Women in Medicine & Science News

Congrats

Congratulations to Hannah Maxfield, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Page Geiger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular And Integrative Physiology! These two junior faculty members have been accepted to attend the AAMC Early Career Women Professional Development Seminar in Washington, DC, July 12-15 2008 and will be sponsored by KUMC's Women in Medicine and Science Program.

Outstanding Women of KUMC

Congratulations to these outstanding Women in Medicine & Science for their accomplishments.

	Heather S. Anderson, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology Received funding through the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation and the KUMC Research Institute Clinical Research Pilot Program to investigate exercise in early Alzheimer's disease and whether a supervised exercise program might slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
	Barbara Atkinson, MD Executive Dean University of Kansas School of Medicine and Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center Inducted into the KU Women’s Hall of Fame on April 17, 2007. President of the Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine.
	Nancy E. J. Berman, PhD Professor, Departmeny of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Director of the Steve Palermo Nerve Regeneration Lab Harold G. Wolff Lecture Award for the best paper in headache research, American Headache Society. Serotonin in trigeminal ganglia of female rodents: Relevance to menstrual migraine. June 2004. Sponsored WIMS networking event for women in basic sciences. December 2006. Director of Steve Palermo Research Lab.
	Shelley B. Bhattacharya, DO, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine Received a grant from the KU Transportation Research Institute for work in Advanced Driver Training. Recently promoted to Director of Geriatric Education for the Family Medicine Residency Program.
	Deb Clements, MD, FAAFP Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine Elected to the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors for a two-year term. Selected as the University of Nebraska Medical Center Family Medicine Alumnus of the Year.
	Joan Collison, MD, Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services 2005GWish (George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health) Award in Spirituality and Medicine for Psychiatry Residency Programs - 3-year grant (July 2005 through June 2008).
	Lisa Gilmer, MD Clinical Assistant Professor and Residency Director, Department of Pediatrics Named Pediatric Residency Director in October 2005. Presented poster session, “Evaluating the Clinical Competency of Pediatric Residents in Continuity Clinic” at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors annual meeting in April 2006. Completed the Sunflower Clinical Scholars Program in May 2006. Received Health Professional Educator Certificate from the School of Nursing in May 2006.
	Jo-Ann Harris, MD Professor, Department of Pediatrics From KDHE, Maximizing Office Based Immunization (MOBI), $65,000 and from AAP, Implementation of the National Vaccine Advisory Committees Standards on Childhood and Adolescent immunization Practices, $1,500.
	Suzanne R. Hawley, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, KUSM-W Co-Executive Director, Kansas Public Health Leadership Institute (KPHLI). Recipient of a Kansas Public Health Association Special Service Award (2004), in recognition of her efforts in building the KPHLI since its inaugural year. Principal investigator of Kansas Health Foundation grants (2003-2007; 2007-2009) supporting the KPHLI.
	Joan S. Hunt, PhD, DSc University Distinguished Professor, Vice Chancellor for Biomedical Research Infrastructure Inducted into the KU Women’s Hall of Fame on April 17, 2007.
	Judy A. Johnston, MS, RD/LD Research Instructor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, KUSM-W Kansas Health Foundation Leadership Fellow, Kansas Health Foundation Ambassador, Kansas Public Health Leadership Fellow. Current Grants & Contracts: Health Congregations in Action from the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, LeaderFull Communities from the Kansas Health Foundation, Walkin’ Wichita from the Sunflower Foundation, Health Ministry Leadership and Self-Care from the Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church in America, Stroke Prevention from the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, and Kansas Comprehensive Cancer Plan (KCCP)
	Beth Levant, PhD Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics Kansas IDeA Research Excellence (K-INBRE) Faculty Scholar Award. University of Kansas Medical Center. This program recognizes outstanding mid-level faculty for the contribution to Kansas Universities. March 2006. Presentation at the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids. Cairns, Australia, July 23-28, 2006. Maternal parity influences the effects of a linolenic acid diet on maternal and offspring brain docosahexaeboic acid content.
No Photo Available	Ann Manzardo, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Received first Federal grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, May 15, 2007. The 3-year K01 (Career Development) award funds statistical training and the development of a large epidemiological data base to study perinatal neurodevelopmental factors that may be associated with the development of alcoholism in men and women. It is a collaborative research effort with the Danish Institute of Preventive Medicine.
	Kay Rauth-Farley, MD, FAAP Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Medical Services, Sunflower House Children's Advocacy Center Elected to the Board of Directors of the National Children's Alliance, the organization based in Washington DC that is charged with accrediting Children's Advocacy Centers in the United States. The organization is funded through the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
	Mary Redmon, DO Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine President-Elect of the Kansas Medical Society
	Sally K. Rigler, MD, MPH Associate Professor Recipient of a NIH R01 grant, as follows: National Institute of Mental Health, 'Current Antipsychotics and Fractures in Nursing Homes,' 4/3/06 - 3/30/09, Rigler S, Principal Investigator. April 2006.
	Pam Shaw, MD Professor, Department of Pediatrics Awarded a $20,000 grant from the AAP for an oral health education program and also was named one of the Best Doctors in America.
No Photo Available	Martha Staker Director, Project EAGLE Community Programs Received the Helen Taylor Award for Management Excellence from Head Start - Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program UCLA Anderson School of Management, May 2005. Project EAGLE Community Programs were designated a Center of Excellence from the DHHS/ACF/Office of Head Start.
	Donna E. Sweet, MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, KUSM-W Co-chair, CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention and Treatment: The committee assesses HRSA's and CDC's programs to prevent, control and treat STD’s, HIV and AIDS. Awarded two competitive renewal grants for AIDS care and education from HRSA. Elected as the Chair of the national COLA board---the national organization for the accreditation of clinical laboratories in the United States.
	Belinda Vail, MD Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine Received the Ruth Bohan Teaching Professorship Award, September 2007.
	Kathryn Veal, MD, MPH Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Awarded “America’s Top Pediatricians” by Consumers’ Research Council of America, Washington, DC, March 2006 and March 2007.