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The response to all of our programs has beenunbelievable. We organized a workshop on presentation skills entitled “Strategic Performance- Strong Women.” Attendance was limited to 25 participants. Within one week of sending outthe announcement, we had received close to a100 responses from women faculty who wantedto attend! We quickly organized two additionalworkshops so we could accommodate more people.What we learn from this is that the women facultyare hungry for all kinds of programs ... fromtopical workshops to networking luncheons.While we do our best to anticipate the needs ofthe faculty, we welcome your input. If you haveideas for programs you would like us to develop,please let us know.

Sincerely,Nancy J. Tarbell, MD

I am excited to announce that I will be attendingthe AAMC Early Career Women Faculty ProfessionalDevelopment Seminar. I would be thrilled if somewomen faculty from MGH would join me. Thisseminar is for women in their first faculty appointmentwho are aiming for a position of leadership in academic medicine (Instructors and AssistantProfessors). It is targeted primarily at physicians butis also pertinent for PhD scientists. The number ofparticipants is limited to 120 to keep workshopssmall. Topics for the seminar include: ConflictManagement, Meeting the Challenges of AcademicCareer Building, Negotiation Skills, EffectiveMeetings: Running them and Presenting in them,Financial Negotiations, Clinical Investigation:Characteristics of Productive Researchers andtheir Careers, Enhancing your CV, Writing forProfessional Journals, and Creating your ownProfessional Development Agenda.

The seminar will be held December 14-17,2002 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Costs are $865plus travel and lodging.

Applications are due by August 1, 2002.For more information contact: AAMC at (202) 828-0671 or vclark@aamc.org

Sincerely,Rebecca Starr

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Staff at Office for Women’s Careers

Nancy J. Tarbell, MD: DirectorRebecca Starr, MBA; MSW: Program ManagerJeanmarie Hosey, BA: Staff Assistant

TO GET PROMOTEDAccording to the 2001 Mentoring Session at the AmericanPsychiatric Association you should:

• Focus your strengths• Know unwritten policies• Publish• Establish Joint Ventures with Mentor• Keep a Positive Attitude• Undertake Professional Development Programs• Do Committee Work• Stay Organized• Keep Electronic CV Current

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will attempt to catalog the achievements of women here atthe MGH over the last century.Rebecca Starr announces that OWChas recently hired a part-timeHistorical Research Consultant for this research project. JohannaCarll has agreed to undertake the research project about the contributions of women physiciansat MGH, to prepare an exhibit tobe mounted in the MGH lobby in September 2002 (Women inMedicine Month), and create ashort booklet documenting the history. Ms. Carll is a Masters ofLibrary Science graduate fromSimmons with a concentration inarchives. While reporting to RebeccaStarr, she is quite fortunate to beguided in her research activities byJeff Mifflin, Archivist and Curatorof Special Collections at MGH.

If any readers of this newsletterhave information pertaining to thehistory of women at MGH, or anywomen who have been 1sts ... i.e.,chairs, chiefs, etc. please submitthat information to Johanna Carllat jacarll@hotmail.com.

The stories of these womeninform the present, indicate theprogress we have made and thechallenges not yet met. Capturingtheir stories is so important forour journey forward and willshine a light on all that is possiblefor women in science.

MGH is not the only institutionengaging in historical research. Infact, the Joint Committee on theStatus of Women at the HarvardMedical School has initiated theArchives for Women in Medicineproject, chaired by our own Dr.Nancy Tarbell. The idea for thearchives was born in 2000 duringa celebration honoring women’sachievements at HMS. In compilinginformation for the event, thecommittee discerned the remarkablesuccess of Harvard’s womenphysicians and scientists and thedearth of holdings on their accomplishments; searching further, the committee realizedthat women physicians and scientists were underrepresented inthe school’s historical collections.

In an effort to better catalogthe recent accomplishments ofwomen in medicine at Harvard —the committee initiated thearchives program. The committee’sgoal is to raise the visibility ofwomen’s accomplishments, to collect women’s papers and toraise funds to support the acquisition, organization, and use of these papers. For furtherinformation on how you can getinvolved with this project, pleasecontact Nancy Tarbell, MD at ntarbell@partners.org or Kathryn Baker atkathryn_baker@hms.harvard.edu

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Announcing our 2002 Claflin

Distinguished Scholar Award winners

WE ARE DELIGHTED to announce that 7 womenwere selected from a pool of 23 applicants toreceive this year’s Claflin Awards. The proposalssubmitted were excellent and it was a difficultchoice to select from among such a strongapplicant pool. These awards are for $30,000/year for two years. The women selected are asfollows:

Marie Classon, PhDInstructor, MGH Cancer Center“Functional Analysis of Retinoblastoma (RB)Family Members — Implications for the Roleof RB as a Tumor Supressor”

Judy Wei Ming Hung, MDInstructor, Department of Medicine“Mechanism and Therapy of Ischemic MitralRegurgitation”

Robyn S. Klein, MD; PhDInstructor, Department of Medicine“The Role of CXCR4 in LymphocyteTrafficking into the Central Nervous System”

Gina Kuperberg, MD; PhDInstructor, Department of Psychiatry“Language Dysfunction in Schizophrenia: The When and the Where”

Andrea Reid, MDInstructor, Department of Medicine“Access of African Americans to LiverTransplantation”

Rochelle Walensky, MD; MPHInstructor, Department of Medicine“The Impact of Prevention and TreatmentInterventions on the HIV Epidemic in Africa”

Sabine Wilhelm, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry“Generalization of Therapeutic Changes inObsessive-Compulsive Disorder”

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Alia Antoon, MD, Assistant Professor,Department of Pediatrics, recently publishedthe following book:“The Quick Reference Guide to YourChild’s Health — Birth to Age 5,”McGraw Hill Publishers.

The forward is written by Colleen M.Ryan, MD, Assistant Professor, Departmentof Surgery.

Office for Women’s Careers at MGH - A Resource for Women Faculty

Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health

Centers at the Harvard School of Public Health

October 13-25, 2002This program aims to bring together physicians who are in administrativepositions in academic health centers, who are not chairs of clinical departments,and an interdisciplinary faculty, for two weeks of intensive and systematicstudy of some of the critical leadership and management issues which facephysicians in administrative positions in academic health centers. The principalmethod of instruction is the Case Method, a technique pioneered andrefined at the Harvard Business School.

Information can be obtained at the Harvard School of Public Health Phone: (617) 432-1171Email: contedu@hsph.harvard.eduWebpage: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe

MGH Department of Surgery has become an institutional member of the Association of

Women Surgeons. Information about the associationcan be obtained at their website: http://www.womensurgeons.org

New Kindergarten Program Enrolling NowThe Children’s Quarters at the MGH Institute of Health

Professions has 30 spaces available in our new full day, year round,Kindergarten program, which is opening in September in the CharlestownNavy Yard.

To be eligible, children must turn 5 years old by November 30, 2002.For information and applications, please contact the director,

Marie Galvin at (617) 726-6010The Children’s Quarters is a new fully renovated daycare center which is

licensed to provide developmentally appropriate care to children between 2 and 6 years of age. Our classrooms are staffed by certified teachers whodesign the curriculum to meet National Association for the Education ofYoung Children accreditation standards and Massachusetts guidelines forearly childhood programs.

DATANot much has changed nationally in a year,as evidenced by the following statistics.

Percentage of women in medical school faculties in 2001 is 28 percent — the same as in 2000.

Percentage of women in medical school faculty by rank

2001 2000

Full Professors 12% 12%

Associate Professors 24% 24%

Assistant Professors 36% 35%

Instructors 47% 46%

Source: AAMC Faculty Roster SystemAugust 2001

If you have published a book recently andyou are on staff at MGH, we would like tohear about it. Please send a short descriptionof the book and the name of the publisher torstarr@partners.org

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Mary McNaughton Collins, MDAssistant Professor in the Departmentof Medicine, was named winner of the2002 New England Regional Societyof General Internal Medicine ClinicalInvestigator Award.

Joanne Ingwall, PhD, HMS Professorof Medicine (Physiology), has agreed toserve as Partners HealthCare System’sconsultant for PhD Career Development.Sponsored by Research Managementand working in conjunction with the

Office for Women’s Careers and ECOR, Dr. Ingwall willoversee a multi-faceted program focused on issues specificto PhDs working in a hospital setting.

Starting late in May, Dr. Ingwall will be hosting lunchesfor the MGH PhD community, followed by office hourson both the main campus and at CNY. Future plans ofDr. Ingwall’s include: working with a mentoring task forceand establishing guidelines for policies concerning terms ofemployment for post-doctoral fellows and instructors.

Joanne is Professor of Medicine (Physiology) andDirector of the NMR Laboratory for PhysiologicalChemistry at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Hermajor research interest is studying the energetics of theheart, particularly in ischemia and in heart failure. She isa pioneer in the use of magnetic resonance spectroscopyto study cardiac biochemistry and function. Dr. Ingwallhas held many positions of leadership in professionalorganizations including the International Society forMagnetic Resonance in Medicine, the InternationalSociety for Heart Research, American Section, and theAmerican Heart Association. In 2001, she received theDistinguished Service Award from the InternationalSociety for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Dr. Ingwall’s commitment to faculty development hasbeen well recognized. She was the first director of theOffice for Faculty Development at the Beth IsraelDeaconess Medical Center and, for the past five years,she has served as the co-chair of the Research CareerDevelopment Committee of the BWH Research Council.

As recognition of her long-term commitment to mentoringfaculty and students, Dr. Ingwall received the 2000 A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award fromHarvard Medical School.

We welcome her and look forward to working togetherto foster faculty development at the MGH.

The MGH women physicians listed below haverecently been selected for membership in theAcademy at Harvard Medical School. The Academyis an organization designed to establish and support acommunity of scholars with abilities, commitment,and leadership in the teaching of medicine.

Meredith August, MD, DMD, Assistant Professorof Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Patricia Donahoe, MD, Marshall K. BartlettProfessor of Surgery

Stephanie Eisenstat, MD, Assistant Professor ofMedicine

E. Tessa Hedley-White, MD, MB, BS, Professor ofPathology

Colleen Monaghan, MD, Clinical Fellow in Pediatrics

Katharine Treadway, MD, Assistant Professor ofMedicine

Anna Yoo, MD, Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry

Anne Klibanski, MD, Professor ofMedicine at Harvard Medical Schoolhas been named the 2002 Women inEndocrinology (WE) Mentor Awardee.The annual WE Mentor Award, fundedby a grant from the Women’s Health

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CAREER/WORK-LIFE

HMS Promotion OfficeMary Clark, PhD, Associate Dean forFaculty Affairs at HMS is available tomeet with faculty at the MGH site forone morning per month. She can meetwith you to talk about your academiccareers, CV’s, and the Harvard MedicalSchool promotion process.

Bulfinch 370c:

June 21 8:30-12:30pm

July 18 8:30-12:30pm

September 20 8:30-12:30pm

October 17 8:30-12:30pm

To schedule an hour appointment,please call our office at 724-5229.

Harvard Ombuds OfficeThe Ombudsperson, Linda Wilcox, isan impartial complaint handler whostrives to see that people are treatedfairly and equitably at HMS, HSDM,and HSPH. The Ombudsperson willprovide you with a safe forum to voiceyour concerns, evaluate your situation,organize your thoughts, assess yourfeelings, and decide what is important andrelevant to your specific circumstance.Such issues as Sexual Harassment, Racismand other discrimination, Scientific/Professional Misconduct, IntellectualProperty, Ethics, Personality Conflicts,and Fear of Retaliation are safely discussed. The Ombudsperson will be at MGH to meet with you on thefollowing dates:

June 12 9-11:30 amClaflin LibraryJune 26 2-4 pm Claflin LibraryJuly 24 2-4 pm Bul 222Sept 5 10 am-12 Claflin Library

Sept 18 2-4 pm Claflin LibraryOct 3 10 am-12 Claflin LibraryOct 16 2-4 pm Claflin LibraryNov 6 10 am-12 Claflin LibraryNov 20 2-4 pm Claflin LibraryDec 4 10 am-12 Claflin Library

To schedule an appointment, please call Linda Wilcox directly at617-432-4040.

Employee Assistance Program at MGH617-726-6976The EAP is a workplace-based consultation, short term counseling,information and referral program foremployees of MGH. The EAP has helpedthousands of employees put their problemsin perspective and get the help theyneeded to be happy and productive. AllEAP services are strictly confidential andfree-of-charge. If you have a difficultsituation that is causing stress at workor at home, or affects your personalhealth and happiness, you may wish tocontact the EAP. EAP consultants havegraduate level training in a variety ofmental health disciplines. The EAP alsopresents a variety of work-life focusedworkshops for hospital employees.

Harvard Medical Center Office of Work and Family617-432-1615Offers childcare resources, elder care information and referral, lunchtimeseminars on issues of concern to parents with children of all ages aswell as those caring for aging relatives,who are attempting to balance workand family life.

HMS Promotion Criteria in Writinghttp://www.hms.harvard.edu/fa/hand-book/purplebook

CHILD CARE

Website for information on Child Careat MGH: http://www.massgeneral.org/childcareservices

MGH Backup Child Care Center,Warren Lobby, Info: 617-724-7100• Monday through Friday,

6:30 am to 6:30 pm• Designed for toddler, pre-school,

and school age children• Intended to assist employees of

MGH and Partners, as well aspatients, when their primary carefalls through or when school isclosed.

Day Care at the Charlestown Navy Yard,Info: 617-726-5437• First priority for Partners HealthCare

System employees • 6 weeks to 5 years old open 6:15 am

to 5:45 pm Monday through Friday— 65 kids/day. There is a waiting list.

Daycare Center at the Catherine FileneShouse Building at CNY.Opening in February of 2002. • 2 to 6 years old • Applications currently are being

accepted on a rolling basis. • 49 available slots. 6:30am to 6pm.• For employees of Partners HealthCare

System and MGH and the Instituteof Health Professions.To request information, please call

Sheryl Lauber Weden at (617) 724-9751.

FINANCIAL

Social Security Online For Womenhttp://www.ssa.gov/women

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Spring Newsletter 2002 Office for Women’s Careers at MGH - A Resource for Women Faculty

EDITORRebecca Starr

Please send your input, ideas, suggestions and comments to the editor at rstarr@partners.org

Published byPartners Office for Women’s Careers at MGHMassachusetts General HospitalBulfinch 36055 Fruit StreetBoston, MA 02114Phone: 617-724-5229FAX: 617-726-0568

(Continued from Page 4)achievements are coupled with a record of support for women in academics and mentoring of women in their scientificcareers. Dr. Klibanski is well known for her own research contributions in the field of premenopausal osteoporosisand pituitary tumor pathogenesis. Dr. Klibanski has served as an NIH Study Section Member, on the Editorial Boardof The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and as an active member of The Endocrine Society and WE.With her appointment as the first and only female Professor of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)in 1997, Dr. Klibanski became a pioneer for women in academic medicine. To promote the success of junior womenfaculty, Dr. Klibanski has worked to alter structural impediments to the advancement of women in academics at MGHand Harvard Medical School. Dr. Klibanski was a founding member of the MGH Committee of Women in Science. Throughher leadership on this committee, the Office of Women’s Careers at MGH was established, which supports the professionaldevelopment of women faculty through educational activities designed to enhance leadership skills and provide careercounseling to women faculty. Also, in her role as a founding member of this committee, Dr. Klibanski was instrumentalin establishing the Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards, which provide funding for junior women faculty with primarychild rearing responsibilities to hire research assistants during a period of reduction in working hours. This award has had atremendous impact in allowing junior women facultyto overcome obstacles in their academic advancement.For her significant work in advancement of careersof women faculty, Dr. Klibanski was awarded theHarvard Medical School Dean’s Award forAdvancement of Women Faculty in 1998.

For additional information on the Women inEndocrinology Mentor Award check the Women inEndocrinology website at http://www.women-endo.org

Women in Academic Medicine Committee at MGHJoseph Avruch, MDSusan Briggs, MDJane D. ClaflinJean Elrick, MDJudy FriendAnne Klibanski, MDRon Newbower, PhDBritain Nicholson, MD

Elena Olson, JDJohn Parrish, MDAllison RimmColleen Ryan, MDElizabeth SandsIsaac Schiff, MDEleanor Shore, MDKate Walsh

Debra Weinstein, MDAnne Young, MD, PhD

StaffNancy Tarbell, MD Director

Rebecca Starr, MBA, MSWProgram Manager