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July Updates from the Mongan Institute
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Mongan ReflectionsFrom the Director
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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin There is little debate on the importance of mentoring, yet creating a culture in which mentoring is truly valued is not automatic nor universal. In the life of a researcher, the currency of success is often measured in publications and grants. Except for highly competitive mid-career mentoring grants from NIH, there is little direct support to offset the substantial time and effort required for mentoring. But there are few, if any, more important responsibilities than mentoring the next generation. In this month’s Mongan Reflections I am pleased to highlight a selected group of mentors and faculty leaders at Mongan recognized for excellence. Among faculty mentors receiving recent special recognitions are Dr. Elyse Park who received the “Mentorship of Women Award” from the Department of Psychiatry; Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford who was awarded the Young Mentor Award from Harvard Medical School; and Dr. Tina Luberto who was selected for the Behavioral Medicine Mentorship Award. Dr. Emily Hyle was named an Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholar Award presented to women faculty clinicians, educators, and researchers who have shown exceptional promise as leaders in their field. Dr. Liza Iezzoni was recently recognized for her leadership in the field of disability research with an appointment as Co-Chair of an Advisory Committee to the NIH Director on Individuals with Disabilities. In addition to these recognized honors, I also would like to highlight the extraordinary work of the leaders of the 2021 COVID Corps Research Internship Program: Dr. Long Nguyen; Dr. Andy Chan; Aswita Tan-McGrory; Dr. Esteban Barreto; and Dr. Erica Warner; and many faculty mentors from the Mongan Institute who will be mentoring this year’s 17 COVID Corps scholars who were selected from a pool of 138 applicants. (see https://www.monganinstitute.org/covid-corps-2021-cohort). This program focused on developing the future pipeline of diverse researchers could not be more in need, nor timelier. Mentoring is not about advancing the goals and interests of the research mentor, and is not about conventional didactic teaching. But instead, mentoring requires generosity and generativity with the goal of authentically connecting with developing scientists to help identify and achieve their passion, interests, and full potential. At the Mongan Institute, prioritizing mentoring that advances the aspirations, skills, and careers of the next generation of researchers is among our greatest callings and responsibilities. “The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” — Steven Spielberg
- Steve Bartels, MD, MS
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Dear Colleague,
In this newsletter you will find:
Mongan Institute News and Events
- MGH COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program
- Awards & Honors
- Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, Received the Dr. Edmond and Rima Cabbabe Dedication to the Profession Award
- Elyse Park, PhD, MPH, Received the Mentorship of Women Award
- Bharati Kochar, MD, MSCR, Received Crohn's and Colitis Foundation's Clinical Research Alliance Award
- Lisa Iezzoni, MD, MSc, Named Co-Chair of Subgroup on Individuals with Disabilities
- In the News
- Recent Publications
- Job Opportunities
- Social Media Highlight
News and Events from Our Partners
- Executive Committee on Research Now Accepting Applications for Interim Support Funding
- DOM Women in Medicine Research Scholar Awards
- MGH/BWH Radiology Grand Rounds Livestream
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MGH COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program
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The MGH COVID Corps Biomedical Research Internship Program, launched in 2020, was created to offer an opportunity to conduct original investigative research in a multitude of positions and roles suited to the scientific interests of students whose early career training may have been upended by the pandemic. With thought-leading experts in areas such as epidemiology, computational biology, and immunology, prospective COVID Corps scholars have the unique opportunity to be matched with a mentor and learn, grow, and expand their network in one of the nation’s top teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School. MGH is pleased to announce that 17 exceptional interns were selected among 138 applicants to join the 2021 COVID Corps Cohort. Members of this cohort are 100% from groups historically underrepresented in biomedical science, including but not limited to:
- Women or gender diverse individuals of any ethnic or racial group
- Those identifying as Hispanic, Black, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Southeast Asian, or American Indian/Alaska Native; or
- First-generation and low-income or low-income college/graduate students
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, Received the Dr. Edmond and Rima Cabbabe Dedication to the Profession Award
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, adult and pediatric obesity medicine physician in the Department of Medicine Endocrine Division, Neuroendocrine Unit and Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology, has received the Dr. Edmond and Rima Cabbabe Dedication to the Profession Award from the American Medical Association. This award recognizes a physician who demonstrates active and productive improvement to the profession of medicine through community service, advocacy, leadership, teaching and/or philanthropy.
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Elyse Park, PhD, MPH, Received the Mentorship of Women Award
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Elyse Park, PhD, MPH, received the Mentorship of Women Award from the Department of Psychiatry. The Department of Psychiatry annually awards those within the department who have provided exceptional mentorship to junior faculty and/or trainees in one of three focus areas: research, clinical, and mentorship of women.
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Bharati Kochar, MD, MSCR, Received Crohn's and Colitis Foundation's Clinical Research Alliance Award
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Bharati Kochar, MD, MSCR, received Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s Clinical Research Alliance Award, to recruit and perform a geriatric assessment of older adults with inflammatory bowel disease at 5 centers.
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Lisa Iezzoni, MD, MSc, Named Co-Chair of Subgroup on Individuals with Disabilities
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Lisa Iezzoni, MD, MSc, was named co-chair of a new subgroup on Individuals with Disabilities as part of the Working Group on Diversity to the NIH Director.
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Julie Levison, MD, MPhil, gave a talk for the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus Graduate School of Public Health, Institute on Developmental Disabilities for the Puerto Rico ZIKA Advisory Committee Virtual Seminar: Challenges and Lessons Learned: "Telemedicine: Helping Families to Access Services and Adherence to Care."
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Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH, along with Juliana Chen, MD, and Kimberly Truong, PhD, were featured in a special episode of Mass General's Charged podcast series titled "Racism Against the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community". They discuss the history of racism against the AAPI community, how the pandemic has fueled it, and why this group has been widely excluded from conversation, data, and policy intended to foster racial equality. According to Stop AAPI Hate, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have faced more than 6,000 hate incidents since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is about a 149% rise since the previous year. The racially motivated incidents ranged from verbal harassment, including hateful rhetoric about the COVID-19 virus, to physical attacks, such as the March 2021 mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Recent Publications
Below are a few publications recently published by Mongan Institute investigators. Please find a more comprehensive list of publications from the past 3 months on our website.
- Food Insecurity, Dietary Quality, and Health Care Utilization in Lower-Income Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Jia J, Fung V, Meigs JB, Thorndike AN.
J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Jul 8:S2212-2672(21)00380-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2021.06.001. Online ahead of print.
- Updates in Firearms Access Screening.
Li CN, Sacks CA, Masiakos PT, Flaherty MR.
Acad Pediatr. 2021 Jul 8:S1876-2859(21)00353-3. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.07.001. Online ahead of print.
- Lay Epidemiology and Vaccine Acceptance.
Nuti SV, Armstrong K.
JAMA. 2021 Jul 7. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.11130. Online ahead of print.
- Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities to optimize care engagement in a diverse sample of older low-income women: A qualitative study.
Dickins KA, Malley A, Bartels SJ, Baggett TP, Looby SE.
Geriatr Nurs. 2021 Jul 10;42(5):965-976. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.06.015. Online ahead of print.
- Obesity is associated with increased risk of Crohn's disease, but not ulcerative colitis: A pooled analysis of five prospective cohort studies.
Chan SSM, Chen Y, Casey K, Olen O, Ludvigsson JF, Carbonnel F, Oldenburg B, Gunter MJ, Tjønneland A, Grip O; DEFINe-IBD Investigators, Lochhead P, Chan AT, Wolk A, Khalili H.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jul 6:S1542-3565(21)00720-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.06.049. Online ahead of print.
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Please visit our website to stay updated on all open positions at the Mongan Institute and our centers/programs. To apply, visit the MGH Careers website and search the job number listed.
- Implementation Research Scientist - 3149202
The Mongan Institute seeks an experienced Implementation Scientist at the advanced assistant professor or associate professor level to oversee the development and growth of a cross-institute implementation research, training, mentoring, and consultation program with a special focus on complex conditions and advancing health equity.
- Administrative Coordinator - 3161306
The Mongan Institute in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking a full time Administrative Coordinator. Founded in 2015, the Mongan Institute is dedicated to supporting research across MGH in the areas of population and health care delivery science. The Institute bridges research spanning data science to delivery science, and evaluative science to implementation science including a variety of disciplines and methods such as epidemiology, predictive analytics, cost-effectiveness, health policy, decision science, health disparities, health intervention and implementation research.
- Data Analyst I - 3156217
The Mongan Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking a full-time Data Analyst to support research at the Mongan Institute. The Data Analyst will work with investigators on externally funded research studies that focus that range from observational large data set analyses to longitudinal intervention and implementation research studies. The Mongan Institute is an innovative transdisciplinary research institute at MGH consisting of 13 centers and programs spanning data science to delivery science with over 115 faculty, over 30 research fellows, as well as medical student and undergraduate trainees.
- Project Coordinator - 3162575
The Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) within the Mongan Institute of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is seeking a full time Project Coordinator to coordinate and evaluate a variety of projects related to Initiative 4 in the MGH Structural Equity 10-pt plan: Assuring equity in access to and delivery of clinical care.
- Grant Coordinator - 3161109
The Massachusetts General Hospital’s Medical Practice Evaluation Center (MPEC) is seeking a full-time Grant Coordinator to facilitate management of the Center’s sponsored research portfolio throughout the award life-cycle. The incumbent will ensure the successful execution of sponsored awards in compliance with institutional and NIH/foundation policies and procedures and will provide oversight of existing MPEC assets.
- Research Scientist - 3159876
The Medical Practice Evaluation Center (MPEC) is looking for a research scientist to join our simulation modeling and decision analysis team. This internationally-recognized, multidisciplinary team studies the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of various prevention and treatment options for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, COVID-19, and other diseases. Our team includes researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and multiple international institutions. We also collaborate with researchers across the US, as well as in a wide range of countries, including Botswana, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, France, India, Mozambique, South Africa, Thailand, and Zimbabwe. The position offers a stimulating, varied, and multidisciplinary environment.
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The Center for Aging and Serious Illness (CASI) in the Mongan Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital seeks a Bioinformatics Specialist. Under the general supervision of the CASI Director and CASI faculty, the Bioinformatics Specialist/Data Analyst will work collaboratively with our team to perform a variety of activities including assisting with database development, software programming, data management, statistical analysis, and reporting results for a variety of internal and external projects and constituents.
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Executive Committee on Research Now Accepting Applications for Interim Support Funding
The Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) is now accepting applications for Interim Support Funding. The Interim Support Funding (ISF) Program is open to Principal Investigators during a lapse or delay in their research funding from the NIH or another Federal agency (e.g., the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense). Investigators must have applied for independent, long-term support (R01, R21, U01 and P01). The intent of the program is to rescue strong scientific programs that need bridge funding in order to sustain their research. Applications will be accepted regardless of percentile or score, including applications that were not discussed. Financial need and the impact of the COVID pandemic will be considered. Applications are due Monday, August 2nd by 5pm.
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DOM Women in Medicine Research Scholar Awards
The DOM Women in Medicine committee is requesting applications from women faculty for funding to support a research technician or research coordinator to ensure continued progress during maternity leave. The DOM will provide up to $18,000 (plus fringe and IDC). It is expected that the applicant’s Division will provide matching funds in an equal amount, to provide salary support for 1 FTE for 1 year. Requests to waive matching funds will be considered with justification from the Division Chief. To apply, submit a single PDF by email to MGHDOMDiversityandInclusion@mgh.harvard.edu by August 9, 2021 including: Title and 200 word abstract, Research Plan (2 page limit not including references, 11 point Arial font with 0.5 inch margins), Specific aims, Background & Significance, Approach, References, NIH Biosketch with other support including completed, current and pending support. Must list all federal, foundation, industry and institutional support including start-up and departmental funds, Letter of Support from Unit or Division Chief stating they will provide matching funds or a justification for matching funds to be waived and Duties and supervision of the personnel requested, statement of need including timing of parental leave (no longer than 250 words).
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MGH/BWH Radiology Grand Rounds Livestream
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