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The Center for Faculty Development (CFD) was established to facilitate career development of ALL MGH faculty. This umbrella organization addresses all aspects of faculty development, as well as, specializing on the women faculty through the Office for Women's Careers (OWC)and research communities through the Office for Research Career Development (ORCD) |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Clinician-Teacher AAMC Early Career Invitational |
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Sponsored By Our Offices 1. Relaxation Response: How to Counteract the Harmful Effects of Stress -Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Time: 12 - 1 pm Location: Thier Conference Room Speaker: Herbert Benson, MD, Founder and Director Emeritus, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine Dr. Benson will discuss research on the physiology underlying the relaxation response, as well as studies on the effects of stress on performance and productivity. This seminar will be an introduction to a series of Stress Reduction Sessions for Researchers that the ORCD will run in conjunction with Human Resources and the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine. RSVP is MANDATORY by email to orcd@partners.org or by calling our office at 617.643.1606. 2. "Money Talks" - Bring your questions...a panel of certified financial planners will be available to answer your questions, provoke discussion and get you thinking about financial planning!! Date:Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Time: 12 - 1 pm Location: Thier Conference Room Moderated by Mark Grubbs, Manager, Professional Staff Benefits Office. Panelists will include professionals from the financial planning community. Co-sponsored by the Professional Staff Benefits Office Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to cfd@partners.org by Friday, Mar 14. 1. HMS Informational Town Meeting on Mar 6 - Date: Thursday, March 6, 2008 Time: 12 - 1:30 pm Location: Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, HMS The HMS Faculty Fellowship Committee is sponsoring a town meeting to provide information regarding 'Invitational Research Fellowship and Grant Opportunities' for postdoctoral fellows and faculty. Panelists will include Dr. Elazer Edelman, Chairman of the Red Book Fellowship program, Dr. Ellice Lieberman, HMS Dean for Faculty Affairs, Jill Mortali, HMS Director of Sponsored Programs and Dr. Amy Farber of the LAM Treatment Alliance, who is sponsoring the new Judah Folkman Fellowship at HMS. Click here for flyer announcement. You can see Red Book Fellowship opportunities at: http://medapps.med.harvard.edu/fellowships/ Please direct all inquiries to: Stacy A. McGrath at stacy_mcgrath@hms.harvard.edu or 617.432.3667. |
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Office Phone Numbers: CFD: 617.724.0818 |
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1. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MGH Physician-Scientists Development Award due Mar 7 - Four Year Awards for Researchers Underrepresented in Basic and Clinical Science This Award is intended to provide transitional funding for support in the development of physician-scientists underrepresented in academic medicine, and thereby increase opportunities for URM researchers to advance to senior positions in academic medicine at MGH. The Multicultural Affairs Office will evaluate the need for this Award on a regular basis. The Application deadline is 4 pm, March 7, 2008. Applications must be delivered to Olga Comninos, 50 Staniford Street, 10th floor. (Same floor as Grants & Contracts.) Click here for the official announcement. Questions maybe addressed to Elena Olson, Executive Director, Multicultural Affairs Office, at 617.724.3831 or ebolson@partners.org. 2. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MGH Clinician-Teacher Development Award due Mar 7 - Four Year Awards for Clinicians and Teachers Underrepresented in Academic Medicine This Award is intended to provide funding for support in the development of clinicians and teachers underrepresented in academic medicine, and thereby increase opportunities for their advancement to senior positions in academic medicine at MGH. The funding shall be used as a grant to support the awardee in her/his pursuit of a project in teaching, clinical innovation and/or academic community service to allow such physicians to meet the criteria for promotions at Harvard Medical School. The Multicultural Affairs Office will evaluate the need for this Award on a regular basis. The Application deadline is 4 pm, March 7, 2008. Applications must be delivered to Elena Olson, Executive Director, Multicultural Affairs Office, Bulfinch 123. Click here for official announcement. Questions maybe addressed to Elena Olson, Executive Director, Multicultural Affairs Office, at 617.724.3831 or ebolson@partners.org. 3. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar due Mar 7 - July 12 - 15, 2008 - RItz-Carlton Hotel - Washington, DC This seminar is a three-day program designed for women assistant professors. The program focuses on academic medicine career-building and skills in CV development and basic management skills. The accomplished seminar faculty offer inspiration and valuable career advice. Attendees are encouraged to develop career goals and objectives through the career mapping sessions. The seminar is targeted primarily at physicians, but is also pertinent for Ph.D. scientists. The application must be completed online no later than Friday, March 7, 2008. A complete application requires submission of your Curriculum Vitae (CV). The full program and application materials are available now on the AAMC meetings website: http://www.aamc.org/meetings/wim/ewim/2008/start.htm 4. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MGH ECOR Interim Support Fund due Mar 31 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 12:00 NOON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2008 For Basic and Clinical Research Investigators (To accommodate PIs who are waiting for Study Section Critiques) Deadline 4:00 pm, February 20, 2008 ECOR offers Interim Support Fund (ISF) grants to assist MGH investigators with salary and fringe benefit support and supplies during a lapse or delay in the principal investigator’s research funding from the NIH or another Federal agency (e.g., the National Science Foundation or the Department of Defense). To be eligible, applicants for Interim Support must have applied as PI for an NIH or other Federal agency grant in support of independent long-term support for the proposed research program and have correspondence (e.g., summary statement, critique or other written indication from agency program staff) indicating that funding has not been awarded. Awards are for $57,500 ($50,000 direct costs plus $7,500 indirect costs). The funds may be used for salaries and fringe benefits for principal investigators and/or their key laboratory personnel and for supplies. Upon receipt of alternative funding for the research project supported by the ISF award, investigators must return the unspent portion of the ISF award to the ECOR Interim Support Fund. Eligibility and other award information are provided below. The format for the application is outlined on page 2 of this Announcement. 5. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Invitational Research Fellowship & Grant Opportunities due Apr 9 - Information will be available online beginning February 18 at: http://medapps.med.harvard.edu/fellowships Postdoctoral and Faculty Fellowships/Grants available to HMS include: Burroughs Wellcome Awards, Culpeper Scholarships, Pew Scholars, Searle Scholars, Keck Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Physician Faculty Award, and more! NEW AWARDS! LAM Treatment Alliance Fellowship, Brookdale Aging Fellowship, Beckman Young Investigators Program, and Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship You are welcome to apply for any award for which you meet the eligibility requirements that are indicated on the Red Book website. Please direct all inquiries to: Stacy A. McGrath, 617/432-3667, stacy_mcgrath@hms.harvard.edu Erin Cromack, 617/432-3633, erin_cromack@hms.harvard.edu Or Michael Bautista, 617/432-6928, michael_bautista@hms.harvard.edu Please note that the HMS Faculty Fellowship internal selection process is on a semi-annual schedule. Awards not offered during the fall selection process may be available during the next cycle in the fall so be sure to review the website for more information. 6. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: FHWIM Alma Dea Morani Awards due Apr 15 - The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine is currently accepting nominations for the 2008 Alma Dea Morani, M.D. Renaissance Woman Award. This Award will honor an outstanding woman physician or scientist in North America who has advanced the practice and understanding of medicine in our lifetime and made significant contributions outside of medicine, for example, in the humanities, arts or social sciences, whose determination and spirit have carried her beyond traditional pathways in medicine and science; and who challenges the status quo with a passion for learning. Deadline for submission of nominations is April 15, 2008. More information including guidelines, nomination forms, and past recipient information can be found on our website at www.fhwim.org or through the office at 484.945.2106. | ||||||||||