VCU School of Medicine Women in Medicine and Science

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

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	Aradhana Bela Sood, MD, MSHA, Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, will present. View printable flyer here (pdf).
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:00pm-1:15pm Medical Sciences Building 104/105	WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Time Management and Avoiding Burnout	Harold Chung, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, will present . View printable flyer here (pdf).
Friday, March 21, 2007 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	Ian Nixon, MD, Ann Setien, MBA, Scott Walsh, PhD, and Susan Haynes, MSW will present and panel a discussion about promotion and tenure. View printable flyer here (pdf).
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	See conference page for more information. Register at the VCU Office of Continuing Professional Development page. A printable brochure is available as a .pdf.
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	Betsy Ripley, MD, Vice-Chair for IRB Panel B, and Monika Markowitz, PhD, Director, Office of Education and Compliance Oversight will present. View printable flyer here.
Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:00pm - 9:00pm Richmond Marriott West	'Tween Event: “RISKY BUSINESS” Adolescent Nutrition: Is Thin Really In?	VCUHS Office of Workforce Development invites all VCUHS staff parents, family, teens, and their friends to this event. Printable flyer.
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 our website 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 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	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. Printable flyer (.pdf).
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 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, MD 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 our website for 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	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. Printable flyer.
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. To register: www.womenshealth.vcu.edu/wh2006
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	Guest speaker: Dr. Mary Bartlett-Bungee Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Miami School of Medicine. See flyer in PDF.
Monday, January 18, 2006 12:00pm-1:15pm Medical Sciences Building 104/105	WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Power politiccs: holding your ground in the work place.	Panel members will discuss cases and answer questions from the audience. Dr. Therese Duane will moderate. Printable flyer available here.
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
Tuesday, December 13, 2005; 12:00pm - 1:00pm Sanger 1-050	Committee on the Status of Women and Minorities meeting - December, 2005 meeting	Special date for the December, 2005 COSOWAM meeting. You are welcome to bring your lunch.
Friday, December 2, 2005; 8:30am-12:30pm Medical Sciences Building 104/105	Teaching Skills for New Faculty & Faculty New to Teaching	Master teachers from the School of Medicine will offer instruction on presentation skills, counseling students, giving feedback, and using Blackboard in your teaching. Sponsored by SOM Office of Faculty Instructional Development and the Curriculum Office. See printable PDF flyer for details.
Sunday, December 4, 2005 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! For more information or to RSVP, please e-mail mcvwimso@yahoo.com
Saturday-Tuesday, November 5-8, 2005 Marriott Wardman Park and Omni Shoreham Hotels, Washington DC	AAMC WIM Annual Meeting : Beyond Boundaries	WIM is a Professional Development Group of the AAMC. This year's theme is Beyond Boundaries.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:00am - 4:00pm; and Friday, October 28, 2005 9:00am - 12 pm Medical Sciences Building 104/105	School of Medicine New Faculty Orientation, including Teaching Excellence Awards on October 12.	Purpose: to give faculty a quick start on leaders, programs, and resources to help support your teaching, research, clinical service, and career development.
Monday, October 24, 2005 12 noon - 1:15pm Medical Sciences Building 104/105	WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Financial Planning	Will you be financially ready for retirement? See printable PDF flyer for more details.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8 am - 9:30 am Sanger Hall 1-038	PRIME: Reasons for Faculty Attrition Among Respondents to a Faculty Exit Survey	Facilitated by Karen Cropsey, Psy D, Assistant Professor, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs. See printable PDF flyer for more details.
Monday, September 12, 2005 12 noon - 1:15pm Medical Sciences Building 104/105	WISDM Professional Development Seminar: Balancing Career & Home: Multiple Role Realism	Facilitated by Sherry D. Ceperich, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry. See printable PDF flyer for more details.
Friday April 29 - Sunday May 1, 2005 Williamsburg Marriott	2005 Women's Health Conference: Clinical Insights for the Practitioner	Details coming soon; see last year's conference page for general information.
Wednesday, April 6, 2005 noon - 1:15pm Medical Sciences Building 104/105	Optimizing Your CV for Promotion & Tenure	CV Overview and small-group discussion. Facilitators: Karen Sanders, MD, and Mary Helen Hackney, MD, plus 10 small-group leaders. See flyer for details.
Friday March 4, 2005 8am-5pm Richmond Marriott	13th annual Women in Medicine and Science Pathways to Leadership Conference: "Balancing the Equation"	See conference page for more information.
Wednesday, Jan 19, 2005 12 - 1:15 pm MSB 104-5	Gathering Data for Salary Negotiations	Facilitated by Cecelia Boardman, MD, WISDM President-Elect, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology. See printable PDF flyer for more information.
Monday October 25, 2004 12-1:30pm MSB 104-5	Promotion and Tenure: Overview and Lessons Learned.	Facilitated by Ian Nixon, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, and a panel of recently promoted faculty. See flyer (.pdf) for more information.
Tuesday September 14, 2004 12-1:30pm MSB 104-5	WISDM faculty development session and networking luncheon: Welcome to WISDM.	Meet the new WISDM officers, network with colleagues, and learn about upcoming noontime sessions. See seminar brochure for more information.
Friday April 30 - Sunday May 2, 2004 Williamsburg Marriott	2004 Women's Health Conference: Clinical Insights for the Practitioner	See conference page for more information.
Monday April 19, 2004 8am-5pm MSB 104-5	WISDM faculty development session: Optimizing Your CV for Promotion and Tenure	CV Overview and small-group discussion. Facilitator: Diane Wilson, EdD, MS, RD. Rescheduled from January 26 due to inclement weather.
Friday March 5, 2004 8am-5pm Richmond Marriott	12th annual Women in Medicine and Science Pathways to Leadership Conference	See conference page for more information.