Announcements

As originally published in The Physiologist
Volume 45, Number 4, August 2002, page 241

APS Establishes Virendra B. Mahesh Award Fund
13th Annual Computed Body Tomography for the Technologist 2002
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology for the Practitioner 2002
National Board of Medical Examiners; Call for Nominations; 2003 John P. Hubbard Award
Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program
Nominations Invited for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program
Burroughs Wellcome Fund--2003 Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research

APS Establishes Virendra B. Mahesh Award Fund

The American Physiological Society is pleased to announce the establishment of the Virendra B. Mahesh Award Fund to promote the career development of young investigators pursuing research in the area of Endocrinology. The award will be presented to the graduate student or postdoctoral fellow submitting the best abstract to the annual Experimental Biology meeting in the area of Endocrinology. The Endocrinology and Metabolism Section of the American Physiological Society will initiate the Virendra B. Mahesh Program at the EB ‘04 meeting. The award recipient will receive a check in the amount of $1,000 and a certificate of recognition. 

13th Annual Computed Body Tomography for the Technologist 2002

This meeting presents a comprehensive review and update of the current role of Computed Body Tomography for the CT Technologist with an emphasis on Spiral (Helical) CT and the multidetector CT technology. The lectures are designed to present the material from both an anatomic and pathologic approach with emphasis on CT technique and optimization of scanning protocols. Recent advances in CT application, including multidetector CT, CT angiography, and three-dimensional imaging will be addressed. The role of CT compared to other imaging modalities, both from a cost-effective standpoint and from better clinical management, will be discussed and addressed during the various lectures. After attending the meeting, the technologist will have a better understanding of the current state-of-the-art of CT and will be aware of the changes that are taking place in clinical CT scanning today. 

Course objectives include improving understanding of the principles of spiral and multidetector CT scanning, learning how to optimize CT scanning techniques for more accurate diagnoses in the head, chest and abdomen, learning how to optimize scanning techniques to improve patient throughput and exam efficiently, learning more about the newest CT applications, including 3D CT, CT angiography, virtual colonoscopy and cardiac imaging, and learning about multislice CT and its advantages over standard spiral CT. 

Participants will expand their knowledge in: normal anatomy and pathology, CT scanning techniques and protocols, CT technology, recent advances and future trends in the field, new CT clinical applications, spiral (Helical) CT and multidetector CT, and CT 3D Workstations 

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 23 hours in category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the activity.

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists recognizes Category 1 for Category A credit for the radiologic technologist. 
Dates: October 24-27, 2002
Location: Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Price: $495.
Contact information: Office of Continuing Medical Education Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Turner 20, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2195. Tel: 410-955-2959; Fax: 410-955-0807 or Email: cmenet@jhmi.edu. 

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology for the Practitioner 2002

This course is designed as a comprehensive update on pediatric allergy and immunology for the practicing physician. All lectures will be clinically oriented and extensive audience participation will be encouraged. Special emphasis will be placed on the diagnosis and management of common allergic and immunologic problems for the caretaker. 
Date: September 13-14, 2002
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Contact: Office of Continuing Medical Education; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Turner 20, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205-2195.
Tel: 410-955-2959; Fax: 410-955-0807, Email: cmenet@jhmi.edu; Web: http://www.med.jhu.edu/cme

National Board of Medical Examiners; Call for Nominations; 2003 John P. Hubbard Award

The National Board of Medical Examiners invites nominations for the 2003 John P. Hubbard Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the assessment of professional competency and educational program development at any level along the continuum of medical education and delivery of health care.

It is expected that the successful candidate will have demonstrated outstanding achievement in one or more of the following areas:
· a substantial record of fostering the development of evaluation methods and/or measurement techniques; or 
· personal contributions to basic or applied research in the creation or improvement of assessment methodology; or 
· accomplishment in improving the quality of evaluation at an organizational level; or 
· contributions through the education or mentoring of students, colleagues, fellows, or graduate students, to further progress in evaluation

A letter of nomination is to be submitted from a primary sponsor specifically addressing the nominee’s achievements in relation to at least one of the criteria and is to be accompanied by the nominee’s current curriculum vitae and any other relevant information that would be useful to the Award Committee. These materials must be received no later than September 6, 2002. The Award Committee will select finalists. Nominators of finalists may be asked to submit additional information.
Direct all materials or inquiries to:
2003 Hubbard Award Committee, National Board of Medical Examiners
3750 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Tel.: 215-590-9648; Email: Hubbard@nbme.org. 

Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program
Nominations Invited for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program

Nominations are invited for the Generalist Physician Faculty Scholars Program.

Funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the program offers career development awards to outstanding junior faculty in medical school departments/divisions of general internal medicine, family practice, and general pediatrics. The Foundation will grant up to 15 four-year awards of $300,000 in 2003. Grants will be made to sponsoring institutions to help cover the scholars’ salary and research costs. The Foundation seeks scholars pursuing research on topics of relevance to generalism, including, among other subjects, medical education, health services research, and primary care.

Scholars have a unique opportunity to receive career and research mentoring from leading academicians who serve on the program’s National Advisory Committee. Nominations are made by the deans of four-year, fully accredited United States medical schools. Application packets can be downloaded from the following web site: http://www.gpscholar.uthscsa.edu/gpscholar/FacultyScholars/becoming.html. 
Deadline for Nominations: September 20, 2002.
This program will no longer accept new scholars after 2004. 

Burroughs Wellcome Fund--2003 Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund conducts its Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research program to support established independent physician-scientists who are dedicated to translational research—the two-way transfer between work at the laboratory bench and treatment of patients. The program is intended to help reduce grantees’ general clinical responsibilities, freeing more time for them to pursue the vital link between basic and clinical research. The program aims to identify and reward proven mentors and to increase their capacity to train the next generation of investigators skilled in translational research. 

The program’s goal is to foster the development and productivity of established independent physician-scientists who will strengthen translational research, through their own studies as well as their mentoring of physician-scientist trainees. The awards are intended to give recipients the freedom and flexibility to explore fundamental scientific questions, to apply the resulting knowledge at the bedside, and to bring insights from the clinical setting back to the laboratory for further exploration. These efforts, it is hoped, will lead to better understanding of the mechanisms of disease as well as to new methods of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease.

BWF is interested particularly in supporting investigators who will bring novel ideas and new approaches to translational research. Proposed activities may draw on the many recent advances in the basic biomedical sciences—including such fields as biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, and pharmacology—that provide a wealth of opportunities for studying and alleviating human disease. 
Candidates must have an MD or MD-PhD degree and hold an appointment or joint appointment in a subspecialty of clinical medicine. (References to “MD” and “PhD” include all types of medical and scientific doctoral degrees.) In exceptional circumstances, non-MD candidates will be considered if their work is likely to contribute significantly to the clinical enterprise; these candidates must hold an appointment or joint appointment in a clinical department. 

Candidates must be academic investigators at the late assistant professor or associate professor level, holding a tenure-track or equivalent position, at the time of application. Individuals holding the rank of professor are ineligible. 

Candidates must be nominated by their dean or department chair. Applications must be approved by an official responsible for sponsored programs (generally from the grants office, office of research, or office of sponsored programs) at the degree-granting institution. Candidates should contact one of these offices for information about the nominating process at the institution.

The 2003 Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research brochure contains important information about the program, guidelines, selection process, terms, and application instructions. The brochure is available for viewing and printing via PDF (Portable Document Format) (http://www.bwfund.org/translational_clinical_awards.htm). 

The deadline for receipt of all application materials by BWF is 4 p.m., September 3, 2002. BWF will interview selected finalists; candidates will be notified by mid-January 2003 about interviews and BWF will conduct the interviews in early February. The awards will be announced in March and will begin on July 1, 2003.

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