Author: Joel Schofer, MD, MBA, CPE
VA Health Informatics Training Program
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GME Applications Website is Back Online – Deadline for Changes and Supporting Documents is October 15, 2024
- The GME application website (MODS) was down last week due to a data migration to the Cloud. It is now back online. Applicants can modify their GME application, site, and specialty preferences and upload supporting documents through the final deadline, October 15, 2024.
- The GME Office is actively uploading a backlog of supporting documents now that the site is operational and anticipates those will be uploaded over the next 1-2 weeks.
- The MODS contractor has provided the alternate login link below for anyone having challenges accessing the application website: https://education.mods.army.mil/navymeded/UserLogon/userlogon.asp
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Call for 2024 Henry C. Wu, James J. Leonard, & Llewellyn J. Legters Awards for Excellence in Research
Introduction
The Henry C. Wu, James J. Leonard, and Llewellyn J. Legters Awards for Excellence in Research will be awarded annually to the USU Faculty members, in the estimation of their peers, have made the most significant contribution to the published literature during the previous three years (2021 or newer).
- The Wu Award recognizes excellence in basic biomedical research.
- The Leonard Award recognizes excellence in clinical research.
- The Legters Award recognizes excellence in population health science research.
Award recipients will present an Award Lecture named in honor of Drs. Wu, Leonard, and Legters during a Research Symposium. Each awardee will also receive a memento and a cash award of $2,500.
Nomination Requirements
The nominee must have a current university faculty appointment at the level of Instructor or above, excluding adjunct appointments. Any USU faculty member, staff, or student, may submit nominations for the Awards. Self-nominations by USU faculty are permitted. Resubmission of previous nomination packages is encouraged provided that the three-year publication deadline has not expired. Previous recipients of the award are not eligible within the first three full years of their last award.
The nomination package should include 3 items:
1) A copy of one (1) selected original research paper (Published after January 2021) upon which the nomination is based and meets the following criteria:
(a) Paper must have been published within the last three years
(b) Paper must have been published while the nominee performed as the faculty at USU with a minimum rank of Instructor or above and must be considered a member of the Faculty Assembly
(c) The nominee must be first or senior author on the paper, in addition to having the USU affiliation documented on the published paper
(d) The research reported is original and empirical.
2) A brief statement from the nominator outlining the significance of the published original research paper.
3) A copy of the nominee’s current curriculum vitae.
The closing date for nominations is October 4th, 2359hrs. Please send the completed nomination packages to wu-leonard-legters-awards-ggg@usuhs.edu.
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Joshua Gray, joshua.gray@usuhs.edu, Chair of the Faculty Senate Research Policy Committee.
CNO Navigation Plan 2024
Here is the CNO’s Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy 2024:
https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Chief-of-Naval-Operations/CNO-NAVPLAN-2024/
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