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Kuroda and Reardon Join Academic Council Two new Members-At-Large were elected into the 2001 Academic Council of Baylor College of Medicine. Mitzi Kuroda, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Molecular and Human Genetics, will join the Academic Council as a representative for the Basic Sciences. Michael Reardon, M.D. (’78), Professor of Surgery and Vice Chairman, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, will represent the Clinical Sciences. Kuroda attended undergraduate school at Tulane University before she studied biological sciences at Stanford University. After receiving her Ph.D. from Stanford in 1987, she performed postdoctoral training in the Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford. In 1990, she joined the Baylor faculty as Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Molecular and Human Genetics. Currently, she is Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Molecular and Human Genetics, as well as an Investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her honors and awards include the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award from 1991-1996, the Searle Scholar Award from 1992-1995, and two awards from Baylor including the Dean’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Education and the Teaching Excellence Award. Reardon was graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a B.S. with honors and received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in 1978. After performing residency in general surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the Texas Heart Institute, he joined the Baylor faculty as Clinical Instructor. Since then, he has been promoted through the years to his current position as Professor of Surgery. In addition, he is Residency Program Director for Thoracic Surgery. His honors and awards include The Methodist Hospital John W. Overstreet, M.D., Award and several awards from Baylor including Outstanding Faculty Award in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Outstanding Surgical Educator, and the Gene Guinn Teaching Award. He is the author of numerous publications and is highly regarded in the field of cardiovascular surgery. Nominations Sought for Presidential Educator Award Nominations are now being sought for the 2001 Barbara and Corbin J. Robertson, Jr., Presidential Award for Excellence in Education. This award recognizes faculty members who have made long-standing, consistent, and highly valued contributions to the College’s education mission. Nominees must have been a Baylor faculty member for 10 years, and the deadline for receipt of these nominations is February 5. This award is designed to honor up to four faculty members annually for their sustained exemplary teaching activities. A selection committee reviews the quality, quantity, and impact of the nominees’ teaching accomplishments and makes recommendations to the President, who makes the final selections. Each awardee receives a $10,000 honorarium, which will be presented at a ceremony in May. Additional information can be found by clicking here. New Faculty Recognition Program in Education The Distinguished Educator Award, a new faculty recognition program has been announced. This program, with funding from Fulbright and Jaworski LLP, has been designed by Baylor’s committee for Educator Development, and its intent is to recognize a diversity of outstanding faculty contributions to the College education efforts. Also, its primary goal is to help educators to receive the appropriate recognition for their endeavors. Faculty members can receive a Distinguished Educator Award in four categories: Direct Teaching/Evaluation, Development of Enduring Materials, Educational Leadership/Service, and Educational Research. Deadline for submission of portfolios for this year’s award is March 31, and questions can be directed to the Office of Curriculum at curriculum@bcm.tmc.edu. Additional information is available by clicking here James K. Alexander Research Symposium The Second James K. Alexander Research Symposium will be held on February 15, and posters will be on display, beginning at noon on that day, in the foyers of the Alkek and DeBakey buildings. James K. Alexander, M.D., a Professor in the Department of Medicine, will present the keynote address in McMillian Auditorium at 5:00 p.m., when the awards presentation will also take place. This symposium is for non-Ph.D. third- and fourth-year medical students and for all Allied Health students. Cash awards and certificates will be given to the top 1st and 2nd place posters in the categories of basic science research and clinical research. Career Fair Scheduled Baylor is hosting its next Career Fair on January 23 in Rayzor Lounge, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Individuals will be recruited for all areas, including administrative, research, nursing, allied health, information technology, clerical, and professional. Questions can be directed to Baylor Employment at 713-798-4815, and additional information is available through the link to the College’s home page First Annual Houston Premedical Academy Research Symposium On January 10, 2001, Senior Associate Dean, James L. Phillips, M.D., will host the 1st Annual Research Symposium of the Houston Premedical Academy, a consortium of the DeBakey High School for Health Professions, the University of Houston, and Baylor College of Medicine. Dean Phillips is responsible for student recruitment and retention, cultural diversity, and he also has the oversight responsibility for this program. In the program, 10 students are selected each year from the DeBakey High School, who then matriculate to the University of Houston, and then on to Baylor (pending maintaining the required GPA and MCAT). Following one year at the University of Houston, the students participate in the Baylor/Rice Honors Premedical Academy (HPA). This Minority Medical Education Program (MMEP) is a 6-week summer enrichment program sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In years two and three, we coordinate their placement in research programs out of state, either at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), or at other medical schools. The summer of 2000, 13 students worked in research labs either at the NIH or medical schools at NYU, Case Western Reserve, Morehouse, Emory, Harvard, Medical College of Wisconsin, and MIT. The symposium was established to further enhance the preparedness of these students for medical school, and to stimulate and cultivate their interests in research, and careers in academic medicine. The format will include poster presentations in the morning followed by oral presentations in the afternoon. The featured speaker will be Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, M.D., Leader, Cardiovascular Medicine, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the NIH. Dr. Nickens’ topic of discussion will be Cardiovascular Disease in Women. For Your Information Texas Public Relations Conference in Dallas This year’s Texas Public Relations Annual Conference is scheduled for March 2-4 in Dallas. Details of the conference can be found on the TPRA Web Page Chacko H Miriam C. Chacko, M.D., Baylor Associate Professor of Pediatrics, was honored recently by the YWCA of Houston, which selected her as the Outstanding Woman of the Year in Medicine, Science and Technology. Chacko, a Baylor faculty member since 1984, is also Medical Director of the Baylor Teen Health Clinic. She was nominated by Rebecca T. Kirkland, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics.
2000 Holiday Luncheon More than 8,000 Baylor faculty, staff, students, residents, and fellows enjoyed delicious lunches prepared by Pappas Catering Company. The annual event is hosted by Baylor President Ralph D. Feigin, M.D.
Baylor friends at the annual Holiday Luncheon.
Charlene Allen, Special Events Coordinator in the Office of Public Affairs, joins two representatives from the U.S. Marines in collecting toy and cash donations for Toys for Tots, an organization that provides gifts for children in need during the holiday season. Many thanks to everyone who made this year’s drive such a success!
(l-r) Baylor Credit Union President Tony Black presented cash awards to Massa Cheng and Sonny Anderson, this year’s winners of the Credit Union give-away at the Holiday Luncheon.
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onored by YWCA of Houston
