Clinical News

EPIC Update

By now you should be attending or scheduled for all of your EPIC classroom training and/or e-learning modules. Please Note that you will not have EPIC access on June 2nd unless ALL of your required training is complete. There is no way to get around this, so it is essential that you complete training. Our success at go-live is dependent on each and every user having a thorough working knowledge of EPIC. Use you classroom training sheets to log in to the Playground environment to practice. Take time in your team meetings to practice and review scenarios distributed in training.
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Office of Faculty Development

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OFD News

Faculty, Fellows and House Staff Breakfast

April 20th, 8:00 – 9:00 am, SLCH 3rd floor auditorium
Concerned about the effects of social media on kids? How do you promote healthy online activity for your patient and family?
Pediatrics’ OFD presents: Julie Smith
“Beyond Bullying: The Connection between Social Media Use and Wellness”
Register to janetbraun@wustl.edu by April 16th.
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Work Life Balance

Happy Hour for Faculty and Fellows

All faculty and fellows in Pediatrics are invited to Pediatrics’ 3rd happy hour at The International Tap Room in the CWE. 16 S. Euclid, walking distance from campus
Friday April 27 from 4-7 pm
Drinks and food provided
No registration required
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BOOK CLUB for Faculty and Fellows

April 23 at 6:30 pm Book Club meeting with Discussion
Olympia Kebob House and Taverna, 1543 McCausland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63117
Our book selection is “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle.
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Diversity

Diversity Groups

WashU has a large array of diversity organizations that build connections between WashU community members from many backgrounds and experiences. To find out about all the offerings visit Diversity & Inclusions Get Involved. It includes groups open to students and/or faculty.
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Faculty Feature

Zachary Vesoulis, M.D.

Zach Vesoulis was born in Cleveland, Ohio during years which qualify him for membership in the “Oregon Trail Generation.” He was fortunate to have a childhood free of Facebook, iPhones, and Twitter, instead spending his time outside learning photography and how not to crash his mountain bike. His family later moved to Hudson, a suburb of Cleveland, where he mastered the twin challenges of how to drive in real snow and cheer on professional sports teams with sub 0.500 winning averages.
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Faculty News

Kathy Grange, M.D.

$6.8 million to fund research into Cantu syndrome, cardiovascular disease
If Dorothy K. Grange’s name hadn’t looked quite so out of place among the authors listed in a 2012 paper, Colin Nichols might have missed it. But the oddity of an English name buried in a long list of Dutch ones jumped out at the British-born Nichols even before he saw her affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, same as his. The two had never met, even though they worked in neighboring buildings.
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Sarah Garwood, M.D.

Congratulations – Recipient of the Gerry & Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award!
Founded during the Washington University’s Sesquicentennial year, the Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award is intended to treasure the influence St. Louis has on the university and to honor Washington University community members who believed in and shape the future of our region. This annual award is given to a select group of Washington University community members who exemplify a character of service and giving to the St. Louis region.
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Funded Awards

Congratulations to Jason Newland, Joshua Rubin, Gary Silverman/Cliff Luke, Gregory Storch, and Zachary Vesoulis.
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Funding Opportunities

R01 Series – new: June 5
U01 – new: June 5
K Series – new: June 12
R03, R21, R33, R21/R33, R34, R36, UH2, UH3, UH2/UH3 – new: June 16
R15 – new, renewal, resubmission, revision: June 25

  • McDonnell Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Postdoctoral Fellowship, Call for Applications due April 13, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Funding will be $30,000 for one year and will begin on July 1, 2018
  • The Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) is accepting applications for the MTPCI and MSCI programs! Applications are due April 17th
  • Junior Faculty Internal Competitions for Scholar Awards – April 18th Deadline. Did you know that young investigators at WUSM who applied for these internal competitions over the last five years have received a total of $1,725,000 in awards? The cancer-focused foundations actively solicit a limited number of applications for funding from WU.
  • One-Year Mentored Research Training Opportunity for Medical Students – REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS, submit by April 2, 2018

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Welcome New Employees

The Department of Pediatrics recently welcomed many new employees.
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IT News

Mark Your Calendar!

Join us on April 12 (3:00 – 4:30) for the Spring 2018 Technology Town Hall. WashU IT leadership will provide updates on the technology that helps drive the strategic priorities of our university. Agenda topics will be announced soon..
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Research News

  • PERCSS – RCR Ethics Workshop – Program for the Ethical and Responsible Conduct of Science and Scholarship, Friday, April 6th at 11:30 – Moore Auditorium
  • Necessary Elements in the Fundamentals of Human Research – This 2 1/2 day course provides an introduction to the conduct of human research
  • Changes to NIH and ClinicalTrials.gov reporting requirements may affect you
  • Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop: Data Management Best Practices, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., Brauer Hall, Room 12, open to all interested researchers
  • A new version of the Washington University Institutional Review Board policies and procedures has recently been released. Please visit the Human Research Protection Office website to view the new policies and procedures, along with a summary of the changes.
  • A new version of the Washington University Institutional Review Board policies and procedures has recently been released. Please visit the Human Research Protection Office website to view the new policies and procedures, along with a summary of the changes.
  • Necessary Elements in the Fundamentals of Human Research – This 2 1/2 day course provides an introduction to the conduct of human research
  • The Travel Policy, Procurement Card Policy, and travel expense statement forms have been revised. The revisions are in response to the new travel registry requirements, in addition to other changes. The revisions are effective March 15, 2018
  • It is expected that WashU will go-live on April 23, 2018 with the Research Management System’s (RMS) Proposal Development (PD) & Proposal Tracking (PT) modules. See RMS Update for important process information and dates for managing proposals that are due out in April and May.
  • The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to announce that beginning on April 30, 2018, proposers will be able to prepare and submit full, research non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov
  • Working at the University-Industry Interface: Effective Strategies for Active Researchers, Session 4 on April 5th, 11:00-12:15, McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, Erlanger Auditorium
  • NIH Repays Your Student Loans – An in-depth overview of the NIH’s Loan Repayment Programs, Thursday April 26th at 2:00, McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, Cori Auditorium

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Upcoming Events

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Peds News

  • Upcoming St. Louis City I-44 construction
  • St. Louis City Construction – 2018-2019
  • UnitedHealthcare – Virtual Visit Info

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