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WIMS Recognition Committee

July 2011 L-R: McLaughlin, Thomas, Durham, Shaw, Vines and Rongish (missing: Vail)

MISSION

The WIMS Recognition Committee was established under the leadership of Brenda Rongish, PhD, during the 2010-2011 year. Among the committee's many accomplishments they first determined the focus was to establish ways to recognize and honor women on the faculty in the School of Medicine. As a result, the following has been established:

• KUDOS to Colleagues
• Reception for New Women Faculty Members
• Scholarships offered by KU WIMS to the AAMC Early & Mid-Career Women Leadership Seminars
  • List of Previous KU Attendees
• The Marjorie S. Sirridge, MD, Excellence in Medicine & Science Award
• Recognition in the form of web page directories:
  • SELAM - List of KU Members
  • Remarkable Firsts by KUMC Women in Medicine & Science 1905-2005
  • Pioneer Woman from KU
  • Women's Hall of Fame at KU
    • Organizing the nomination of a woman from the School of Medicine this year and celebrating the nominee, Patricia Thomas, MD, as one of 2011 inductee into the KU Women's Hall of Fame
  • Women's Recognition Program at KU

Recognition Committee  Chair

Cheryl Gibson, PhD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine

Membership

Giulia Bonaminio, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Medical Education and Director, Office of Medical Education

Diane Durham, PhD, Professor and Director of Research, Department of Otolaryngology, Assistant Director, K-NBRE

Renée Mijal, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Preventative Medicine and Public Health

(no photo) Lori Roop, MBA, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education-Administration

(no photo) Abha Shah, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Pam Shaw, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics and Vice-Chair for Education

Patricia Thomas, MD, MA, FCAP, FASCP, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director, University of Kansas Cytopathology Fellowship Program, Associate Dean for Cultural Enhancement & Diversity

 

 

 

Belinda Vail, MD, Professor, Vice Chair, Residency Program Director, Department of Family Medicine

Charlotte Vines, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology

PAST Recognition Committee  Chair & Committee Advisor (as needed)

Brenda Rongish, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology

If you are interested in participating on this committee, please contact Dr. Rongish now. Learn more about the KU WIMS Scholarship opportunities to attend one of the AAMC Early or Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Conferences.

Program Committee Guidelines

WIMS By-Laws: Article IV , Committees

Section I. The standing committees of the WIMS shall be the program committee, and mentoring committee.  Additional committees, as needed will be determined by council.

Section II. The president shall appoint, from the EC, a chair for each of the standing committees. The committee chair shall appoint interested members of the KU faculty to the committee. Members of the standing committees shall serve for a period of at least one year but may choose to serve in that capacity for greater than one year.

Section III. The program committee shall be responsible for the section of the topic, speaker, and location of the programs. The programs will focus on promoting careers for women in medicine and science as well as on women’s health issues.

Section IV. The president may appoint ad hoc committees as needed for fulfillment of the aims of the organization. Ad hoc committees may be terminated by a majority vote of the EC.

WIMS Committees

• Committee Guidelines
• Meet the:
  • WIMS Executive Council
  • Program Committee
  • Mentoring Committee
  • Recognition Committee

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