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Education and Academic Annual Report
2008 Faculty Honors
- Mark Batshaw, MD, edited Children with Disabilities, 6th Edition, published by Brookes Publisher.
- Stephen Baumgart, MD, edited Neonatology Questions and Controversies, published by Elsevier Press.
- John Berger, MD, was chosen as the section editor for Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors, published through Lippincott, William, Wilkins.
- Dorothy Bulas, MD, received the Singleton-Taybi Award from the Society of Pediatric Radiology.
- A. Alfred Chahine, MD, was selected as the editor for Pediatric Surgery in Surgical Pitfalls, published by SRTC Press.
- Sukgi Choi, MD, was selected president-elect of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology.
- Heidi Dalton, MD, was selected section editor of Roger’s Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine Life Technologies, 4th Edition, published by Lippincott, William, Wilkins.
- Lawrence D'Angelo, MD, MPH, received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Duke University School of Medicine.
- Ali Hany, MD, was selected as the editor-in-chief for the Journal of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine.
- Marijean Miller, MD, was selected chair of the FDA’s Ophthalmology and Dermatology Advisory Committee Chair.
- Mary Ottolini, MD, received the Elda Arce Award.
- Tommie Robinson, MD, was elected president of the American Speech and Hearing Association.
- H. Gil Rushton, MD, received the Education Award from GWU Department of Urology and was selected as pediatric editor of the Journal of Urology
- Billie Short, MD, initiated Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium, partnering with Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA) to develop databases that inform practices of neonatal issues.
- Karen Smith, MD, was elected chair of the Pediatric Palliative Care Collaborative.
2007 Highlights
Fellowship Accreditations
Pediatric Otolaryngology received new accreditation; Pediatric Surgery and Child Neurology were both reaccredited with the maximum five-year accreditation cycle.
“Bench to Bedside” Grand Rounds
Children’s Research investigators present basic research data directly relevant to clinical care presentations.
Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR)
The IPPCR, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, is a study curriculum on how to effectively conduct clinical research. The program trains researchers in how to design a successful clinical trial by focusing on epidemiologic methods, study design, protocol preparation, patient monitoring, quality assurance, and FDA issues. Other topics addressed: data management and ethical issues, including protection of human subjects.
Children’s Research Nurse Receives First Research Advisory Council Award
Catherine Williamson, RN, is first nurse researcher to receive a Research Advisory Council Career Development Award.
Master Mentoring Program
Children’s Research Institute and clinical Centers of Excellence executive directors select 14 mid-level faculty to the Master Mentoring Program. The program provides advanced mentorship skills and work products to aid junior faculty in achieving career success.
Junior Faculty Retreat and Action Plan
A retreat facilitated by seven of Children’s Research Institute Master Mentors where more than 30 of our Junior Faculty with K, K-like, or other Scholar awards receive action plans developed for program implementation for fiscal year 2008- 2009 in three areas: mentorship, work-life balance, and defining academic success.
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Program Symposium
The DC LEND program hosted the first symposium of the Mid-Atlantic LEND Consortium (Children’s National Medical Center, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Virginia Commonwealth University).
8th Annual Research Day
Children’s Research Institute hosted the 8th annual Research Day featuring 188 poster presentations representing research from faculty, fellows, nurses, students, and staff at Children’s.
Society of Pediatric Research
Children’s National faculty presents more than 120 oral and poster presentations at the 2008 Society for Pediatric Research.
Washington DC Clinical Research and Training Consortium (DCCRTC)
The DCCRTC is a partnership of two universities and four academic medical center systems in the nation’s capital. The DCCRTC program accepts applicants into a program of rigorous coursework and curricular support for training in clinical research that prepares junior faculty to become selfsustaining NIH-funded researchers. The DCCRTC accepted its third cohort of trainees this year.
Master Teachers Program
Tanya Hinds, MD, Children’s Adolescent Protection; Heather Walsh, RN, Edward Wong, MD, Laboratory Medicine; and Cara Lichtenstein, MD, General Pediatrics receive diplomas from the George Washington University Master Teachers Program.
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