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August 5, 2024
What you will learn in this week's edition of the Bulletin:
- Now open: Press Ganey engagement survey
- Media Opportunities 101
- DOM Mentor and Mentee Highlight
- AJC Op-Ed by Dhaval Desai, MD
- In Case You Missed It: Annual Southeast Review and Update on Medical Care of Older Adults
- NEW SOM room reservation system
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DOM ANNOUNCEMENTS
Now Open: 2024 School of Medicine Engagement Survey
Beginning today, Monday, August 5, and continuing until August 26, the SOM, in partnership with Press Ganey, will survey faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows on their employee experience. You should have received an email this morning with your unique survey link from Press Ganey <noreply@surveys.pressganey.com>.
You may take the survey by clicking the secure link at the bottom of that email, and it should take less than five minutes to complete. All School of Medicine employees will receive the same core questions, regardless of where they work. Physicians, advanced practice providers, and nurses will receive additional questions related to their care environment. If there are questions you feel do not apply to you, please feel free to leave them blank or select N/A for not applicable.
Responses will remain 100 percent confidential and go directly to Press Ganey. Leadership will be provided with overall scores only if a unit/department has three or more participants, and there will be no way to connect responses to the participants.
We sincerely hope you will take a few minutes to share your feedback. Please make your thoughts heard by completing your survey by Monday, August 26. The DOM hopes for 100% participation in this survey!
Media Opportunities 101
If the media contacts you for an interview related to your field of expertise, it’s important to loop in a member of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) media team. By doing so, you’ll have support related to interview logistics, briefing sheets, and/or media training.
The media relations team strives to ensure you are fully prepared to engage with the media, as well as position Emory as a leader in both health sciences research and clinical work. The WHSC team has pulled together a step-by-step guide outlining the process and timeline of working with them on media requests.
STEP 1: Once you receive an interview request or inquiry from the media, first forward it to Brian Katzowitz, AVP of communications for WHSC, and Georgia Parmelee, Director of WHSC media relations, as soon as possible. Be sure to copy Sarah Jones as well.
Want to learn more? Please review the important media guide linked below.
DOM Mentor and Mentee Highlight:
Timothy Read, PhD, and Anayancy Ramos Facio
Anayancy Ramos Facio, PhD candidate in the microbiology and molecular genetics program, and her advisor Timothy Read, PhD, (Infectious Diseases) have been named 2024 Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Gilliam Fellows.
The program recognizes student-adviser pairs for their outstanding research and their commitments to advancing equity and inclusion in science. Each student-adviser pair is awarded $53,000 in support each year for up to three years of the student's dissertation research.
AJC publishes Dhaval Desai's Op-ED:
We must prioritize the well-being of health care workers
Dheval Desai, MD (Hospital Medicine), authored an opinion piece that was published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper last week. The op-ed focused on the well-being of healthcare workers and the importance of reauthorizing the Lorna Breen Act.
In Case You Missed It: Annual Southeast Review and Update on Medical Care of Older Adults
On July 19 and 20, Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and the Department of Medicine’s Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology held the 7th Annual Southeast Review and Update on Medical Care of Older Adults in Atlanta. This conference brought together a vibrant and diverse group of healthcare professionals, including primary care physicians, internal medicine and geriatric specialists, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, and hospice and palliative medicine experts, with the farthest participant traveling from Puerto Rico!
This year’s conference covered a broad spectrum of vital topics to address the multifaceted challenges faced by today’s elderly patients. Sessions ranged from discussions on ocular health to bladder care, along with crucial updates on vaccination guidelines and the highs and lows of blood pressure.
“We were particularly proud of the significant involvement of Emory’s Department of Medicine, especially the Division of Geriatric Gerontology. Our esteemed faculty and dedicated trainees not only attended but also actively contributed as presenters, sharing their expertise and research with peers from across the region.”—Fariha Sultan, MD, Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology
Calling all DOM researchers to submit their abstracts!
We are accepting abstracts for this year's DOM Research Day! All DOM faculty, staff, and trainees are invited to submit an abstract. Trainees outside of our department whose primary mentor is a member of the DOM faculty are also invited. There is a limit of two abstracts per presenting author.
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations must be submitted by Tuesday, August 20, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Late submissions will not be accepted.
New room reservation system launches for SOM building
On July 21, the James B. Williams Medical Education Building transitioned from 25Live to FM:S Resource Scheduler for all study space and event reservations. Key features and benefits of the new system include:
- Scheduling available on desktop, mobile devices, and tablets
- Map view available
- Flexible event calendaring and scheduling
- Outlook integration/plug-in option (preferred option)
- Room availability displayed live through schedule displays
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!
IN THE NEWS
Recent Department of Medicine News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Opinion: We must prioritize the well-being of health care workers (Dhaval Desai author)
Contemporary Pediatrics: cUTI Roundtable: The Latest Therapeutic Developments (Laila Woc-Colburn cited)
WAGA-TV: Dr. Winawer talks about Alzheimer’s blood test (Neil Winawer interviewed)
EVENTS
Renal Grand Rounds: Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Thursday, August 6 | 5–6 p.m. | School of Medicine, 178P and Zoom
R2NEXUS Workshop 3: Preparing Your R01 and Other Grant Applications
Session A: Thursday, August 8 | 8–11:30 a.m. | Main Campus, SOM 190P
Session B: Thursday, August 15 | 8–11 a.m. | Main Campus, SOM 190P
DOM Virtual CV Review Session
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 *New*
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 *New*
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
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STAY CONNECTED
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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.