Department of Medicine Faculty Meeting Monday, April 24, 2017 Announcements Budget Update Clinical Faculty Compensation Committee Report
Announcements Barbara Corkey has announced her plan to step down as VC Research effective December 31, 2017 Update regarding Section Chief Searches ACO planning accelerating Franz Ingelfinger Professorship in Gastroenterology being established-induction of Dr. Hemant Roy date TBA Medical Data Science initiative to be overseen by VC Research in AY 18, tentatively planning: Pilots Single cell DNA sequencing core RFA Center for Implementation and Improvement Pilot grants (cgallen@bu.edu)
Budget for AY 18 AY 17 YTD ahead of budget ($57K), accruing incentive payments for research and clinical faculty AY 18 - $1.4 m operating deficit projected Reduced COLA from 2% to 1% Closing three research cores: metabolomics, high throughput screening, and biostatistics Shifting some capital expenses into AY 17 Working to reduce projected deficits in a few clinical sections and central department Some improvements as pending grants get funded
Upcoming Grand Rounds April 28, 2017- CLINICAL / RESEARCH Activity Title: TBD Speakers: Drs. Jon Fuller, Meg Sullivan, Andrew Henderson, Manish Sagar May 5 2017 Activity Title: BUSM ALUMNI WEEK Speaker: Nicole S. Gibran, M.D. ’85 & Kevin J. Tracey, M.D. ’83 May 12, 2017 Activity Title: Mark Moskowitz Visiting Professorship Speaker: Dr. Nancy Rigotti May 19, 2017 Speakers: TBD May 26, 2017 Speakers: Dr. Lisa Bellini
Faculty Development Seminars How to Program for Success as a Mentee Emelia Benjamin April 26th from 12-1pm in Evans 118 May 1st from 5-6pm in Wilkins How to Successfully Submit Manuscripts: Perspectives from journal editors Vasan Ramachandran & Deborah Cotton May 11th from 12-1pm in Evans 118 CV Boot Camp: Have your CV reviewed by members of the A&P Committee May 30th from 12-1pm in Wilkins
Minority Faculty Development Program Target audience BUMC under-represented minority in medicine faculty Number of Faculty Up to 20 per year Program Structure 9-months from October to June 1.5 hours every three weeks Applications accepted April 3 – April 30, 2017 Program Elements Experiential seminars focused on career and leadership development skills, and the experiences of URM faculty Individual career coaching to identify resources and mentors, successfully negotiate challenges, and achieve identified goals Conversation Cafes with inspirational leaders
Faculty Grants Faculty Development & Diversity Grants Open to ALL DOM FACULTY at all levels seeking to further their professional development in research, education, clinical skills, and/or leadership Next deadline is July 15th http://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-medicine/grants/
Faculty Grants Education Pilot Grants $1000 - $5000 grants to fund innovative projects and research in education Grant recipients participate in a 6-session writing course to support their project & manuscript development Deadline is May 1, 2017 http://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-medicine/grants/education-pilot-grants/
DOM Networking Dinners Women Faculty May 11th from 6:30 to 8:30 Under-Represented Minorities & Allies May 16th from 6:30 to 8:30 Investigators June 13th from 6:30 to 8:30 Enjoy good food and meaningful discussion with your DOM colleagues. Emelia Benjamin’s home in Brookline RSVP to Robina Bhasin at rbhasin@bu.edu