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The Portes Foundation, in association with The Institute of Medicine of Chicago (IOMC), is soliciting proposals for research projects in health promotion, and disease prevention. Please share this letter with colleagues who may be interested.

Historically, the Portes Foundation has funded grants in the range of $25,000 to $50,000.  Grants are awarded for one year projects. The principal investigator must be a MD, DO, or PhD, have an appointment at a medical school, other health science schools or colleges, or a medical school affiliated hospital or group practice. 

We invite proposals that explore research or implementation ideas important in health promotion and disease prevention. These projects may be investigative in etiologic factors, preventive measures, primary and secondary prevention screening, and education. Projects in patient education or health professions education will also be considered. All projects must include a complete and thorough evaluation component.

All proposals will be peer-reviewed by a scientific committee of The Portes Foundation and the IOMC. The first phase of this process is a Letter of Intent, which should not exceed three pages. It should concisely describe the purpose and rationale of the study, its expected outcome, as well as the basic methods that will be used for evaluating the success of the project.

The letter of intent must be submitted electronically to iomcstaff@iomc.org by July 31, 2019. In September, letter of interest (LOI) submitters will be notified of the initial determination and, if applicable, a complete formal proposal will be requested. Acceptance of the LOI only means that the Portes Foundation and IOMC consider the concept within their mission and are now interested in evaluating a complete proposal.

Sincerely yours.

 L. J. Sandlow, MD
 Chair, Portes Foundation Grant Committee

 

We look forward to our 104th Annual IOMC Meeting

Thursday, June 27, 2019

6pm Cocktails

7pm Dinner

Location will be determined shortly!

The Institute of Medicine & Rush University Medical Center

Are Pleased to Announce

The Henry P. Russe Award in Healthcare

HENRY P. RUSSE, MD (February 12, 1928-May 10, 1991) served as Dean of Rush Medical College at Rush University Medical Center and served five terms as President of The Institute of Medicine of Chicago during an extraordinary decade of personal and professional commitment to the advancement of medicine.  To recognize his contributions, the Trustees of Rush University Medical Center and The Institute of Medicine of Chicago have established the Henry P. Russe, MD Citation for Exemplary Compassion in Healthcare.  

Please download the form award description and nomination criteria by clicking on:  2019 IOMC Russe Award and submit by 4/30/19.

Award Announcements will be informed in mid-May and awarded at the IOMC Annual Meeting, date to be determined in June or July of 2019.

Local healthcare and non-profit organizations, and Institute of Medicine of Chicago Fellows, please consider  nominating your colleague, mentor, or peer for the following IOMC Awards:

Nominations are due April 30, 2019. Awards will be presented at the IOMC Annual Meeting held in June or July (date to be determined, cocktails and awards start at 6pm) in Chicago.

Please click on the application form below to review the criteria for each award and submit the appropriate material.  Applications can be sent to: 

 iomcstaff@iomc.org  

or

Institute of Medicine of Chicago

180 North Michigan Avenue Suite 1200

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Application Form

Call Cheryl Irmiter, PhD, Executive Director,  312.709.2685, if you have any questions.

Congratulations to the December, 2018 Inducted IOMC Fellows!  What a Celebration!!

All -- There has been much talk about the need for research to support talk therapy, and also about the need to highlight the research that is already there to support psychoanalysis and other forms of open-ended, relationship-based treatment.  Well, here's the chance to do something about it!  Subscribe to JASPER and do something good for the field, right from the comfort of your armchair!  Here's a blurb about them, posted on behalf of Burt Seitler….

The Journal for the Advancement of Scientific Psychoanalytic Empirical Research is one-year old. We had a successful birth and we are entering our second year of life. We are grateful for the support of our loyal readership on whom we so heavily depend for our existence—since we do not accept advertisements from Big Pharma, insurance companies, or other sources of undue influence. We are committed to publishing quality research investigations without fear of succumbing to outside pressures to produce results that favor the point of view of any external sponsor. 

We hope you will continue to support JASPER’s efforts to publish scholarly studies through your renewed subscriptions and/or your own methodical psychoanalytic research investigations.  Subscriptions are $110/year, but for students, the fee is $75.  Sign up at http://www.jasper1.org/subscribe.html, or checks may be mailed to:

 

JASPER International

9 Post Road (Suite D-1)

Oakland, N.J., 07436

Congratulations to our President-Elect Carlotta Rinke, MD for her American College of Physicians (ACP) Laureate award. ACP is the largest medical-specialty society in the world. It's members share their knowledge to advance the science and practice of internal medicine. Dr. Rink currently works for Aetna in developing accountable care organizations by bringing better patient experience at a lower cost for a magnitude of individuals. What a great accomplishment, congratulations!

 

Dr. Rink will receive the award at the 2018 Illinois Internal Medicine Meeting and the Story Slam. It will take place before the dinner at 5:30PM on Friday, November 9th.

Join us in congratulating Dr. Rinke by writing a note to her in the comment section!