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Coronavirus Information Holiday risk assessment How to balance traditional holiday gatherings with loved ones and friends with staying healthy during the pandemic? Dr. James McDeavitt, executive vice president and dean of clinical affairs, has the solution. Watch his summary on Baylor's new TikTok account and take his risk assessment online. College News Congratulations, Graduates! Congratulations to our graduates from the School of Health Professions. Their commencement was held Sunday, Dec. 5, at the Bayou City Event Center. This event marked the first student event since the start of the pandemic where guests were in attendance. Learn more about our graduates below, including the O&P students, pictured. 
Share your holiday spirit! Snap a photo of your office, lab or clinic ready for the holidays and email to Anna Kiappes by 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. Please include names and departments. Photos will be shared on Baylor's social media accounts the week of Dec. 20. Follow Baylor on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to see the photos! Faculty opportunities Patient Safety Course: Clinical faculty, residents and fellows are needed to serve as small-group facilitators for the Patient Safety Course, meeting weekly on Thursdays from 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 6-Feb. 24. Each facilitator will be assigned 9-10 second-year medical students to work through a clinical case. Facilitators will complete evaluations of their learners and will be evaluated by their students. Evaluations can be used in an education portfolio or as evidence of excellence in an award application. A facilitator orientation and training session will be offered Jan. 4. Sign up online, and email Sara Andrabi or Maryam Nemati Shafee with questions. HR news: Work-life balance focus of e-learning Learning G.P.S. is the new online learning system for benefits-eligible employees. This month's topic is work-life balance with the highlighted course, "Taking Stock of Your Work/Life Balance." You'll learn techniques to analyze your current level of balance and strategies to overcome internal and external obstacles to achieving balance. For additional learning resources, click here. Events Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy events Power of Poetry: noon today, MSB 5.001 on the fifth floor of the McGovern Medical School, Dr. Laura Kolbe, clinical ethics fellow from New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and award-winning poet whose work was recently featured in the New York Times Magazine, will read original work and lead a discussion on the impact of poetry, with a focus on patient-healthcare team interaction. Sponsored by the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy's Narrative Medicine Program, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics and the University of Houston College of Medicine. Deadline extended: Quality improvement course The call for applications has been extended to Dec. 14 for the spring 2022 Leading Healthcare Improvement Course. See more and register on the course webpage. DocTalk on intuitive eating Join the next DocTalk from noon – 1 p.m. Dec. 14 for "Intuitive Eating for All Seasons," presented on Zoom by Courtney Cary, senior registered dietitian at Baylor. She'll discuss the practice of intuitive eating, listening to hunger cues and finding balance during the holiday season. BCM BeWell points available. Register online. Diversity in space research "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Human Spaceflight: Challenges and Opportunities," is the topic of the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research Grand Rounds, Dec. 14, noon – 1 p.m., via Zoom. Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta, assistant professor of emergency medicine and part of the Center for Space Medicine, will discuss the history of space biomedical research, its challenges, how a diverse team can improve the research and more. CME available. Register to attend. Professional development for trainees The Trainee Professional Development Series resumes Dec. 15, 6 – 7 p.m. with a presentation on physician employment agreements by Nancy Publenz, D.D.S., J.D., senior corporate counsel with CommonSpirit Health. The series is a collaborative program between Baylor's Graduate Medical Education Resident Council and St. Luke’s Health designed to prepare residents and fellows for the transition from training to practice. Attend by Zoom (Passcode: 116618). Awards and Recognitions Fletcher named Hastings Fellow
McLaughlin earns distinguished service award
Preventza named to endovascular group
Faculty in the News TV therapists have come a long way, or have they? Dr. Glen Gabbard speaks to this in the Portland Press Herald. Check out 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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