Dear Colleague, Is a diversity-driven mentoring program the key to academic career advancement for women and minorities? In MedEdMentoring.org's inaugural First Tuesday teleconference, held on May 2, 2006, Jovier Evans, PhD, of the National Institute of Mental Health, and Maureen Halpain, MS, of the University of California San Diego, identified ways in which institutions, mentors, and mentees can promote a diverse academic workforce. Participants listened to the live discussion, viewed and downloaded accompanying PowerPoint slides, and submitted questions ranging from professional organizations for women to the challenges of finding a mentor from the same ethnic background. A Web version will be available on MedEdMentoring.org shortly. Topics planned for upcoming First Tuesdays include Research Careers Outside Academia and Exploring Sources of Private Grant Funding. We invite you to join us for these informative and timely discussions. For more information, or to be added to the First Tuesday e-mail list, sign up at http://www.mededmentoring.org. Sincerely, Stephen J. Bartels, MD, MS; Martha L. Bruce, PhD, MPH; Maureen Halpain, MS; Barry D. Lebowitz, PhD; Charles F. Reynolds III, MD; Gwenn Smith, PhD; Joel E. Streim, MD; Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA

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Preparing medical students to care for older adults: the impact of a Senior Mentor Program.
Eleazer GP, Wieland D, Roberts E, Richeson N, Thornhill JT.
Acad Med. 2006 Apr;81(4):393-8.
A Senior Mentor Program pairing medical students with older community volunteers has had a substantial impact on students' preparation for dealing with an aging patient population.

Ethnogeriatric Education: A Collaborative Project of Geriatric Education Centers.
Severance JS, Yeo G.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2006;26(4):87-99.
A Core Curriculum on Ethnogeriatrics and Ethnic Specific Modules has been developed that provides detailed information and teaching resources about important historical and cultural influences on the health care experience of U.S. elders.

Mentoring the mentors: aligning mentor and mentee expectations.
Lee JM, Anzai Y, Langlotz CP.
Acad Radiol. 2006 May;13(5):556-61.
A symposium focused on the issue of aligning mentor and mentee expectations to foster successful mentoring relationships. This article presents a summary of the informal discussion.

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Postdoctoral Clinical Research Training in Psychiatry: A Model Program
Charles F. Reynolds III, MD
The Research Survival Skills practicum at the University of Pittsburgh is a model for teaching grantwriting and other important skills to postdoctoral clinical research fellows in psychiatry.

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Service to the Field: Scientific Citizenship and Advocacy Roles
Joel E. Streim, MD
Dr. Streim focuses on the role of mentors in the recruitment and retention of new investigators, cultivating the next generation of mentors, service to the field, and promoting research.


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The Morehouse Faculty Development Program: evolving methods and 10-year outcomes.
Rust G, Taylor V, Herbert-Carter J, Smith QT, Earles K, Kondwani K.
Fam Med. 2006 Jan;38(1):43-9.
This paper reports on a faculty development effort aimed at increasing the number and academic skills of underrepresented minority faculty at Morehouse School of Medicine.

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Ethnogeriatric Education: A Collaborative Project of Geriatric Education Centers.
Severance JS, Yeo G.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2006;26(4):87-99.
A Core Curriculum on Ethnogeriatrics and Ethnic Specific Modules has been developed that provides detailed information and teaching resources about important historical and cultural influences on the health care experience of U.S. elders.


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Revolving Door Undermines Efforts to Increase Faculty Racial/Ethnic Diversity
James Irvine Foundation.org, April 25, 2006
A new report reveals that underrepresented minority faculty are leaving almost as fast as they can be hired, and almost 3 of every 5 newly hired minority staff replaced minority staff that had left the institution.

NIH budget expected to take a nosedive
Washington Times, April 20, 2006
The budget of the National Institutes for Health is expected to fall 3.8% next year after adjusting for inflation, a top U.S. biomedical researcher says in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Careers in Aging Research: Ethnic and Minority Implications
ScienceCareers.org, April 21, 2006
Aging research in ethnic and minority groups, including psychological and sociological aspects of aging, offers new possibilities for careers at academic, government, and industrial organizations.

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