model between behavioral health clinicians and primary care clinicians caring for patients with chronic pain. This webinar will take place on December 6th, 2024 from 10:30am-5:30pm. CMEs are available through the American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP) and American Psychological Association (APA). Learn more using the link below! Register today:
https://www.umassmed.edu/cipc/webinars-short-courses/webinars/working-together-treating-the-whole-person-with-chronic-pain/
Med Moth is looking for speakers at its winter event Wednesday January 8th, 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, GME, and Baystate) 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. Some have been humorous (a horrible first day of internship) and others have been more serious (coping with the guilt of making a medical error) but the topic is up to the speaker. We seek to highlight a diverse collection of voices and capture the richness of experiences of the members of our UMass-Chan community.
Those interested in sharing a story can contact the event organizers, Aly Wayne (alysandria.wayne@umassmed.edu) or Mariam Tolba (mariam.tolba@umassmed.edu). Talks do not need to be scripted or pre-approved.
The 2025 Faculty for Tomorrow Workshop for Residents will be held on May 3rd, 2025 as part of the STFM Annual Spring Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. See link for additional information.
https://www.stfm.org/awardsscholarships/scholarships/facultyfortomorrowresidentscholarship/overview/
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