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Events

Meetings

Date/Time/Place Meeting Description
3rd Monday of each month, 4:00–5:00pm September through June
Sanger 1–050
WISDM Executive Council Please join us and share your interests. Meeting open to all faculty in the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. Connected via video conference to the McGuire VA Hospital.

3rd Wednesday of each month, 4:00–5:00pm September through June
Sanger 1–038

Committee on the Status of Women and Minorities meeting

Please see the COSOWAM site for more details.

Special events

Date/Time/Place Event Description

Monday, October 15, 2007
12:00pm–1:15pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105

WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Managing Emotions: How to Stay Cool, Calm, and Unflappable [PDF] Aradhana Bela Sood, M.D., M.S.H.A., Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, will present.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007
12:00pm–1:15pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105

WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Time Management and Avoiding Burnout [PDF] Harold Chung, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, will present.
Friday, March 21, 2008
7:30am–1:00pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105 & Egyptian Building
16th Annual Women in Medicine and Science Pathways to Leadership Conference Look for brochure with registration details in mid-January.


Past events

Date/Time/Place Event Description
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
12:00pm–1:15pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105
WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Planning for Promotion and Tenure: Assistant to Associate & Associate to Full [PDF] Ian Nixon, M.D., Ann Setien, M.B.A., Scott Walsh, Ph.D., and Susan Haynes, M.S.W. will present and panel a discussion about promotion and tenure.
Friday, March 9, 2007
7.30am–12:45pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105
15th annual Women in Medicine and Science Pathways to Leadership Conference:
Advancing Women: Ways to Navigate [PDF]
See conference page for more information. Register at the VCU Office of Continuing Professional Development page.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
12:00pm–1:15pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105
WISDM Professional Development Seminar:Protecting Human Subjects in Research, Working with the IRB [PDF] Betsy Ripley, M.D., Vice-Chair for IRB Panel B, and Monika Markowitz, Ph.D., Director, Office of Education and Compliance Oversight will present.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
7:00pm–9:00pm
Richmond Marriott West
Tween Event: “RISKY BUSINESS” Adolescent Nutrition: Is Thin Really In? [PDF] VCUHS Office of Workforce Development invites all VCUHS staff parents, family, teens, and their friends to this event.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
4:00pm–6:00 pm
Home of Dr. Wendy Klein
Women in Medicine Student Organization
Wine Tasting
Please join us for an afternoon of wine and cheese. This will be a great place to interact with the future of women in medicine! This event is open to WIMSO members and faculty and physicians supporting Women in Medicine. For more information or to RSVP, please e-mail mcvwimso@yahoo.com.
Saturday–Tuesday
December 16–19, 2006
Scottsdale, AZ
AAMC Mid Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar This seminar is designed for M.D. and Ph.D. women medical faculty at the associate professor rank. Please see AAMC Professional Development Seminars for more details.

Wed., Oct. 11, 2006
10:30am–12:00pm;
Student Commons, Forum Room
Wed., Oct. 18, 2006
10:30am–12:00pm
Sanger Hall, 036

VCU Sexual Harassment Prevention Training: Your Responsibility

The Office of EEO/AA Services will conduct two training sessions this semester. On-line training is also available at: www.newmedialearning.com/psh/vcu
Contact the EEO/AA with any questions at 804-828-1347.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
12:00pm–1:15pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105
WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Getting Started and Staying the Course: Tips for Finding and Writing a Successful Grant [PDF] Ann Nichols-Casebolt, M.S.W., Ph.D. Associate VP for Research Development will be discussing the basic steps in finding and writing a grant and resources for assisting in the grant writing process.

October 27–November 1, 2006 Seattle, WA

AAMC Annual Meeting Pursuing excellence, creating value is the theme for the 2006 Annual Meeting. Visit the AAMC site and annual meeting page.
Friday, November 10, 2006
9:00am–3:30pm
Student Commons Building
Prematurity Initiative Conference This conference is designed for area health care professionals, researchers, graduate and medical students, who are providing care and support for premature infants and their families. Details will be forthcoming.

Wed., Oct 11, 2006
8:00am–1:00pm
Thurs., Oct 12, 2006
8:00am–12:30pm
and Fri., Nov 3, 2006
Medical Sciences Building 104/105

VCU School of Medicine
12th Annual New Faculty Orientation
Three half days to get a "quick start" to leaders, programs, and resources to help support teaching, research, clinical service, and career development. Visit the VCU Office of Professional Development and Evaluation Studies site for the brochure [PDF] and registration.
Monday, September 11, 2006
12:00pm–1:15pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105
WISDM Professional Development Seminar: What Employee Benefits Do You Have? The first seminar of the 2006–07 academic year will review and compare benefits available with VCU, VCUHS, MCV Physicians, and individual departments. WISDM President Cecelia Boardman, M.D. will moderate.
Saturday–Tuesday
July 8–11, 2006
Washington, DC
(location TBA)
AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar Submission deadline—January, 2006.
This seminar is for women early in their first faculty appointment who are aiming for a position of leadership in academic medicine. Please see AAMC Professional Development Seminarsfor more details.

Wednesday,
April 12, 2006
12:00pm–1:15pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105

WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Transparency in Performance Planning and Evaluation [PDF] This is our last seminar for the 2005–2006 academic year. Please join us to discuss faculty performance planning and evaluation with two department chairs representing both clinical and basic sciences perspectives.

April 21–23, 2006
Norfolk, VA
Marriott Waterside, Norfolk, VA

Women’s Health Conference, sponsored by VCU National Center of Excellence in Women's Health This conference will provide physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals with an update of topics relevant to women's health.
Friday March 17, 2006
8am–5pm
Richmond Marriott
14th annual Women in Medicine and Science Pathways to Leadership Conference: "Why So Slow?" See conference page for more information. Register at the VCU Office of Continuing Professional Development page.
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
12:00p–1:15pm
Location TBA
WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Succeeding in research: pearls and pitfalls [PDF] Guest speaker: Dr. Mary Bartlett-Bungee Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Miami School of Medicine.
Monday, January 18, 2006
12:00pm–1:15pm
Medical Sciences Building 104/105
WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Power politics: holding your ground in the work place [PDF]

Panel members will discuss cases and answer questions from the audience. Dr. Therese Duane will moderate.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006
4:00pm–5:00pm
Sanger 1-038
Committee on the Status of Women and Minorities meeting – January, 2006 meeting Special date for the January, 2006 COSOWAM meeting. Meet with Dr. Jerry Strauss, Dean, School of Medicine