Members of the U-M community who are involved in or interested in mentoring are invited to an October 14 forum featuring David J. Brown, MD. Dr. Brown is Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion in the Medical School and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. His presentation will cover the topic of mentoring for diversity and inclusion.
Following Dr. Brown’s talk, seven faculty members who contribute enormously to the research environment at U-M will be honored with the 2016 Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award.
The awards will be presented by George Mashour, MD, PhD. Dr. Mashour is Associate Dean for Clinical & Translational Research, Medical School; Executive Director of MICHR; and Executive Director for Translational Research, Office of Research.
This event takes place on October 14 at Danto Auditorium in the Cardiovascular Center. Check-in and a light breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m., with Dr. Brown’s presentation starting at 9 and the awards ceremony immediately following.
Register here for this free event.
This event is co-sponsored by MICHR and the Medical School Office of Faculty Development.
Recipients of the 2016 MICHR Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award:
Karen B. Farris, PhD, Charles R. Walgreen III Professor of Pharmacy Administration, Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy; Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health
Daniel Michele, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School
James E. Montie, MD, Emeritus Professor of Urology, Medical School
Lewis Morgenstern, MD, Director of the Stroke Program and Associate Chair of Neurology for Faculty Development and Finance; Professor of Neurology, Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery, Medical School; Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Pavan Reddy, MD, Moshe Talpaz Professor of Oncology, Professor of Medicine, Medical School
Caroline R. Richardson, MD, Professor of Family Medicine and Associate Chair of Research,Medical School
Russell S. Taichman, DMD, DMSc, Major Ash Collegiate Professor for Periodontics and Oral Medicine and Associate Dean for Research, School of Dentistry.