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FACULTY FOCUS UPDATE (4/26/24)

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Table of Contents: Announcements | Events | Teaching & Learning | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Announcements

  • Runs (I'm doing both; I hope you can join me. -sg)
    • THANK YOU! Run4Rowan5K 2024
      • The Rowan-Virtua SOM team has again won the award for the highest number of race registrants. We've won in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 so please lace up your trainers to get ready for 2025 🙂. Thank you to all who participated or donated. I think it was a well-organized event for a great cause (Flying First) and I'm looking forward to next year. Congratulations to Jason Richwall (OMS1), and Sandra Wilson (OMS2) for being the first male and female overall finishers. Congratulations as well to Dr. James Bailey (NMI) for winning his age division and Mary Duggan (HCOP) for her second place finish in her age division.
        Race Day Pics | Race Results
    • Run with the Docs 5K & 1 Miler 2024
      6/9, Virtua Voorhees Hospital, NJ
      • From announcement: "Run with the Docs benefits Virtua’s Perinatal Bereavement and Palliative Care Program, which provides support and care to families experiencing pregnancy or infant loss. The program helps ensure that families who experience loss have access to a multidisciplinary range of services that provide comfort and support during a difficult time."
        More information and to register
  • Virtua Health College (VHC) apparel (Order through May 17)
    • From announcement: "The Virtua Health College apparel pop-up shop has returned for a limited time! Show your school pride when you order your VHC, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Salva School of Nursing & Health Professions, and School of Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences t-shirts and sweatshirts. Click here to view the available products. Orders will be delivered to your home address and will be fulfilled every other week. Hurry - the store is open for a limited time and will close on May 17."
      More information
  • Rowan-Virtua SOM Research Day
    5/2, 8am-2pm, Multi-Purpose Room, Academic Center, Stratford Campus
    • From announcement: "The purpose of this event is to recognize the efforts of faculty, staff, interns/residents, fellows and students involved in research, promote collaboration, and encourage student participation in research. You are invited to submit poster displays of research projects or related professional activity. Poster submissions from all campuses at Rowan University are welcome."
      More information on the Rowan-Virtua SOM Research Day site
      Poster registration (Deadline 4/26) | Attendee registration (Deadline 5/1)
  • Rowan University - Innovations in Teaching Using Technology Grant
    Due by 6/30, 11:59pm
    • From announcement: "The intent of this grant is to fund the purchase of equipment to support practical approaches to teaching using technology at Rowan University. This grant is principally targeted to initiatives that are innovative, scalable, adaptable, and applicable to teaching."
      More information and to apply
  • American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
    • OMED Call for Research Abstracts (Virtual Research Poster Session and Student Poster Competition)
      Due by 6/17, 11:59pm
      • From announcement: "The AOA's virtual poster session/competition provides an opportunity for researchers, both new and mature, to share their research with a broad audience. As part of the competition, the AOA Bureau of International Osteopathic Medicine (BIOM) provides an opportunity for osteopathic medical students and residents to share their research experiences as they relate specifically to osteopathic healthcare internationally."
        More information and to submit an abstract
  • International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE)
    • Empowering Educators IAMSE 2024 Annual Conference - Registration Now Available!
      6/15-6/18
      • From announcement: "At the IAMSE Annual Conference, faculty, staff, and students from around the world who are interested in health science education join together in faculty development and networking opportunities. Sessions on curriculum development, assessment, and simulation are among the common topics available at the conference."
        More information and to register

Events

Teaching & Learning
Faculty Development Guides

LinkedIn Learning

TeachingPhysician (Each week, I’ll be sharing two articles from this resource)
(Please email garwoods@rowan.edu for access information)

Article(s)/Book(s)/Website(s)/Podcast(s)/etc.

  • Faculty Approachability Project
    • How Faculty Can Make a Difference for Students With Disabilities 
      From the podcast description: "We will discuss Stephanie's experience with partial vision loss while she was in college and the subsequent research she did into university processes and policies around students who need to seek an accommodation. We will focus on some practical steps faculty can take to ensure students with various needs can be set up to succeed. Stephanie is earning her doctorate in Educational Leadership at Rowan University and currently works in student affairs and alumni engagement at the Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine."
  • "Tough Love"
    This is the original Not Otherwise Specified (NOS) podcast episode from the NEJM and a response from the On Becoming a Healer podcast by Saul Weiner, MD (Keynote speaker at Rowan-Virtua SOM Research Day)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Rowan-Virtua SOM DEI Website
Faculty Development Guide: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Rowan University

Rowan-Virtua SOM/STBES

  • Black Maternal Health Summit
    4/17, 6-8:30pm
    • From announcement: "This summit promises to be an enlightening and empowering gathering where we'll tackle crucial discussions on Black maternal health."
      View the event recording (Keynote - 15:40; Panel Discussion - 1:19:15)
  • Foundations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Sessions for Virtua Health College 
    (January-May 2024; All sessions via     Webex; Faculty and Staff only)
    Review session descriptions or register
    • Module 3
      • Friday, 4/26, 2pm-4pm

Article(s)/Book(s)/Website(s)/Podcast(s)/etc.