University Health Services (UHS) has received a three-year extension (the most you can get) on its accreditation with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The extension is the result of leadership provided by Bruce Herman, Sandy Riggs, Samantha Smith, Je'Nae Parker, Cheryl Benitez, Marie Holmes, Rose Gore, Nettie Jackson, Vid Madrid, Dot Meile, Melissa Paterakis Lundberg, Toni Boyajian, Yu She, Andrea Thornton, Cindy Vogelpohl, Stephanie Turner, and Gladies Barrozo.
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Kim Leisey says, “The accreditation process took many hours of preparation, meetings, and documentation, and all of the hard work by UHS’ staff paid off. They are an excellent team of care providers and promoters of health, and we are all so appreciative of everything they do to take good care of the UMBC community.”
“AAAHC accreditation provides support to improve the quality of care we provide and challenges us to continually evaluate and improve our processes,” says Director of Health and Counseling Bruce Herman. “This accreditation required the entire team and everyone was involved, but Sandy Riggs, our associate director, has been the heavy lifter and provided tremendous leadership in the process.”
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Interested applicants can learn more about the campaign on her website and can apply online here. She can also be reached by email or by phone at 410-340-0870.
The Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a PostdocIn this FREE 5 week online course (requiring 1-4 hours per week of attention/work), create a rewarding postdoc experience that will launch you into your chosen career path by developing strategies and skills to successfully navigate your time as a postdoc. Begins January 13, 2020. Note: If you're interested in this, please let me know! If there are a few of us at UMBC doing the course, we could have an in person learning community/session to process what's being learned together. https://www.edx.org/course/the-postdoc-academy-succeeding-as-a-postdocWriting and Publishing a Scientific PaperThis four-session, writing-intensive workshop is designed for NIH trainees and biomedical scientists. Participants will write a draft of a research paper based on data generated from their current or previous study for publication in a peer-reviewed science journal...Non-NIH scientists are also welcome. Participants from satellite NIH campuses and other locations across the country can participate via live webinar. Sessions are Fridays in January, 2-4pm. Cost $125 (I apologize but we do not have funds to cover this cost for you at this time). https://faes.org/content/writing-publishing-scientific-paper-workshopBeing Faculty at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution (PUI)This is one of four tracks of a one-day (9am-4pm) conference being held at the University of Maryland College Park (about 40 minutes from here). While the conference as originally created with graduate schools in mind, it is actually open to postdocs across the University System of Maryland including UMBC and this specific track is a part of the Promise Academy I mentioned earlier. The website says there is a $20 deposit required for registration but postdocs should contact Blessing Enekwe, Program Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at UMCP, to register without having to put down a deposit: blessing@umd.edu
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The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA) nurtures and promotes a vibrant, diverse, and sustainable arts and cultural community, essential to the region’s quality of life. GBCA supports the needs of more than 400 members from the Baltimore region (Baltimore City and the five surrounding counties) including arts, culture, history, and heritage organizations, as well as individual artists. GBCA requires a strong infrastructure to steward its members and to develop new programs and initiatives.
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