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College News Martin Luther King Jr. Day 
Baylor will be closed on Monday, Jan. 17, to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Nationally, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized as a national day of service. See below for opportunities to mark the day and to participate in service opportunities. Participate locally: 44th annual Original MLK Day Parade and Festival: Jan. 17, downtown Houston, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. This year's theme is "Be a Drum Major for Justice." Please participate responsibly by wearing a mask. See more information. See a list of service opportunities in the Houston area. Health equity summit: "Righting the Wrongs: Tackling Health Inequities," Jan. 19-20, offered by the Association for American Medical Colleges' Center for Health Justice and the Hastings Center. Featuring prominent national speakers, day one will focus on decisions that led to health equities today, while day two will offer strategies to address inequities through policy, patient care, medical education, research and community collaboration. Register for this free event. Baylor COATS: Baylor Community Outreach, Action, Training and Service (COATS) for Excellence and Equity is an institutional initiative comprised of faculty, staff, trainees and students who are committed to advancing our diversity, inclusion and equity goals. Baylor COATS seeks to identify those who are in good standing to join the program. To register, email institutionaldiversity@bcm.edu. Coming soon: Submissions to BCM's MLK essay contest will be featured in Progress Notes, the student-run blog, and an anti-racism initiative developed by the Department of Psychiatry and the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will be launched. Nominations open for patient care awards Nominations are open until Feb. 14 for the 2022 Master Clinician Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care and until Feb. 21 for the Ben and Margaret Love Foundation Bobby Alford Award for Academic Clinical Professionalism. See more information on eligibility and nomination process for the Master Clinician Award and the Love Award. Professionalism associate director Internal candidates are sought for the position of associate director of the Center for Professionalism, part of the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic and Faculty Affairs. This is a part-time position that reports to the director for the Center for Professionalism. Candidates must have an M.D. or Ph.D. at the rank of associate or full professor and a commitment to professionalism. View the job description on SuccessFactors in the Careers section, Requisition ID: 8964. Applications due Feb. 1. Questions? Email ProfessionalismMatters@bcm.edu. Global health annual report Innovating Health and Expanding Access, the Baylor Global Health 2021 annual report, is now available to read online. The report features an overview of some of the College's global health initiatives, including the Smart Pod, maternal health in The Gambia and more. HR news Grow. Perform. Succeed with E-Learning: Learning G.P.S. is the new online learning system for benefits-eligible employees. This month's topic is accountability, including the highlighted course "Developing A Personal Accountability Framework." In this course, you'll learn how to show leadership accountability, implement strategies for setting goals, develop an action plan and complete competing tasks. For additional learning resources, click here. Events Education innovation hackathon The Department of Education, Technology, & Innovation is searching for the next big idea in health professions and health sciences education. Teams will compete for up to $25,000 to develop and grow an innovative project to pitch March 2 to a panel of judges at an event hackathon. A kickoff event will be at noon Jan. 19 in Cullen Auditorium, featuring speaker Grace Rodriguez, CEO of Impact Hub Houston. Rodriguez will share how she has created innovative ecosystems across Houston and programs to uplift women and minority entrepreneurs. To attend the kickoff virtually, register here. Mental health awareness series The Department of Family and Community Medicine continues its mental health awareness series with a webinar on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Jan. 24, noon – 1 p.m. The prerecorded webinar will include a live Q&A by Zoom. Register to attend. DocTalk: weight loss surgery Join DocTalk on Jan. 25 at noon for a presentation by Dr. Juliet Holder-Haynes, assistant professor of surgery, on benefits of bariatric weight loss surgery for better health. She'll discuss obesity and the health risks associated with it, how to manage weight loss and who to turn to for advanced care. BCMBeWell points available. Register to attend. BCM TEDx The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy is hosting TEDxBaylorCollegeofMedicine, the College's first TEDx event, on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The virtual seminar will feature nine speakers from Baylor and the Houston community and will be livestreamed from 7-9:30 p.m. Find more information about the event, the speakers and how to register here. Awards and Recognitions Rouse named journal editor
Storch, Guzick and colleagues earn grant for CBT program
Faculty in the News COVID parties for kids? Just no, says Dr. James McDeavitt in this Los Angeles Times article. See this and Baylor’s other news media mentions in this week's Faculty in the News, and follow BCMHouston_News on Twitter to keep up with our experts in the media. Interested in science news? Read the latest in From the Labs. Follow BCM
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