February 8, 2007
Health Sciences news in brief
Harris leads Health Promotion Research Center
Dr. Jeffrey Harris, professor of health services in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, has been named the new director of the UW Health Promotion Research Center (UWHPRC). Harris, formerly the center’s associate director, succeeds Dr. James LoGerfo, professor of medicine and health services. LoGerfo will continue his involvement in local research projects and the Healthy Aging Network. The UWHPRC is one of the strongest Prevention Research Centers in the nation and many faculty from UW’s six health sciences school work with the center conducting community-based prevention research. UWHPRC is lead center for the Healthy Aging Research Network, which researches, develops and promotes healthy aging programs throughout the nation.
Family medicine search committee
The School of Medicine has formed a committee to lead the search for a new chair of the Department of Family Medicine. Alfred Berg will step down as chair of family medicine, effective Aug. 1. Wylie Burke, professor and chair of medical history and ethics, will chair the search committee. Others serving on the committee are David Acosta, Suzanne Allen, Thomas Benedetti, John Clark, David Dugdale, Teresa Spellman Gamble, Raye Maestas, Kevin Murray, Judy Pauwels, Roger Rosenblatt, and Beth Ebel. For more information about the search, contact Burke at wburke@u.washington.edu.
Salazar receives nursing award
Mary Salazar, UW professor of psychosocial and community health, received the 2006 March of Dimes Washington Chapter’s award for research and advancing the profession of nursing. The award recognizes a nurse who has made contributions that have advanced research or the nursing profession. Salazar was among 10 other nursing professionals honored during the fourth annual event late last year. Susan Blackburn, professor and director of neonatal nursing graduate programs for the Department of Family and Child Nursing, was named the 2006 Distinguished Nurse of the Year at the event.
Storb receives cancer research award
Rainier Storb, professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology at the UW and member of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has received an award for his work on hematological malignancies. Storb was honored by the Jacqueline Seroussi Memorial Foundation for Cancer Research for developing a “mini” stem-cell transplant method for malignant and non-malignant blood diseases. He was one of six scientists worldwide recognized by the foundation for 2006, and will receive $150,000 as part of the award.
Journey Program seeks volunteers
Caring and compassionate volunteers are needed for the Journey Program at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. The Journey Program provides grief/loss and bereavement services to families when they have experienced the death of a child. Journey is recruiting new facilitators for their parent and sibling loss support groups. A two-day training will be held Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. All inquiries regarding this unique opportunity are welcome. A few spaces may be available for those only interested in the training. Please direct questions to Jackie Kite or Leslie Wright at 206-987-2062.
Mentoring Workshop — Feb. 27
In an era of extreme competition for talent and resources, institutions are having to create systematic ways to assist junior faculty in navigating complex academic environments and assimilating professional norms.
The next Faculty Development Workshop, Tuesday, Feb. 27, tackles the topic of mentoring in two sessions — Obtaining and Managing Mentoring and Expanding your Professional Network from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and Being the Best Mentors We Can Be and Building Organizational Capacity to Improve Mentoring, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Both sessions take place in the UW Waterfront Activity Center.
The workshop is free and open to all Health Sciences faculty. For more information, contact Rachael Hogan at 206-616-9875 or rhogan@u.washington.edu.
