No images? Click here
August 12, 2024
What you will learn in this week's Faculty Development edition of the Bulletin:
- CCPR Review Reminder
- 2024 DOM Honors & Awards
- Faculty Development's new website is LIVE!
- Career Development Corner: Promotion Roadmap
- Emory spotlights David Weiss, PhD
- Stacey Watkins, MD, PhD, appointed to Grady leadership team
- Three DOM teams join social media
Scroll down to read more!
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Deadline Reminder: Career Conference and Performance Review
The School of Medicine prioritizes the career development of its faculty in scholarship, teaching, and professional service. The Career Conference and Performance Review (CCPR) evaluates performance in these areas to ensure ongoing professional engagement.
The CCPR is one of the metrics monitored by LCME and is required annually for all faculty in the School of Medicine. The one exception is faculty hired after September 1, 2023, who are not due for review until one full year after their hire date.
DOM's internal deadline for CCPR completion is Saturday, August 31. For CCPR questions, please contact Bevin Pascual.
NEW! We now have a helpful step-by-step guide for faculty on how to prepare for and complete their CCPR evaluation. Click here to access the guide.
2024 Department of Medicine Honors and Awards
Each year during the annual Department of Medicine Kathy Griendling Honors and Awards Celebration, we recognize faculty and staff for their exceptional contributions and achievements. Along with award nominees, we also recognize recently promoted faculty to Associate Professor or Professor and faculty who received Clinical Distinctions.
Leading up to this momentous occasion, the Office of Faculty Development is excited to announce each group of honorees over the next four weeks. Their achievements exemplify the high standards of excellence we uphold in the Department of Medicine.
If you are interested in learning more about promotions, the Clinical Distinctions program, or specific faculty and staff awards, please email us or visit the Office of Faculty Development website here.
DOM Faculty Development's new website is LIVE!
Have you wondered what Faculty Development entails? Faculty Development encompasses many different components and includes both personal and professional development. At the core, we believe that engagement in professional development opportunities can enhance career satisfaction, create an inclusive environment (RYSE), and provide a sense of belonging that enhances professional fulfillment.
The components of faculty development include our academic missions (clinical, education, research, and scholarship), and other facets that promote these missions (recognizing faculty for their accomplishments, building leadership skills, mentorship, and faculty promotions).
Check out our newly updated website for information on upcoming events, promotion and tenure resources, faculty recognition programs, mentoring, and career development.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CORNER
Resource Highlight: DOM Promotion Roadmap
When it comes to your journey to promotion, it is important to know where the road starts. DOM's Office of Faculty Development created the Promotion Roadmap specifically for you, the faculty member, to guide you through the promotion steps, stop by stop.
We’ve also provided links on the roadmap to the most valuable resources for you at each step of this important journey.
Have questions and prefer to talk to someone? Please email Lenore Meeks.
DOM ANNOUNCEMENTS
Emory News Center features DOM researcher, David Weiss, PhD
Emory News Center recently featured David Weiss, PhD, (Infectious Diseases), in the article "Emory researchers help discover source of deadly fungal infections in bone marrow transplant patients."
The following is an excerpt from the article, click the button below or here to read the full story.
"Emory researcher David Weiss has spent years studying a baffling phenomenon called heteroresistance, in which a tiny fraction of bacteria remain resistant to antibiotics, while the remainder succumb. Recently, he brought his scientific acumen to the equally deadly threat of fungal bloodstream infections in patients receiving bone marrow transplants. Bloodstream infections can be lethal in these patients, including infections from Candida parapsilosis, a species of fungi that can live in the digestive tract and occasionally make it into the bloodstream.
Weiss partnered with researchers at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after clinicians there observed numerous transplant patients who developed bloodstream infections despite being treated with the antifungal drug micafungin, the so-called “penicillin of antifungals."
Stacey Watkins, MD, PhD, named Emory at Grady Medical Director for Quality and Process Improvement
In this role, Stacey Watkins, MD, PhD, (Hospital Medicine) will help oversee the development and implementation of quality improvement initiatives for Emory providers on the Grady campus and will be responsible for the design and communication of related quality reporting.
Watkins joined Emory in 2019 and quickly emerged as a leader in quality improvement through her collaborations with Grady, particularly as one of the first unit medical directors for the hospital. Since 2022, she has served as the assistant site director for quality, patient safety, and performance metrics and has emerged as a strong mentor for junior faculty members interested in quality improvement.
Wendy Armstrong, MD, appointed to
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel
Congratulations to Wendy Armstrong, MD, (Infectious Diseases), for being selected as one of eight new members of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. She will begin a four-year term starting in September 2024.
The Panel is a Working Group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council of the National Institutes of Health. The Panel is composed of clinicians, researchers, academicians, HHS representatives, and community representatives with expertise in HIV management in the United States.
SOM Communications Survey- closes tomorrow!
As announced last month, the School of Medicine is soliciting feedback on its current communications. If you have feedback about SOM communications or ideas about ways the SOM can improve their communications, please take five minutes to provide feedback.
This survey is closing at the EOD tomorrow, Tuesday, August 13. This is your last chance to voice your feedback about SOM communications.
For more information on the various communications sent from the School of Medicine, please see Dean Wong's email from Monday, July 22.
DOM Event Spotlight: Atlanta POCUS 2024
You're invited to Atlanta Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) 2024 hosted by the Division of Hospital Medicine! This course is now a part of the Society of Hospital Medicine and American College of Chest Physicians certificate of completion.
This two-day course is a hands-on experience to learn the techniques of bedside ultrasound. Live demonstrations, case reviews, and didactics will complement hours of hands-on practice sessions. Participants will gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to integrate bedside ultrasound into clinical practice.
Course Details
- Dates: October 17–18, 2024
- Location: Miller Ward Alumni House
815 Houston Mill Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Pricing
- Early Bird Registration: ends on August 30
- Emory Healthcare providers: $1,295
- All other healthcare providers: $1,395
Let's Get Social!
Have you heard the news? We have new DOM programs and divisions on social media. Check out their Instagram and X accounts for new ways to learn what your colleagues are up to. Show them support and help them grow their accounts by following them at the links below!
Emory Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program
- Instagram: emorymedpeds
- X (Formerly Twitter): @emorymedpeds
Emory Division of Renal Medicine
- Instagram: emorynephrology
Emory Division of Rheumatology
- Instagram: emoryrheumatology
RESEARCH
We are thrilled to launch our Ease of Research Initiative Town Hall series! This series will be hosted on the first Friday of each month starting September 6. Each month, we will be joined by a leader from a regulatory office critical to performing research at Emory, including the Office of Research Administration, Office of Sponsored Programs, Office of Clinical Research, Institutional Review Board, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and Office of Tech Transfer. Visit our website to learn more and view the full schedule of speakers.
Register today for the first Ease of Research Initiative Town Hall!
When:
Friday, September 6 | noon–1 p.m.
Where:
Hybrid: SOM 178P and Zoom
Guest Speaker:
Robert Nobles, Vice President
Office of Research Administration
Register Deadline:
Friday, August 30
(Only for DOM faculty, staff, and trainees)
Call for Nominations: 2024 Researcher Appreciation Day
Do you have a colleague who is conducting groundbreaking research, developing new technologies, or pursuing novel and innovative ideas? Has your colleague published exciting research in notable journals or had a newly funded grant? Do you know someone who is advancing the knowledge base in your field?
Help us celebrate our researchers by sending your nominations. The committee will select the most outstanding nominations for recognition on Researcher Appreciation Day, Friday, September 13.
Deadline to Nominate: Friday, August 16
STAFF NEWS
Check out the latest list of open staff jobs within the DOM. See a job you are interested in or know someone who would be a good fit? Click the job title below to read the full description and apply. Be sure to follow the DOM LinkedIn page to stay up-to-date on the latest job openings!
Associate Academic Research Scientist - School of Medicine, Endocrinology
Clinical Research Nurse II - School of Medicine, Cardiology *New*
Senior Administrative Assistant - School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Administration
Senior Program Coordinator - School of Medicine, Office of Research *New*
IN THE NEWS
Recent Department of Medicine News
ASCO Post: Investigating fungal bloodstream infections in bone marrow transplant recipients (Emory research featured, David Weiss quotes)
Emory News Center: Perspectives on the 2024 Summer Olympics from Emory experts (Arash Harzand interviewed)
EVENTS
R2NEXUS Workshop 3: Preparing Your R01 and Other Grant Applications
Session B: Thursday, August 15 | 8–11 a.m. | Main Campus, SOM 190P
DOM Virtual CV Review Session (Registration closed)
Wednesday, August 14 | 4–6 p.m. | Zoom
18th Annual Emory Women and Heart Disease Conference
Wednesday, August 24 | 7 a.m.–1:15 p.m. | Hyatt Regency Villa Christina
Emory@Grady Women's Sexual Health Summit
Thursday, September 5 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m. | Steiner Auditorium on Grady Campus
Department of Emergency Medicine's Center for Advanced Emergency Care’s Frontiers in Advanced Emergency Care Conference
Thursday, September 12–Friday, September 13 | 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | Courtyard by Marriott in Decatur
2024 Southeastern Critical Care Summit
Friday, September 20 | Emory Conference Center Hotel
Winship 5K
Saturday, September 28 | 8:30 a.m. | Emory University McDonough Field
A Celebration of Leadership Honoring Dr. David Stephens, Chair of the Department of Medicine
Monday, September 30 | 5:30–8 p.m. | HSRB I (speeches) & HSRB II (reception)
17th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day
Thursday, November 7 | 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. | Emory Student Center
27th Annual Cardiology Update for the Non-Cardiologist
Friday, November 8–Saturday, November 9 | Grand Hyatt Atlanta
GIVE TO US
The Department of Medicine includes more than 800 faculty members across our ten divisions. Your support for our work can make a difference to health care locally and globally. Click the button below to learn more about making an impact through your support for the DOM. For general department giving inquiries, please contact Ashley Michaud, Executive Director of Development, at 404-778-1250.
STAY CONNECTED
Please send photos and news from your division to deptofmed@emory.edu and visit the Department of Medicine's blog, EmoryDailyPulse.com.
The Emory University Department of Medicine is a component of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University, which includes the Emory Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health; Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Winship Cancer Institute; and Emory Healthcare.