ANA News

2020-02-21 – The AAMC is offering two upcoming leadership development courses to be held in Washington, D.C. at the AAMC Learning Center:  Transforming Conflict into Collaboration | March 10, 2020 Leadership and Management Foundations for Academic Medicine and Science | March 11-13, 2020 Please visit the event…

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2020-02-21 – Women medical students now outnumber men, yet they still face significant levels of gender harassment, contributing to increased rates of burnout and dissatisfaction. How do we improve the learning environment for our future doctors? The email seemed innocuous on its face. An administrative…

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2020-02-20 – On the latest episode of ANA Investigates, Dr. Clifton Gooch, Professor and Chair of Neurology at the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida explores the complex world of patents and intellectual property in academic neurology in an interview with Dr. Terri Hunter, the…

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2020-02-10 – Series 1, Episode 5 is the first episode exploring the career paths of some of the most inspiring leaders in neurology. During the 2019 ANA Annual Meeting, Dr. Romer Geocadin, professor in the Department of Anesthesiology-Critical Care Medicine, Department of Neurology, and Department of…

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2020-02-09 – AAMC leadership and board of directors call on medical schools and teaching hospitals to identify and address gender inequities in academic medicine. While women have made up almost half of graduating medical students since 2004, they represent just 35% of active physicians. Female physicians make…

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2020-01-31 – Happy New Year to ANA members, I want to wish all of you a productive and safe 2020. I am delighted to announce that the ANA has signed a contract with our management company, Association Headquarters (AH), for another 3 years. I look forward to working with Nadine Goldberg and her great staff in…

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2020-01-29 – On January 10, four bipartisan members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, regarding foreign government influence in NIH-funded research. Reps. Castor (D-Fla.), Bilirakis (R-Fla.), McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), and Veasey (D-Texas) sent the inquiry…

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2020-01-29 – On February 26, NIH will be sponsoring a workshop conducted by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine emerging bioethical issues related to biomedical research. The workshop will begin at 8:30am and take place at 500 Fifth St. NW, or can be viewed via webcast. Please…

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2020-01-22 – Series 1, Episode 5 of the ANA Investigates podcast is here! This is the first episode exploring the career paths of some of the most inspiring leaders in #neurology. During ANA2019, Dr. Romer Geocadin interviewed Dr. Walter Koroshetz, the Director of the NINDS about his journey. Dr. Koroshetz's…

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2020-01-20 – nsomnia-related sleep complaints were found to be highly prevalent in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to the results of a study published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress. The researchers analyzed data from 1649 combat-exposed United States military veterans who…

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