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Carlayne Jackson appointed Chair of Neurology at UTHSCSA
Please welcome to the AUPN Dr. Carlayne E. Jackson, who was appointed chair of Neurology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in September, after serving as interim chair since April. Dr. Jackson earned her medical degree at UT Health Science Center San Antonio in 1987 and subsequently completed residency training in neurology and fellowship in clinical neurophysiology there. She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program at Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Jackson specializes in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders with a focus on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and serves as medical director for the South Texas ALS Association Center of Excellence and the MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association)-ALS Research Center. She has participated in more than 60 multicenter clinical trials and contributed to more than 240 publications. Dr. Jackson served as chief medical officer and assistant dean of ambulatory services from 2009 to 2018, and vice chair for faculty development and wellness from 2018 to 2022. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), co-chaired the ALS Measurement Development Panel and co-authored the AAN’s ALS Practice Parameters, and received the AAN Leading in Excellence Mentorship Award in 2017. Dr. Jackson is currently President-elect of the AAN Board of Directors.
Dr. Jackson succeeds Dr. Robin Brey, who retired as chair at UTHSCSA in March of 2022. Dr. Brey served on the AUPN Council for 10 years (2012 – 2022), as second and first vice presidents, president-elect, president (2018 – 2020) and past president. We wish her a happy and healthy retirement!
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Leadership Minute
This month’s AUPN Leadership Minute covers a topic of critical importance to all chairs: “Leadership to Effect Change,” presented by Gabriele C. De Luca, Professor of Clinical Neurology and Experimental Neuropathology at the University of Oxford and introduced by Don Higgins (Albany/Stratton VA). How can we as leaders change the behavior of those in our departments to enable them and our departments to prosper? To effect change, a leader must be a steward of constants while being a pathfinder for change. A leader who knows their values and purpose is well positioned to establish direction in the face of uncertainty, to influence others for the common good and inspire the people they direct to greater achievement.
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Save the Date for AUPN Winter Programs!
The AUPN will host three interactive programs in January and early February:
Department Chairs and Program Directors’ Forum. On Friday, January 20, from 2pm – 4pm CST, the Program Directors Liaison Group will present our annual interactive meeting of residency program directors and department chairs, moderated by John England (LSU). This year’s topics include:
- The ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER): Challenges and Opportunities (Stacy Fisher)
- Creating and maintaining diversity and inclusion in GME training (Amparo Gutierrez)
- Update on ACGME effort (FTE) requirements for Program Directors and Coordinators (Erica Schuyler and Brian Copeland)
- Update on Neurology fellowship application timelines and processes (panel)
Program Directors’ Workshop. On Friday, January 27th from 2pm – 4pm CST, the Program Director’s Liaison Group and the AUPN will host our annual Program Director’s Workshop. This year’s session is entitled “Managing the Circus: Juggling All the Responsibilities of a Program Director.” A Program Director must function as an administrator, educator, mentor, advocate, recruiter, life coach, and compliance officer, among others. This session will discuss how to prioritize and manage these myriad responsibilities to create a successful residency program and thrive as a PD. The meeting will be hosted by Alfred T. Frontera, Jr. (U. South Florida) and distinguished guest speaker Ralph F. Józefowicz (U. Rochester) with panelists Miya Bernson-Leung (Boston Children’s/Harvard) and Rebecca Matthews (Emory).
Clerkship Director’s Workshop. On Friday, February 3rd from 2pm – 4pm CST, the AUPN will host our annual program for neurology clerkship directors, focused this year on “Navigating the Continuum of Feedback.” This interactive program, moderated by Erin Furr Stimming (UT Houston) with presentations by Marie Carl Eugene (UConn Health) and Doris Kung (Baylor) will discuss best practices when providing verbal and written feedback as part of formative and summative evaluations to medical students.
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ABPN 2022 Crucial Issues Forum
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) has published a summary booklet of the 2022 Crucial Issues Forum, “Supporting and Promoting Women in Academic Psychiatry and Neurology” which was held on April 24-25, 2022. Attendees and speakers discussed ways in which the ABPN and allied institutions and groups can support and promote women in leadership roles in academic neurology and psychiatry. View this year’s publication as well as topics from previous years here.
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Medicine During the Holocaust
The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) will sponsor a webinar entitled “Medicine During the Holocaust and Its Contemporary Relevance: Perspectives from Health Professions Students" on Thursday, January 26 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. ET. The program will feature presentations by Hedy S. Wald, PhD, (Brown), and Sabine Hildebrandt, MD (Harvard) followed by a panel discussion. This virtual event in honor of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day is sponsored by the AAMC’s Fundamental Role of the Arts and Humanities in Medical Education (FRAHME) Initiative, which is dedicated to integrating history, the arts and humanities into contemporary medical and health professions education. Registration for the program is free.
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Sacco Chair Summit
The Chair Summit at the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel on December 11-12, 2022, sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and now named for its originator, Ralph Sacco (Univ. of Miami), appears to have been a roaring success, though unfortunately this writer was unable to attend due to COVID. Hopefully this was the first of many such collaborations between the AUPN, the AAN and the ANA.
Chairs - Please remember to pay your AUPN dues!
Until next month,
L. John Greenfield, Jr, MD PhD
AUPN President
AUPN encourages you to forward this newsletter to other faculty in your
department, or anyone else who might benefit from our programs.
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