==================== JeffNEWS, April 1995 ==================== PeopleNotes Human Resources' Williams and Bowie Promoted -------------------------------------------- John P. Sullivan, associate vice president for human resources has announced the promotion of Dan B. Williams to director of human resources operations and Brian P. Bowie to director of employee relations and human resources development. Mr. Williams has been with Jefferson's department of human resources for almost eight years and recently assumed responsibility for the employee selection and placement area, in addition to his ongoing responsibilities for direct compensation and employee benefits. He is also the senior human resources manager for personnel issues at the Ford Road Campus. Mr. Bowie is now responsible for human resources development in addition to his previous responsibilities for employee relations. He also leads the human resources transition team which has been responsible for staff reduction and employee placement activities both on the main and Ford Road campuses. o Robert L. Brent, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon.), FAAP, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics at the Jefferson Medical College/Alfred I. duPont Institute, received the 1994 Landauer Award of the Health Physics Society in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of radiation research and protection. Dr. Brent received the award in San Francisco, where he presented the Landauer Lecture. o Anne L. Rosenberg, MD, assistant professor of surgery, and two former Jeffersonians, radiation oncologist Lydia Komarnicky, MD, now at Jefferson affiliate Lankenau Hospital, and assistant director of development communications and breast-cancer survivor, Marian Betancourt, have written a book, "What to Do If You Get Breast Cancer." The book aims to help women cope with the disease from the first suspicion and diagnosis through options and treatments to follow-up care, reconstruction and through the costs, both emotional and financial. o Brian G. Swift, PharmD, assistant director of Jefferson's home infusion service and a clinical assistant professor of pharmacy at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, has been elected chairman of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' Section of Home Care Practitioners for a one-year term that begins in June. Leonard Rosenfeld, PhD, Appointed Assistant Dean in CGS ------------------------------------------------------- Leonard M. Rosenfeld, PhD, assistant professor of physiology, has been appointed assistant dean in the College of Graduate Studies (CGS), Jussi J. Saukkonen, MD, dean, College of Graduate Studies, and vice president for science policy, technology development and international affairs, has announced. In his new role, Dr. Rosenfeld will be involved in coordinating educational outreach activities, including minority and community affairs, and will be available to provide assistance and academic counseling to graduate students. Dr. Rosenfeld will also be involved in alumni relations and will chair the Advisory Committee on the Graduate College's Longitudinal Study. Dr. Rosenfeld holds faculty appointments as assistant professor of physiology in JMC, CGS and CAHS, and will continue his current teaching responsibilities in all three colleges. In making the announcement, Dean Saukkonen credited Dr. Rosenfeld, together with Georganne K. Buescher, EdD, Associate Dean, CGS, as being "instrumental in the development of Jefferson's recent `adoption' of the Franklin Learning Center's Health Science Program." Dr. Rosenfeld recently completed a two-year term as president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science (1992-1994). Under the aegis of the Academy, he has edited several monographs and is currently editing Medicine and Health Care into the 21st Century. He was instrumental in organizing the April 1993 symposium at the 69th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, "Healthcare in America: Status, Outlook and Potential." o Sergio A. Jimenez, MD, the Dorrance H. Hamilton Professor of Medicine and director of the division of rheumatology, has been appointed to the executive board of the Osteoarthritis Research Society. Dr. Jimenez is one of only three United States scientists on the 10-member board. Other members hail from Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, France, Japan and Italy. The society is the only one devoted exclusively to supporting osteoarthritis- related activities throughout the world. Dr. Jimenez is also associate editor of the society's journal, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. You Can Now Find S.T.A.R.s All Over Jefferson --------------------------------------------- The hospital's S.T.A.R. Program recently went University-wide. Information system's Jerry Rugletic is the first University employee to be recognized as a S.T.A.R. since this expansion. S.T.A.R. stands for Sensitivity, Teamwork, Awareness and Respect, and employees are honored for demonstrating those qualities. For assistance with computer-related problems, from the routine to the more complicated, employees depend on Jerry to respond promptly and fix whatever is wrong. In this way, Jerry is instrumental in helping Jefferson deliver quality service to patients. "Jerry has been doing a great job as our resident Macintosh guru," says Robert A. Peterson, senior vice president for administration and finance and chief financial officer. "I'm delighted that he has been chosen as a S.T.A.R. and that his service-oriented style has been formally recognized." Congratulations, Jerry! If you know a University employee whose work supports a hospital department and deserves special S.T.A.R. recognition, please call Kathleen Goodman at 8589. In Memoriam ----------- The University notes with sadness the death of: o Marie A. Barr, director of genetic counseling, division of medical genetics, department of medicine, on February 14. Marie helped Professor Arthur Weiss, medicine, establish the first medical oncology program at Jefferson in 1959 as the chief laboratory technician. She was instrumental in the development of the medical genetics program beginning in 1962 with work on the Philadelphia chromosome and establishment of the division's cytogenetic laboratory. She then branched into genetic counseling before the field was recognized, developing and maintaining a regional and national reputation of excellence. Among her many research interests was the Cornelia de Lange congenital malformation syndrome. She worked in research projects on the syndrome with her husband, Laird G. Jackson, MD, director of the division of medical genetics, and was the president of the founding board of directors of the Cornelia deLange Syndrome Foundation. Contributions in her memory may be made to Cornelia deLange Syndrome Foundation, 60 Dyer Avenue, Collinsville, CT 06022, or St. John of God Community Services, 532 Delsea Drive, Westville Grove, NJ 08093. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Information provided by: Editor, JeffNEWS (215) 955-6204 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------