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Faculty Commons, Aug. 24 - 30, 2017 Archive / Faculty Affairs / Today at BCM / Employee Discounts |
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Time Off to Do Good:The College launched the Volunteer Time Off Program in 2015, and since then faculty and staff members have committed more than 870 hours to community service. The program gives employees one paid day off a year for service activities during the work week. Pictured are Simone Tiu, project manager of the tropical medicine section in the Department of Pediatrics, and her colleagues, who volunteered at the Houston Food Bank on their paid day off. She described the opportunity as “Truly invaluable in terms of helping us develop teamwork and compassion and sharing our talents to make Houston a better place.” Read more about the program in this month’s BCM Family.
Emergency Notification System: There’s a storm in the Gulf – are you and your lab prepared? Baylor has an emergency notification system (ENS) to alert you of a crisis or catastrophic event, but first you have to sign up for it. To receive phone, email and text messaging notifications, login to the ENS using your Baylor user name and password. Your information will be used to contact you only during an emergency. For more details, see the ENS FAQ. CPRIT Awards: Researchers in the NCI-designated Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have received more than $13 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas for six new grants focused on evidence-based cancer prevention services, the recruitment of an established investigator, individual investigator and early translational research and core facility support. Dr. Christopher Amos, a bioinformatician and expert in the genetic epidemiology of lung cancer, was awarded $6 million as a Baylor recruit. Currently the interim director of Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center, he will serve as director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and the associate director for quantitative sciences in the Duncan Cancer Center.
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College Events Compassion and the Art of Medicine: Dr. Claire Bocchini, assistant professor of pediatrics – infectious disease and a founding member and current co-president of Houston-based health equity group Doctors for Change, delivers the Matthew Carter Memorial Lecture at noon, Friday, Aug. 25, in Cullen Auditorium, main Baylor. Shine the Light: The Office of Professionalism hosts renowned guitarist Seamus Kelleher performing and sharing meaningful stories about his personal journey of recovery through medical crisis at 12:15 and 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, in M112, main Baylor. The sessions are sponsored by the Pete & Erin Huttlinger Series on Humanism in Medicine Foundation. RSVP to ProfessionalismMatters@bcm.edu for the 4 p.m. session. Wellness Week: The BCM BeWell team and the Office of Student Services are sponsoring wellness events to kick off the school year:
Physician Wellness: Dr. Tait Shanafelt, a renowned authority on physician burnout, will share his thoughts on physician well-being and its impact on patient care during two events sponsored by the Center for Professionalism and the Department of Medicine. Currently the director of the Mayo Clinic Program on Physician Well-Being, Shanafelt becomes the chief wellness officer at Stanford on Sept. 1. He speaks on “Finding Meaning, Balance and Personal Satisfaction in the Practice of Medicine” at 12:15 and 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, in M112, main Baylor. RSVP to ProfessionalismMatters@bcm.edu for the 4 p.m. session. Faculty Resources Teaching Portfolio Workshop: The Office of Faculty Development offers a Norton Rose Fulbright Portfolio Preparation Workshop in the categories of Teaching and Evaluation and Educational Leadership from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, in N311, main Baylor. For more information, please contact Maria Lopez. Free Photo Sessions: Have your portrait taken for your bcm.edu website bio when the Office of Communications hosts free sessions in various campus locations after Labor Day:
TMC Library: The TMC Library building will close at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Power will be shut off starting at 7 p.m. The building will reopen at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11. LCME Survey: Have you completed your LCME Faculty Survey? It asks four quick questions to gauge your awareness of and satisfaction with the Faculty Senate and the Institutional Policy Committee. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education has requested a status report for the College’s accreditation documentation. This link takes you to the survey. For a Good Cause Kids' Book Drive: The Med-Peds Interest Group, in partnership with the BCM Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program, is hosting a book drive through Sunday, Sept. 3, to benefit the Harris Health MLK Clinic. The group accepts new and gently used books for ages 6-18, with books for teens and pre-teens the greatest need. Donate your books in the Office of Communications, the Cafeteria or the Coffee Corner at main Baylor, or in the CNRC Lobby or at Bertner Café, Baylor St. Luke’s. For more information or questions please email: onyewuen@bcm.edu or marcanto@bcm.edu. Attention Clinicians: See Clinical Calendar Clinical Events Physician Happy Hour: Tonight's the night to network with your fellow Faculty Group Practice colleagues and meet the physicians that have recently joined. The Find a Physician Networking Happy Hour is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today, Aug. 24, in Conference Rooms A and B, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center McNair Campus. Food, beverages and free underground parking will be provided. This is a great way to build meaningful relationships and promote internal referrals. If you have any questions, please email Hannah Munsey. Surgical Collaboration Day: Dr. Joseph Lamelas, associate chief of cardiothoracic surgery, will deliver the keynote speech, “Innovation in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery,” at the Department of Surgery Incubator event, which also includes quick-fire speakers, surgical speed dating and an exhibit space for new technologies from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the TMC Innovation Institute. Register now. Clinical Resources Provider Billing: Unsure how to bill a preventive service the same day as a complaint visit? Have a surgical procedure that involves more than what is included in the surgical package? Billing Compliance can help with a free education session, “Fee-Affecting Modifiers: 25 and 59,” 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Conference Room A, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center McNair Campus. To register, please email Barbara Didone. Attention Researchers: See Research Calendar Research Events Building a Sustainable Research Program: Send your trainees to hear Dr. Brendan Lee, Robert and Janice McNair Endowed Chair in Molecular and Human Genetics, talk about building a sustainable research program at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, in Cullen Auditorium, main Baylor. The Career Development Center and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs are sponsoring the event, which includes faculty-facilitated roundtable discussions to provide advice on the academic job search for students and postdocs from 5 to 7 p.m. Trainees may register online. Research Resources Discounted Software Licenses: The Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center purchases in bulk and offers substantially discounted licenses for research software including Qiagen Ingenuity Pathway Analysis, Thermo Fisher Oncomine RPE, SAS Institute SAS 9.4 and IBM SPSS Statistics 24. Licenses run annually, with starting dates in July (IPA), August (SPSS) and September (SAS). For more information, see the description and pricing list or contact licensing@breastcenter.tmc.edu. Integrated Microscopy Core: This Advanced Technology Core Lab supports a broad range of microscopy research needs including brightfield, epifluorescence, deconvolution, confocal, high throughput, super-resolution (structured illumination - SIM), slide scanning, live imaging and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The lab also offers image analysis services, TEM sample prep and ultramicrotomy, and a plate reader for absorbance and luminescence. Instruments include GE Healthcare OMX Blaze (SIM), GE Healthcare DV Live (deconvolution), Nikon A1-Rs (confocal), BioTek Cytation 5 (plate reader + imager), Nikon Ci-L (brightfield), Hitachi H-7500 and JEOL1230 (TEM), Vala Sciences IC-200 and Leica UC-7 ultramicrotome. For more information about any of the cores visit the ATC website or download the catalog. From the Labs: Read how Dr. Megumi Mathison, associate professor of surgery, and Dr. Todd K. Rosengart, DeBakey-Bard Chair of Surgery and professor of surgery and molecular and cellular biology, are using transcription factor Gata4 to reduce post-heart attack fibrosis and improve cardiac function in a rat model. You can receive weekly articles on research at Baylor as they are posted in our newsletter by going to From the Labs and entering your email address in the box on the right. Or get a digest at the end of the month with links to the articles posted that month by emailing science writer Ana Rodríguez with “Subscribe me to From the Labs” in the subject line. Funding Opportunities: See the Office of Research's list of privately funded awards currently accepting applications for August. Questions or Comments? Faculty Senate: Please contact your Senator for faculty-related questions or suggestions. Institutional Policy Committee: Contact the Policy Committee to learn more about College policies and procedures. Items for Faculty Commons: To submit items for this weekly email update for Baylor College of Medicine faculty, please contact us. Connect With Baylor
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Dr. Mark Entman, professor, William J. Osher Chair in Cardiovascular Research and scientific director of the DeBakey Heart Center, will accept the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Cardiovascular Sciences, Medicine and Surgery from the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences at its Forum in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 31 to Sept. 2.
Dr. Araceli Flores, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences based at Ben Taub Hospital, is featured in this week’s Meet Your Senator article on the 
Dr. Stacey Rose, assistant professor of medicine, was named a BCM 
Dr. Lara Shekerdemian, professor of pediatrics – critical care, was named a BCM 
Dr. Rajkumar Venkatramani, assistant professor of pediatrics – oncology at Baylor and Texas Children’s Cancer Center and director of the Rare Tumors Program, was appointed to the editorial board of Pediatric Blood and Cancer, the premier publication focused on laboratory and clinical investigations of hematology and oncology in children and adolescents. 
