Women as leaders in academic medicine subject of talk

Mary Lipscomb, chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of New Mexico and a national leader among women in academic medicine and science, will be the guest speaker at a Women in Medicine meeting on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 5:30-8 p.m. at Andiamo restaurant, 3145 Folsom Blvd.

The title of Lipscomb’s talk is “Considering Leadership in Academic Medicine: Do We as Women Owe it to our Profession?”

Lipscomb was one of four platform speakers at a forum on women in science at the recent Experimental Biology 2005 meeting, held in conjunction with the International Congress of Physiologic Sciences. She has served on the executive board of the Association of American Medical Colleges, has chaired the Department of Pathology at the University of New Mexico for many years, and is active in the Association of Pathology Chairs. The American Thoracic Society has bestowed upon Lipscomb its Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishment.

Lipscomb recently completed a survey of women faculty’s professional issues in pathology. Her experiences and findings apply to many medical specialties and scientific disciplines. She will describe how to have a successful career and the role of women faculty in contributing to their profession.

To register online for the talk, go to http://somapp.ucdavis.edu/academicaffairs/courses/Index.cfm. Or, contact Cheryl Busman at (916) 703-9183 by Feb. 1.