InScope: Weekly news for faculty, staff and students from the IU School of Medicine
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March 20, 2014
top headlines
Faculty education Kathleen "Kiki" Boyd will lead efforts to prepare faculty to teach curriculum supported by IUSM's $1 million AMA grant.
DNA screening
An IU and Regenstrief study in the NEJM says a DNA test could deliver a new non-invasive colorectal cancer screening.
Basic science
The Indiana CTSI has awarded grants to 17 scientists across the state in support of basic science research projects.
editor’s picks
News to Use
Addressing wage gap The IU National Center of
Excellence in Women's Health will host a networking event to address the gender gap in physician wages.
Grants
Summer scholars
The IU Simon Cancer Center seeks applications from third- and fourth- year medical students for summer research scholarships.
Opportunities
Faculty promotion
features of the week story
Climbing for a cause
IU and Moi University physicians recently scaled the second highest peak in Africa in support of the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare. The climbers raised funds for a new facility in Eldoret, Kenya, that will be the first in the region to focus on chronic conditions such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mental illness.
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InScope: Weekly news for faculty, staff and students from the IU School of Medicine
http://inscopearchive.iu.edu/archive/newsletters/2014-03-20.html[12/14/2015 8:39:46 AM]
The deadline to submit IUSM faculty promotion materials for next year is July 3.
Kudos
Scientific advisors
Two IUSM faculty members have been named associate scientific advisors to the journal Science Translational Medicine
faculty & staff spotlight
New contributor
IU health policy expert Aaron Carroll will be a regular contributor to The Upshot, a new online venture from The New York Times.
student spotlight
Standing firm
Former Marine Christopher Sinsabaugh is an organizer of a new IUSM student-led symposium on the issue of physician burnout.
'Sound Medicine'
This week, "Sound Medicine" focuses on the connection between sleep and health, with interviews about how sleep disorders can cause obesity, high blood pressure and mood disorders, and how some dentists are helping treat sleep apnea.
events & lectures
2014 Match Day 03-21-2014
IUSM Campus Blood Drive 03-24-2014
Glick Eye Institute Basic and Translational Science Seminar 03-27-2014
Sixth Annual Hunger Banquet 03-28-2014
IUPUI Research Day 04-11-2014
IU School of Medicine Calendar
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