Penn FOCUS Program
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@Penn program to improve the recruitment, retention, advancement, & leadership of academic med faculty + promote education & research in health & leadership
Philadelphia, PA
Joined July 2016
Join us tomorrow 2/11 @ 12 PM w/ Nicole Washington, MD who will discuss "Microaggressions MACROIMPACT: Identifying and Addressing Microaggressions in our Personal and Professional Environments." Register @ we hope to see you there!.
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This talk will define microaggressions, identify various types of microaggressions, & explore the macro-impact of microaggressions within our personal/professional environments. We will discuss...
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Happy National Women Physician's Day!.
Happy National Women Physician’s Day. To all of the women physicians at @PennMedicine & beyond whose leadership, mentorship & dedication to advancing medicine & patient care makes a life-saving difference today & every day - THANK YOU.
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FOCUS & Penn PROMOTES are seeking applications for our 3rd round of RAISE grant funding. RAISE supports research applying sex & gender-disaggregated data analysis to close the sex & gender data gap. Biomedical school faculty are eligible to apply.
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Our next seminar is tomorrow 12/4 @ 12 PM w/ Jeanmarie Perrone, MD FACMT, a national leader in efforts to address the opioid epidemic. Dr. Perrone will discuss "Advocacy in the Journey to Address Substance Use Care." Register @ we hope to see you there!.
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Our next lunchtime seminar is tomorrow, 11/19 w/ Sara Solomon, MPH RD & Nicole Thomas, MBA who will present effective collaborations between community & academic partners. Attendees will learn about tools and resources available through REACH! Register @
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This presentation will explore how REACH facilitates effective collaborations between community and academic partners. Attendees will learn about the tools and resources available through REACH to...
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This Mon, 11/18, join us for a virtual RAISE Lunch and Learn @ 12PM. RAISE grantee Bhavik Patel, MD will present his work w/ Rachel Kohn MD, MSCE & Scott D. Halpern MD, PhD: "Improving cardiovascular clinical trial representativeness among women." RSVP @
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Penn community, join us today (11/12) at 12 PM for our next lunchtime seminar in partnership with the Office of Academic Affairs titled, "The Challenges of Caring for Our Elders: COBALT session." Please register @ We hope to see you there!.
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The countdown is on, ONE WEEK until the FOCUS fall conference (Fri 10/18)! This year's theme is "Connection & Collaboration" and will feature speakers.@NeillEppersonMD and @gradydoctor. Register @
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It's conference month! Please join us for our in-person FOCUS fall conference on Fri, Oct 18th. This year's theme is "Connection & Collaboration" and will feature speakers @NeillEppersonMD and @gradydoctor. Register @
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In keeping w/ our theme for the year, women's health, today @ 12 PM we have a spectacular panel discussing "Elevating reproductive health care & justice @ Penn: Clinical care, science, advocacy & community engagement." Register @ @UPenn_OID @PennForumWomen.
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FOCUS is dedicating this year to women’s health. This Thurs (9/12) is our first seminar of the academic year, “Reproductive Justice Beyond Abortion,” cohosted by @UPenn_OID & @PennForumWomen, featuring @ProfessorMutch!, To RSVP please visit
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(Co-sponsored along with the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (OIDE) and The Penn Forum for Women Faculty and Gender Equity (PFWFGE)
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Join us next Thurs 4/18 (2-6 PM) for the 2024 RAISE Symposium on the Impact of Gender on Stress and Resilience. The event will feature speakers Dr. Seema Bhatnagar and Dr. Lily Brown + talks from the 2023 and 2024 RAISE grantees, reception to follow.
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Join us tomorrow 4/3 @ 12PM for our Health Equity Week seminar. Drs. Sarita Sonalkar & Aasta Mehta will discuss state & city-level sexual & reproductive health policies to support equity & the initiatives reducing disparities locally. Register @ @PennCHEA.
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In this talk, Dr. Sarita Sonalkar and Dr. Aasta Mehta will discuss state and city-level sexual and reproductive health policies to support equity, and the hospital-level initiatives that are reducing...
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As part of women's history month, the @NIH_ORWH is sharing videos from the Pearls of Wisdom series to inspire, motivate, and inform women at various stages of their biomedical careers
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Join us tomorrow 2/15 @ 12PM for our next seminar, co-sponsored w/ @UPenn_OID & @PennForumWomen, "Embracing Holistic Review: Exploring Opportunities after the Harvard & UNC Decisions." Please register @
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will provide an overview of the AAMC’s Holistic Review framework as well as effective practices in a post-Harvard/UNC decision environment.
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Join us tomorrow 2/1 @ 12PM for our seminar, "Sponsorship in Academic Medicine." Developed by Drs @CharuAggarwalMD & Angie Ellison, this session will define sponsorship, differentiate sponsorship from mentorship & discuss its benefits, please register @
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1) Define sponsorship & recognize the roles that sponsorship can play in promoting career development; 2) Differentiate sponsorship from mentorship, & identify unique roles of sponsors and mentors;...
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Join us tomorrow 1/23 @ 12 for our seminar "Family Care Resources." This session will cover Penn’s family care resources and benefits that support caregivers of adults and their families. Register here,
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This session will cover Penn’s family care resources and benefits that support caregivers of adults and their families including Long-term Care Insurance, Health Advocate Advocacy, Bright Horizons...
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Join us & AMP tomorrow @ 12PM for a co-sponsored seminar, "Turning Obstacles into Steppingstones" presented by the renowned Dr. Arlene Parsons Bennett, MD. Dr. Bennett will discuss how to fortify one’s position through unchartered territory. Register@
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How to fortify one’s position and establish a strategy as we move through unchartered territory.
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Check out our feature in the latest issue of Penn Medicine Magazine that covers our fall conference and latest initiatives! @PennMedicine
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RT @emilybabay: This was a really interesting story from @ssnyderinq @zoegberg on the gender dynamics in the congressional hearings on camp….
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Gender colored the exchanges, with Rep. Glenn Grothman interrupting Harvard president Claudine Gay to refer to Liz Magill as “the gal from Penn.”
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