The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself. If we don't have that we never grow, we never learn, and sure as heck we should never teach. ~Maya Angelou |
BIRCWH (a KUMC women’s health research enterprise) events will now be listed on the PDFA Training website and announced via email to all WIMS members. Questions and additional information is available through Beth Kerling, MS, RD, the Senior Research Associate through the BIRCWH K12 Administrative Core. The purpose of the KUMC BIRCWH K12 Faculty Development Program is to formally establish and strengthen the women’s health research enterprise at the University of Kansas. The goal of the effort is to promote interdisciplinary research and transfer findings that will benefit the health of women, including sex/gender similarities or differences in biology, health or disease. The KUMC BIRCWH K12 Program will accomplish this task by providing advanced training, career guidance, and transition to independence for junior faculty pursuing interdisciplinary research in women’s health. Junior faculty participating in the KUMC BIRCWH K12 Program will be referred to as Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Research (IWHR) Scholars. BIRCWH website
TOP 10 Things I Learned at the December 2010 AAMC Mid-Career Women's Professional Development Leadership Seminar by Brenda Rongish, Phd
Check out our new WIMS Photo Albums on 
Have you heard? WIMS is starting a Book Club If you are interested in participating please let us know.
Just in case you have not heard about The Change of Heart program, it was founded by the University of Kansas Hospital and is a program created by women, for women, to reduce heart disease in our community and beyond --- one woman at a time. I urge all of you to get an assessment for yourself, encourage your family, friends, and colleagues to get assessed, and encourage your male colleagues to forward of the women in their lives and forward to their to encourage their spouse, sisters, mothers this thorough and informative assessment. I will be scheduling one for myself soon :) ~Julie
The OFFICIAL Change of Heart Website & The WIMS endorsement Webpage
The WIMS Executive Council will populate this new committee with by the end of November, 2010. Our goal is to include faculty participation from both the SOM clinical and basic science departments as well as our colleagues on faculty in the KU SON and SAH. The mission of this committee is to plan events, programs, noon-time presentations, receptions, networking or social gatherings and of course, the Annual WIMS Conference. If you would like to become a member of this committee please contact Julie Wei, MD, WIMS President, as soon as possible.
The 1st Joy McCann Scholarship was awarded to Brenda Rongish, PhD Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology to attend the AAMC mid career professional development seminar in Scottsdale, AZ in December of 2010. She was selected by the KU Joy McCann Professor of Women in Medicine and Science, Susan K. Pingleton, MD, FACP, Master Fellow, ACCP to receive the first full scholarship from the Professorship funds. This scholarship will cover all expenses for Dr. Rongish to attend the AAMC mid career professional development seminar.
In June 2010, L’Oréal USA commissioned a national survey of U.S. scientists in partnership with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) "to better understand the barriers that female scientists experience in their pursuit of scientific careers." Survey respondents included male and female scientists who hold doctoral degrees and are registered users of Science online. Survey "questions focused on the barriers that scientists face when beginning and advancing their professional careers, the extent to which the barriers affect females and males differently, and solutions to overcome these obstacles." Survey Summary ~ Thank you
Joan S. Hunt, Ph.D., D.Sc., University Distinguished Professor, Vice Chancellor for Biomedical Research Infrastructure for sharing this with us.
A new WIMS webpage has been developed to recognize accomplishments of our women colleagues in medicine and science. This page will be filled with KUDOs based on what our membership submits with WIMS being the avenue to "get the word out." See who received the first KUDOs.
The 1st annual WIMS Professional Development Conference was a huge success with over 180 people participating. To read more, obtain copies of slide presentations and see the photos from the dinner and tall day conference visit “Building Career Success in Medicine and Science”
Pediatrics opened a NURSING NEST lactation room on July 14, 2010 for employees, faculty and residents. For more information contact Niki LeeDonawa, 8-5698 or stop by Miller Building 4021 to have a look..
Sick Child Care Option for Faculty Members -- At the reception in April for the new WIMS President, Julie Wei, MD, numerous people stated how desperately we need to address child care issues for the children of faculty members, especially for children who are sick. Julie listened and has established a solution for those of you who need last minute coverage when your children are ill and you need to fulfill your professional responsibilities. Details
Catch up on who has been awarded the 2010-13 Joy McCann Professorship!
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