WISMAC: Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee   

WISMAC is a UT Southwestern institutional standing committee composed of appointed representatives of the faculty, administration, fellows, and student body. The committee provides advice and initiatives on issues related to women in science and medicine, with the ultimate goal to improve UT Southwestern for everyone. We are supported by the Southwestern Medical Foundation.  The navigational links (at left) lead you to information on this web site, which pertains to women in science and medicine.  If you would like to make suggestions or contribute information, please contact us at: WISMAC@utsouthwestern.edu.

Ellen Vitetta, Ph.D., is professor and director of the Cancer Immunobiology Center at UT Southwestern and the former chair of WISMAC.  She is also an honoree of the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame.  You can learn about her accomplishments at this Hall of Fame web page: http://www.twu.edu/TWHF/video.asp?id=evitetta [Posted March 28, 2008]

The Women in Science and Medicine Guide to information resources on the UT Southwestern Library Web site was developed in collaboration with WISMAC.  The Guide lists Web sites, books and databases arranged under headings such as:
-- Biography and History
-- Career Guidance/Management
-- Gender, Science & Medicine
-- Professional Organizations
-- Recommended Titles

Upcoming WISMAC-Sponsored Events:

November 17, 2009 Could your work environment benefit from stronger teamwork and cooperation?  Learn how to identify the work styles  of individuals and use this knowledge to create an effective team by attending   WISMAC’s career development workshop entitled, "Leadership Training:  Recognizing and Motivating Different Work Styles."  In this workshop you will learn how to use the DISC assessment method, a non-judgmental tool for classifying different characteristics of  behavior.  Knowledge of these basic behavior styles is often used to increase group cooperativity, understanding, and productivity. 

To participate in this event please preregister by emailing LaShawnda.Thomas@UTSouthwestern.edu.  You will be sent instructions and a link to complete an online DISC assessment.  The DISC assessment must be completed by November 12, 2009.  Results of your online assessment will be explained and made available to you at the workshop on November 17th.

This workshop is offered to all faculty, postdoctoral scholars and students (male & female) who complete the assessment.  It will be held at 4:00-5:30 PM in the AW Harris Faculty-Alumni Center.  Please come early (3:30 PM) and/or stay late (6:00 PM) to network.  [updated 11/17/2009]

February 2-4, 2010 For the 2009-2010 academic year, Southwestern Medical Foundation's Ida M. Green Distinguished Visiting Professorship Honoring Women in Science and Medicine will feature Joan Brugge, Ph.D., who is professor and chair of the Department of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School. [updated  6/29/2009]

March 6, 2010 WISMAC joins with STARS (Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern) for an all day Saturday presentation of information and workshops on careers in science and medicine.  The audience will be junior and high school teachers plus their selected female students.  Student representatives of WISMAC will play the star roles in this event.

February 1-3, 2011 For the 2010-2011 academic year Southwestern Medical Foundation's Ida M. Green Distinguished Visiting Professorship Honoring Women in Science and Medicine will feature Nancy Andrews, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Pediatrics and Dean of Duke University School of Medicine.

Recent WISMAC-sponsored Events

September 25, 2009 All female faculty were invited to our Fall Welcoming Reception at 4:30 - 6 PM in the A.W. Harris Faculty-Alumni Center.  [9/28/2009]

April 4, 2009 WISMAC joined with STARS (Science Teacher Access to Resources at Southwestern) for an all day Saturday presentation of information and demonstrations on careers in science and medicine.  The audience was junior and high school teachers plus their selected female students.  Student representatives on WISMAC and other student volunteers played the star roles in this event.

February 3-5, 2009 She presented the University Lecture titled "Telomerase and the Consequences of Telomere Dysfunction" on February 4, 2009. [updated February 2009]

November 20 & 21, 2008  Negotiation Skills was the topic of WISMAC’s fall career development symposium. Linda Wilcox, ombudsperson at Harvard Medical School,  made two similar presentations from which junior faculty, postdoctoral scholars and students could choose to attend.