ACADEMIC NEONATOLOGIST

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is recruiting a full-time physician to join the Division of Neonatology. Academic rank and salary will depend on prior experience and qualifications. Candidates should have a strong interest in either basic or clinical research and will be provided with support and opportunity for collaboration. The Division has a fellowship training program and a research interest in developmental biology.

Address inquiries to:

J. Usha Raj, MD, Chief, Division of Neonatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Building RB-1, 1124 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502

PEDIATRIC RESEARCH DIRECTOR

DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is seeking a Director of Pediatric Research. DeVos Children's Hospital is a 136-bed university-affiliated tertiary care center with 25 hospital-based pediatric faculty, a strong pediatric residency program, and a highly-committed, well-organized community of primary care pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists. The faculty are young, well trained, with active and enduring research interests. The director will promote and oversee research within all of the Children's Hospital programs. DeVos Children's Hospital and the Butterworth Health System have extensive and rapidly growing research resources and a strong commitment to research.

Candidates should be eligible for appointment at the associate professor or professor level and have demonstrated ability to obtain extramural funding. Highly desirable are skills in outcomes and health services research.

This prosperous and growing community has an exceptional location with abundant professional and cultural opportunities. Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. Applicants should send Curriculum Vitae and direct inquiries to:

Anthony J. Richtsmeier, M.D.; Medical Director; DeVos Children's Hospital; 100 Michigan NE, MC 11; Grand Rapids, MI 49503; 616-391-1898(phone); 616-391-3105 (fax)

MEDICAL GENETICS FELLOWSHIP

http://info.med.yale.edu/genetics/clinical/

The Department of Genetics seeks MD or MD/PhD applicants for clinical and research training in medical genetics.

Faculty interests include:

  • Developmental Genetics

  • Gene Therapy

  • Cardiovascular Disease

  • Cytogenetics

  • Molecular Diagnostics

  • Genomic Research

  • Cancer Genetics

  • Psychiatric Genetics

  • Biochemical Genetics

  • Clinical Genetics

Requirements: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, solid clinical background, research orientation.

Contact: Dr. Barbara Pober, Dept. of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520; Phone: 203-785-5749, e-mail:barbara.pober@yale.edu

Meeting

The Society for Adolescent Medicine

The Society for Adolescent Medicine will hold its annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, between March 4-8, 1998 focusing on “Health Services Research and Outcomes”. In addressing this topic, the meeting will present new material on adolescent physical and emotional health, AIDS and HIV medical management, teenage sexuality, eating disorders, depression, and drug and alcohol abuse. Meeting presentations include 2-hour clinically-oriented workshops, 4-hour institutes on current and timely topics, luncheon seminars, scientific research paper presentations and poster sessions, and the prestigious Gallagher Lecture Series.

Contact:The Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1916 NW Copper Oaks Circle, Blue Springs, MO 64015; or call (816) 224-8010; or fax (816); 224-8009; or e-mail socadmed@gvi.net

FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS

American Pediatric Society

Society for Pediatric Research

Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Beginning in 1997, all Pediatric Societies' Annual Meetings are held over a weekend

1998 (May 1-4) New Orleans, LA

1999 (April 30-May 3) San Francisco, CA

2000 (May 13-16) Boston, MA

2001 (April 27-May 1) Baltimore, MD

Please Note

The American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research

are relocating

Effective August 28, 1997

Suite B-6&7; 3200 Research Forest Drive; The Woodlands, TX 77381; Phone: (281) 296-0244; FAX: (281) 296-0255; E-mail: info@aps-spr.org; URL: www.aps-spr.org