The Awards Committee collects supporting materials over the summer and then meets each fall to make its selections. The Awards Committee is not obligated to select an awardee nor is it limited to a single awardee.

Winners receive recognition at the Evans Days dinner at the end of the year. Nominees remain active for 3 years from their original nomination.

Each Scholar will receive salary support at $100,000 per year over two years.  Scholars must be nominated by the Dean of their institutions, who must commit to protecting at least 50 percent of the Scholars’ time to pursue education reform projects at their institution.

The Foundation is looking for faculty who are committed to careers in health professional education, have served for more than five years on the faculty of the sponsoring school, are innovators, and have shown promise as future leaders.

For more information, see the Macy Foundation website.

Program highlights include:

• leadership training;
• mentoring;
• protected research time;
• local, regional and national networking;
• health services and community-based research training; and
• financial support for research projects and professional travel.

For eligibility and application information, see here.

The deadline to apply is February 28, 2011.

Potential projects to advance physician stewardship might include, but are not limited to:

• Educational programs to sensitize physicians to resource management.
• Development of communication competencies around shared decision-making and other methods to improve and support optimal health care decision-making.
• Development of guidelines for high-value, effective care.
• Dissemination of guidelines and recommendation to practicing physicians.
• Initiatives to reduce overuse of certain tests and procedures.

Deadline for applications is March 31, 2011. For eligibility information, see here.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to accept nominations for the 2011 Alan T. Waterman Award. Each year, the Foundation bestows the Waterman Award in recognition of talent, creativity, and influence of a singular young researcher. Established in 1975 to commemorate the Foundation’s first Director, the Waterman Award is NSF’s highest honor for researchers under the age of 36.

Nominees are accepted from any field of science or engineering that NSF supports. The award recipient will receive a medal and an invitation to the formal awards ceremony in Washington, DC. In addition, the recipient will receive a grant of $500,000 over a three-year period for scientific research or advanced study in any field of science or engineering supported by the National Science Foundation, at any institution of the recipient’s choice.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

* Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. They must be 35 years of age or younger or not more than 7 years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. degree by December 31 of the year in which they are nominated.

* Candidates should have demonstrated exceptional individual achievements in scientific or engineering research of sufficient quality to place them at the forefront of their peers. Criteria include originality, innovation, and significant impact on the field.

For detailed nomination information, please visit https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/honawards/.

Complete nomination packages, consisting of nominations and four letters of reference, are due by October 30, 2010. The nominations and letters must be received through the FastLane system. Please contact the Program Manager for the Alan T. Waterman Award at waterman@nsf.gov or 703-292-8040 if you have any questions. You may also visit http://www.nsf.gov/od/waterman/waterman.jsp for more information.

The nomination of deserving colleagues is one of the most important and gratifying aspects of service in the scientific community. Please help celebrate the contributions of a promising young researcher by submitting a nomination for the Alan T. Waterman award.

A PDF version of the call for nominations is available at http://www.nsf.gov/od/waterman/nsf_watermanaward_2011callfornominations_100809.pdf

Sincerely,

Cora B. Marrett
Acting Director
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1205
Arlington, VA 22230

The Department of Medicine held a summer gathering at Franklin Park Zoo on July 10, 2010. We were visited at lunchtime by zoo keepers with animals to meet. A fun day was had by all!

Click here to see pictures

The Dept. of Medicine will be holding training sessions this summer, designed to equip you
with the skills to produce your own podcasts for web posting and online sharing.

No equipment or prior experience required!

One-hour lunchtime trainings will be held June 21, July 12, and August 16

SIGN UP FOR TRAINING TODAY

http://www.bumc.bu.edu/medicine/dom-resources/web-guides/podcasting/

What you’ll learn:

1. Overview of podcasting and how it can be valuable in an academic medicine environment
2. What you’ll need to get started with podcasting (equipment, computer programs, etc.)
3. Recording an event
4. Editing audio files post-event
5. Saving your project and exporting in podcast format
6. Sharing your podcast online and through RSS feeds

• Protocol development/review
• Assistance with study design
• Sample size/power calculations
• Advice on statistical methods
• Reviewing statistical methods sections
• Statistical analysis
• Interpretation of results
• Response to manuscript/publication reviewer or referee

We are currently surveying the Dept. to assess Biostatistics Consulting needs. Take the survey now.

Dr. Weinberg’s office is in the Crosstown Building, third floor, #330 at 801 Massachusetts Avenue. She can be reached via email at janicew@bu.edu or 617 638-5470.