Above: Dr. Jackson and Dr. Carter sign into Zoom to co-lead session. 

Professor Elizabeth Jackson, M.D., MPH, and Associate Professor Christy Carter, Ph.D., facilitate a nine-session training series that explores the art of mentorship through case studies. Both DOM faculty—Dr. Jackson in Cardiovascular Disease and Dr. Carter in Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care—see it as an important investment in the future of academic medicine. The sessions focus on different aspects of the mentor-mentee relationship, with a cross-cutting theme of communication. The two facilitators bring diverse experience and perspective to helping others cultivate this career-enhancing skill. The course is offered virtually to investigators from any level across the CCTS partner network, and participants who complete all sessions receive a certificate.

More Good News for May 6, 2022

Monica Baskin, Ph.D., (Professor, Preventive Medicine) received the 2022 Connect and Collaborate Faculty Award from Samford University for her leadership in developing solutions that address health disparities and improve quality of life in the community.

Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., MPH (Professor and Director, Infectious Diseases) joined the New England Journal of Medicine to discuss the challenges of communicating the science of COVID-19 and to provide perspective on ways to improve communication in medicine.

Latesha Elopre M.D., MSPH (Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases) research found that cis-gender Black women in the Deep South have distinct preferences regarding the service delivery of HIV prevention medication, highlighting the need for tailored intervention.

Jeonga Kim, Ph.D., (Associate Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism) and colleagues have found that time-released nitric oxide delivered via an injected nanomatrix gel improves obesity and Type 2 diabetes in mice fed a high-fat diet.

Gaurav Goyal, M.D., (Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology) is the lead author of updated guidelines that classify diagnostic criteria, treatment, and response assessment for adults with the rare hematologic disease Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Lisa Rotenstein, M.D., MBA, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Harvard, Mass General Hospital will present Systems and Culture Approaches to Keeping Our Workforce Well at noon on Wednesday, May 11, via Zoom.