Out of This World: Scientists Pave the Way for Extended Space Travel
On Sept. 26, 1996, astronaut Shannon Lucid, Ph.D., made history when she returned from the Mir Space Station after having logged 188 days in space, establishing the U.S. record for the most flight hours spent outside the Earth's atmosphere.

Medical Education Gets Extreme
These days it seems everything is "extreme"- extreme sports, extreme vacations, and even extreme value meals. Taking a lesson from popular culture, medical educators are increasingly realizing the potential value of "getting extreme" for doctors-in-training and, as a result, are transporting students and residents to exotic locations in distant lands or through the rugged wildernesses just beyond their backyard.

Knocking on the Doors of the Ivory Tower: Young Women Navigate Academic Medicine's Gender Roadblocks
"As long as you are realistic about your goals and expectations, I think a woman in this field can be very fulfilled. I'm looking forward to a great life in academic medicine." When Jessica Lee Mega, M.D., was growing up, AAMC annual meetings took the form of family vacations. Her mother, a child psychiatrist who currently teaches at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, regularly took her young daughter with her to professional conferences.

Cornell to Establish Medical School in Qatar
Seeking to expand educational diplomacy and its international presence, Cornell University has announced that it is establishing the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, a 4,416-square-mile country on the Persian Gulf.

Streamlined Site Visits, Meetings Among Changes in Store for LCME
In an effort to improve accreditation, increase efficiency, and decrease costs, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is rethinking its accreditation system, piloting updated versions of its site survey and quarterly meetings, and revising its standards document.

Web Watch

www.aamc.org/findaresident

The AAMC has launched FindAResi-dent, a new Web-based service that enables medical students and residents to apply to vacant residency positions. While FindAResident will help programs fill unexpected vacancies throughout the year, it promises to be especially valuable during the post-match "scramble" period. The service is an updated version of a commercial Web site acquired by the AAMC and is designed to complement the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Have you found or created an exciting Web site that might be useful to colleagues in academic medicine? Tell us about it; e-mail jproctor@aamc.org.