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College News Go Astros & Dash!
Spirit Days for the Houston Astros and Houston Dash were held this week, with faculty, staff and students showing their support through their favorite gear, like these members of the Department of Medicine – gastroenterology team. Follow Baylor on Facebook and Instagram to see more photos. Congrats to our teams on their successes! Flu vaccine and attestation The Occupational Health Program is offering flu shots to Baylor students, residents, staff and faculty. Use the Baylor Flu Vaccine App to make your reservation and complete attestation by Nov. 30. Upcoming vaccination opportunities include Oct. 14, main Baylor; Oct. 18, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and Ben Taub Hospital; Oct. 20, Fannin Tower; Oct. 24, McNair; and Oct. 29, Greenway Plaza. You may also get your flu shot at Baylor Medicine clinics, your local pharmacy or other healthcare provider. Regardless of where you were vaccinated, please complete the attestation through the Baylor Flu Vaccine App. HR news Open Enrollment: The 2023 Open Enrollment period for benefits goes through Oct. 24. See more information here. Questions? Email ask-insurance@bcm.edu or call 713-798-1500. 2022 Staff Performance Management: Managers' deadline to complete 2022 staff evaluations, hold employee discussions and complete any remaining items in SuccessFactors is Oct. 31 at 11:59 p.m. Click here for more information and helpful tools on the HR Staff Performance Management website. Questions? Email performancemanagement@bcm.edu. Connect with research funding opportunities A new website developed by the Office of Research can connect faculty, researchers and students with funding opportunities. Visit the new Research Funding website here to search for funding from a variety of sources, including external and internal opportunities, federal funding opportunities, student and trainee funding and more. Applications open: Diversity in space health research program Applications are open for B-SURE (Boosting Spaceflight Underrepresented Research Equity), a program of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health. This one-year program is designed to increase the number of underrepresented researchers in space health, providing mentoring, funding and support for grant writing. Learn more online. Associate director needed for ID course The School of Medicine is seeking an associate director for the MS1 Infectious Diseases course. The course will be offered in Terms 4 and 5, around March – June, 2023, and includes lectures and case-based discussions to introduce students to basic principles and clinical aspects of infectious diseases. Candidates should have a passion and expertise in the field and an interest in medical education. See more information and how to submit nominations on Faculty Opportunities on InTouch. Celebrating DeBakey High School! Baylor is celebrating the DeBakey High School for Health Professions' 50th anniversary by sharing stories from alumni and current students on the DeBakey High School 50th anniversary webpage. Share your story by emailing Aaron Nieto. Events Drug discovery information session Join BCM Ventures for an information session about Blue Square Discoveries, a research collaboration between Baylor and Deerfield Management Co., Wednesday, Oct. 19, noon – 1 p.m. in Cullen Auditorium and Rayzor Lounge at main Baylor. Learn how Deerfield is collaborating with Baylor to transform its expertise in genetics and its innovative chemistry platform into commercial drug discoveries. Boxed lunches for attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP here. Join BCM Wellness 5k There's still time to sign up for the 11th annual Baylor College of Medicine Wellness 5K organized by BCM students. Since 2012, this event has provided funds to support student-led health initiatives in the community. This year's BCM Wellness 5K Race/Walk has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, and will be in-person, starting at the TMC Commons. Register here. Questions? Email wellness@bcm.edu. Talk on nutritional psychiatry The Center for Space Medicine and the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor present "Nutritional Psychiatry and the Possibilities for Personalized Nutrition," Wednesday, Oct. 26, at noon in room M112 at main Baylor. Dr. Felice Jacka, professor and director of the Food and Mood Center at Deakin University in Australia and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry, will discuss this innovative field of study, which established diet as a risk factor and treatment target for common mental disorders. RSVP here to attend in person, or view the livestream. Volunteer with Project C.U.R.E. Baylor, in collaboration with Project C.U.R.E., will host a volunteer opportunity Oct. 28 to help sort and pack donated medical supplies to be sent to resource-limited countries. The in-person volunteer event will take place at the Project C.U.R.E. facilities at 8303 Kempwood Dr., 77055. Project C.U.R.E. was founded in 1987 to address the staggering shortage of medical resources around the world. If you are interested in volunteering, fill out this sign-up form for more information. Questions? Email Alex Alanis, communications community outreach associate at Baylor. Submit art for annual show! Show your art at the 21st annual BCM Art Show and Auction, Nov. 14 – 18. Proceeds from the show benefit Texas Children’s Hospital’s Arts in Medicine Program. Artists can receive up to 60% commission for their auctioned work and the other 40% will be donated. Any unsold art will be returned to the artist. Art from the show also will be reviewed and selected by Baylor’s Marketing and Graphics Team to potentially be included in the 2023 BCM calendar. If you are an artist of any medium and would like to submit your artwork to the show, fill out this interest form. Questions? Email Alyssa Emig. Awards and Recognitions Baylor named 'Healthiest Employer' Baylor has been recognized in the 2022 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America, an awards program that honors organizations that prioritize the well-being of their employees. Earlier this year, Baylor was inducted into the inaugural Healthiest Employers Hall of Fame and ranked second in Texas among organizations with 10,000-plus employees. The BCM Well-Being initiative within the Office of Human Resources includes BCM BeWell (faculty, staff, residents, research postdoctoral appointees and clinical postdoctoral fellows), BCM LIFE (students) and the Well-Being Center, our on-site gym. To register for the BCM BeWell or BCM LIFE portal, please visit www.powerofvitality.com. Learn more BCM Well-Being on InTouch. Misra to lead AAP section
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Faculty in the News
Dr. Hana El Sahly says to brace for a rough flu season in this local news story (See top item above for information on getting your flu shot.). Read this and 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 Follow BCM
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