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Congrats to Medical Jeopardy team!

It was a great run for Baylor's team of internal medicine residents at the 2022 American College of Physicians Doctor's Dilemma Competition, held last week in Chicago. The team of Drs. Nathan Spezia-Lindner, Ali El-Halwagi and Firas Bahdi made it to the semi-finals in the Jeopardy-style medical knowledge competition. Read more about the team and the event in BCM Family.

Ukraine relief

Dr. Mollie Gordon, along with medical students, have organized a relief drive for the Ukrainian crisis. The drive is through the month of May. Drop off sites are at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC. BCM faculty and staff can also donate outside the student lounge on the second floor of the DeBakey Building at main Baylor. All supplies will go to Medical Bridges, an organization dedicated to helping communities have access to quality healthcare. A list of donation items can be found here.

Main Baylor cellular service project

The Office of Information Technology is working on a comprehensive solution to provide cellular service to all areas of the One Baylor Plaza campus. Installation of antennas, cable and supporting infrastructure has started and is expected to be complete by early 2023. Most of the work will be done in hallways and data closets but contractors with T-Mobile also may need access to some office areas, auditoriums and conference rooms. There will be up to 20 contractors working in the buildings at times, all with valid BCM badges. If you are approached by a contractor who needs access to your area without a valid BCM contractors' badge, please call Security at 8-3000 immediately to notify them. The Office of Information Technology will provide periodic updates on this project.

Facilitators needed: Trainee orientation

The ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program enhances the educational and training experience of residents and fellows across core focus areas. Facilitators are needed for CLER orientation sessions in June and July on patient safety and quality improvement and professionalism and supervision. Learn more and see how to sign up as a facilitator on the Faculty Opportunities webpage on InTouch.  

John Freeman construction

Through traffic on John Freeman will be limited to one lane of traffic westbound and one lane of eastbound traffic for approximately five years. The lane closure supports construction of a new patient tower at Houston Methodist. Vehicles and pedestrians should use extra caution in the area.

Events

Women's Financial Enrichment Week

During Women's Health Month, the BCM BeWell program offers the TIAA Woman-to-Woman workshop series, May 9 – 12. The workshops cover financial topics that apply to everyone, and can be attended by anyone, but they address financial topics from a woman's perspective at various life stages. Register to attend. Eligible employees can receive up to 150 BeWell points for the series. Questions? Email ask-retirement@bcm.edu.

Hotez to speak at Bioethics Grand Rounds

Join Virtual Bioethics Grand Rounds on May 11 at 5 p.m. for "COVID-19 Vaccines: Science vs. Antiscience," presented by Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the School of National Tropical Medicine at Baylor and co-developer of a global COVID-19 vaccine. Jointly sponsored by Baylor's Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston Methodist and Texas Children's Hospital. Register by Zoom.

Walk to Cure Arthritis

It's not too late to join the Baylor team for the Walk to Cure Arthritis May 14 at Buffalo Bayou Trail. Baylor's Orthopedics and Sports Medicine team is a sponsor of this year's event. You can donate to the team if you are unable to join.

Community engagement and research series

The first of three lectures on effective strategies to enhance community engagement in biomedical research will be at noon May 18. The featured speaker will be Dr. Ashley M. Butler, associate professor of pediatrics – psychology and chair of the Collaborative on Racial Equity and Inclusion for Black Youth. Butler will deliver "What is Community Engagement in Research?" The next two sessions will be in June and July. Register here.  

Garabed Eknoyan, M.D., Lecture on diabetes clinical guidelines

The Garabed Eknoyan, M.D., Endowed Lectureship – Nephrology Grand Rounds, Wednesday, May 18, 1:30 p.m. in Cullen Auditorium, presents Dr. Ian De Boer on "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes with CKD: The Welcome Problem of Rapid-fire New Data." De Boer is professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and associate director of the Kidney Research Institute at the University of Washington.

Awards and Recognitions

Fasipe to chair special hematology group

Dr. Titilope Fasipe, assistant professor of pediatrics – hematology and oncology, was named as the new chair of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology's Hemoglobinopathy Special Interest Group. The group promotes collaboration among pediatric hematologists/oncologists who care for children, adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies and serves as a forum for research, advocacy and awareness initiatives.

Fletcher co-edits report on health inequities

Dr. Faith Fletcher, assistant professor at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, co-edited a new special report from the Hastings Center calling on the field of bioethics to take the lead in efforts to remedy racial injustice and health inequities in the U.S. See the full report here.

Tan earns NIH award

Dr. Mimi Tan, assistant professor of medicine, has received a five-year, $993,595 NIH K23 award through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for her project, "Development and Validation of an Automated Algorithm for Real-time Detection of Neoplasia in Barrett's Esophagus using a Low-cost, Portable Microendoscope." Read more about her project.

Faculty in the News

Research from Baylor, UTHealth and other institutions shows that a history of cancer is not linked to worse COVID outcomes. Read about it in Medical News. See Baylor's other news media mentions in 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.

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