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| June 17, 1996. Volume 4, Number 40 Return to: [FAXulty OF MEDICINE Index] WE'RE GOING ON SUMMER VACATION! This is the last issue of FAXulty of MEDICINE for this academic year. We will be back in September. APPOINTMENT Paul Sadowski has been appointed Chair of the newly created Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology for a term beginning July 1, 1996 and ending December 31, 1998. Paul is currently in his second term as Chair of the (undergraduate) Department of Medical Genetics and Chair of the (graduate) Department of Molecular Genetics. Both these terms were scheduled to end on December 31, 1998. Paul is also currently Acting Chair of the Department of Microbiology. With the creation of the new Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, as of July 1, 1996, the previous Department of Medical Genetics and Department of Microbiology will no longer exist. Paul will remain Chair of the (Graduate) Department of Molecular Genetics. HONORS AND AWARDS Morley Beiser (Department of Psychiatry) has been named Director of the Joint Center of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Resettlement. This is a joint initiative of the University of Toronto, York University and Ryerson University. Angela Colantonio (Department of Occupational Therapy) and coprincipal investigator Graham Ratcliff (University of Pittsburgh) have received funding for 3 years from NIH (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) for their study entitled "Long Term Follow-Up of Head Injury in Adults". Paul Garfinkel (Department of Psychiatry) has been elected to The Royal Society of Canada. He will be inducted into the Society in Ottawa on November 22, 1996 Michael Hutcheon (Department of Medicine) and Linda Hutcheon (Faculty of Arts and Science) have received a three year grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for a study exploring concepts of death and dying through operatic representation. Their previous collaborative exploration of illness in opera was published as "Opera: Desire, Disease, Death" in February by the University of Nebraska Press. Armand Keating (Department of Medicine) has received an educational grant for three years from Pharmacia and Upjohn (Canada) to support research training in blood disorders for residents in hematology at the University of Toronto. Richard Reznick (Department of Surgery) and Helen Macrae (fellow, Department of Surgery), principal investigators, and Glenn Regehr (Department of Surgery, co-investigator) have received a grant from the ACMC/MRC Committee on Research in Medical Education for their project "Comparing the psychometric properties of checklist and global rating scales for assessing performance on an OSCE-format examination". John Wedge (Department of Surgery) was the 1996 Fraser N. Gurd Visiting Professor of the Department of Surgery of McGill University on May 30, 1996. Joan Wither (Department of Medicine) has received a two-year Senior Research Scholar Award of The Arthritis Society. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY RESEARCH DAY Postgraduate trainees, fellows, and graduate students made 36 oral and poster presentations during the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Research Day on May 10, 1996. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Toronto prize for the best paper by a postgraduate trainee was awarded to Melissa Tal for "Anti-adhesion agents do they work?". The prize for the best paper by a fellow went to T.G. Teoh for "Analysis of myometrial gene expression in the human lower uterine segment: new perspectives for the physiology of labour". RESEARCH IN EDUCATION DAY The Faculty of Medicine Research in Education Day will be held October 31, 1996, at the Vaughan Estate. Titles of oral or poster presentations are being solicited for the August 1 deadline. For further information, contact Mariana Cadavid at 978-2051. ORIENTATION FOR NEW FACULTY An orientation for faculty appointed since July 1, 1994, is scheduled for the afternoon of October 7, 1996. The following topics will be covered: our Faculty's educational and research programs, the academic promotion process, maintaining teaching dossiers, obtaining research funding, and improving teaching skills. Contact Andrew Baines, Vice-Dean, Education, for further information (voice 978-8754, e-mail andrew.baines@utoronto.ca, fax 971-2462). ONTARIO THORACIC SOCIETY RESEARCH GRANTS The Ontario Thoracic Society has announced the results of the 1996 research competition. The successful applicants from our Faculty are: Gregory Downey (Department of Medicine) received a grant for his project "Activation of neutrophils during adhesion to lung epithelial cells". Jeff Edelson (Department of Medicine) received a grant for his project "Surfactant secretion by alveolar type II cells: signalling by ICAM-1". Susan Tarlo (Department of Medicine) received a grant for her project "Assessment of occupational asthma mortality". 1996 BOYD ACADEMY TEACHING AWARDS The 1996 Boyd Academy Teaching Awards were recently announced. George Christakis (Department of Surgery) is the winner of the Pre-Clerkship PBL Tutoring Award. Robert Jaunkains (Department of Psychiatry) received the Pre-Clerkship Group Teaching Award for his work with the Art and Science of Clinical Medicine. Laurie Morrison (Department of Medicine) won the Clerkship Clinical Teaching Award. Carole Cohen (Department of Psychiatry) received the Director's Special Award. Colin McGregor (Fourth Year Medical Student) is the winner of the Harrison Award for the most outstanding clinical clerk at the Boyd Academy. 1996 CONVOCATION DAY Convocation for 1996 Faculty of Medicine undergraduates will take place on Friday, June 21. Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy graduates start the day at 10:00 a.m. with a Pre-Convocation Ceremony for graduates, guests and faculty in the quadrangle at Hart House. Valedictorian speeches are given, some of the students receive special recognition in the form of scholarships, prizes and awards, and a light lunch is served. The event is hosted by the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Alumni Association. For graduates of our undergraduate medical program, the day begins at 10:30 a.m. with the Pre-Convocation Ceremony at Convocation Hall, where the medical graduates will recite "The Revised Oath of Hippocrates" and some will receive special recognition in the form of scholarships, prizes and awards. All Chairs and interested faculty members are welcome to attend the Pre-Convocation Ceremony. A noon hour luncheon, hosted by the Office of Student Affairs, will be served in the Stone Lobby for faculty, graduates and guests. At 2:30 p.m., all graduates of the Faculty of Medicine gather in Convocation Hall for the Convocation Ceremony beginning with the Procession. An Honorary Degree will be conferred on Dame Sheila Sherlock followed by the conferring of degrees Doctor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Communications), Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy), and Bachelor of Science (Physical Therapy), as well as our Diplomas and Certificates. COMMUNICATING WITH PATIENTS AND RESEARCH SUBJECTS An Ethics Workshop, Communicating with Patients and Research Subjects, sponsored by University of Toronto Research Services and the Faculty of Medicine Research Office will be held on Friday June 21, 1996 from 8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. in the Amphitheatre, Toronto Hospital Residence, 90 Gerrard St. W. Topics will include Communication with Vulnerable Populations, Surrogate Consent, Communication with Patients when Problems Arise and Communication and Consent in the Emergency Room. For registration and information, call Pat Peever at 978-7248 THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CANADA The Kidney Foundation of Canada has announced the recipients of their 1996 research grants. The following faculty members are successful applicants (all grants are for two years): Andrew Baines (Department of Clinical Biochemistry) for his project "Cellular energy balance and specificity of hormonal responses." Mitch Halperin (Department of Medicine) for his project "Metabolic aspects of metabolic acidosis" Kamel Kamel (Department of Medicine) and co-investigator David Mazer (Department of Anesthesia) for their project "A quantitative assessment of the metabolic impact of alkali therapy in hypoxic lactic acidosis." Phil Marsden (Department of Medicine) for his project "Molecular characterization of the human ECE-1 gene". Yoshinori Marunaka (Department of Pediatrics) for his project "Regulation of Na+ transport by ADH and osmolality in renal epithelium". Leen Paul (Department of Medicine) and co-investigator Jeffrey Zaltzman (Department of Medicine) for their project "Antimesangial cell antibodies in chronic renal transplant rejection". Jim Scholey (Department of Medicine) for his project "The molecular biology of hemodynamically-mediated glomerular injury." Doug Templeton (Department of Clinical Biochemistry) for his project "Proteoglycans in mesangial cell signaling." Catharine Whiteside (Department of Medicine) for her project "High glucose-induced altered mesangial cell protein kinase C: role in diabetic nephropathy." 1997 STUDENTS RESEARCH DAY Each year early in January, Faculty of Medicine undergraduate students have an opportunity to display the results of their research endeavors in abstract and poster form at the Annual Students Research Day. The posters presented highlight a variety of research, from basic molecular biology to clinical outcomes and community health. Communicating one's work at a scientific meeting amongst peers is important in that it is a final step in conducting research which begins with the initial concept followed by actualization. Students are strongly encouraged to discuss plans for submitting an abstract for 1997's meeting with their supervisor. It is important to have this in mind early on, in order to plan for abstract submission in the Fall. If you have any questions please contact: Tom Ransom (9T8) e-mail: thomas.ransom@utoronto.ca CMPA REGULATIONS In the April 29 issue of FAXulty OF MEDICINE, the new Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) regulation abolishing the Code covering Postgraduate Medical Trainees while moonlighting was announced. At its meeting of May 10, 1996, the CMPA, in response to widespread concern expressed by members of the Association, voted to cancel that decision and reinstate Type of Work code 14 PGY Trainees with moonlighting. FAXulty OF MEDICINE
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