Research/Scholarship Skills Curriculum for Faculty

Responsible Conduct and Management of Research
Instructor: team (see below)
Date: 9/16/2010
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: TBA
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    PANEL DISCUSSION facilitated by Susan Stearsman

    A diverse panel will discuss commitment to a climate of ethical research. Federal regulations, specific research oversight mechanisms at Jefferson, and topics related to human and animal subjects will be among the areas discussed.

Medicare Coverage Analysis for Clinical Trials
Instructors: Ron Polizzi; Brian Kulhmann
Date: 9/29/2010
Time: 10:00am – 10:00am
Location: ORA Conference Room, Sheridan Building, 2nd floor
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    This class will review how to ensure industry initiated clinical trials are properly budgeted and how this fits in with the ORA Contract process. In consultation with the PI and Study Coordinator, ORA saves the study staff valuable time by drafting and negotiating clinical trial budgets. ORA has implemented a standardized method for developing and negotiating industry initiated clinical trial budgets that is used by contract offices at many leading academic research institutions across the country.

What You Need to Know About Serving on NIH Study Section
Instructors: Bonita Falkner, MD; Linda Siracusa, PhD; Philip Wedegaertner, PhD
Date: 10/20/2010
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: 101 BLSB
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    This session will focus on how participation in NIH study sections can strengthen the career of junior and mid-level faculty members. The panelists will discuss the qualities of a successful reviewer, including scientific rigor, balanced critiquing (distinguishing between serious flaws in the research and issues that can be improved or tolerated), fairness, communication skills (both in the written comments and in interactions with other reviewers), and professionalism. More practical issues, such as the required time commitment and the impact on one's own career trajectory, will also be discussed. Finally, the panelists will draw from their own experiences to outline different ways that a Jefferson researcher may become involved in NIH study section activities.

NIH Grant Proposal Seminar
Instructor: team (see below)
Date: 11/18/2010
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Location: 11/18 - 208/209 Hamilton; 11/19 - 105 BLSB
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    The NIH grant proposal seminar is designed to prepare early investigators for submission of an NIH grant. The NIH grant proposal seminar will be most helpful to those investigators who are currently in the process of preparing an NIH submission and have identified a senior faculty mentor to review components of the grant as they are developed. This seminar will be taught by experienced, funded investigators with assistance from the Office of Research Administration.

    A. Grantsmanship: Writing a Competitive Application

    Instructor: Laura Gitlin, Ph.D.
    Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
    Time: 8 am - 9 am
    Location: 208/209 Hamilton

    Participants will learn general principles of “grantsmanship”, or writing a competitive application. In addition, participants will discuss the importance of identifying and working with the NIH program officer prior to submission of an application.

    B. Understanding the Scientific Review Process

    Instructor: Scott Waldman, M.D., Ph.D.
    Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
    Time: 9 am - 10 am
    Location: 208/209 Hamilton

    C. Specific Aims and Hypotheses

    Instructors: Dennis Leeper, Ph.D., Gerry Grunwald, Ph.D., Lorraine Iacovitti, Ph.D.
    Date: 10 am - 11 am
    Time: 10 am - 11 am
    Location: 208/209 Hamilton

    This workshop will prepare participants for the scientific review of their proposals by reviewing the NIH peer review process.

    D. Research Design/ Methodology

    Instructor: Gerry Grunwald, Ph.D.
    Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
    Time: 11 am - 12 pm
    Location: 208/209 Hamilton

    E. Statistical Analysis

    Instructor: Terry Hyslop, Ph.D.
    Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
    Time:. 1 pm - 2 pm
    Location: 208/209 Hamilton

    F. Responding to reviewers comments

    Instructor: Joannes Hoek, Ph.D
    Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
    Time: 2 pm - 3 pm
    Location: 208/209 Hamilton

    G. Preparing a budget for the NIH, Part 1: From an investigator and departmental perspective

    Instructors: Laura Gitlin, Ph.D. and Carol Prem
    Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
    Time: 3 pm - 4 pm
    Location: 208/209 Hamilton

    Sessions D through H will review important sections of an NIH grant application in detail. Participants will apply learned principles and tips to examples from actual grant applications.

    H. Preparing a budget for the NIH, Part 2: Hands-on preparation of an NIH budget using a case study

    Instructor: Margaret Dent
    Date: Friday, November 19, 2010
    Time: 8 am - 9 am
    Location: 105 BLSB

    Hands on preparation of the budget forms used in an NIH application. Also, learn about regulations, policies and cost principles that you need to calculate a budget.

    I. NIH Electronic Applications

    Instructor: Brian Burke
    Date: Friday, November 19, 2010
    Time: 9 am - 10 am
    Location: 105 BLSB

    Hands-on in a computer lab, practice electronic submission process for the NIH 424 will be demonstrated. Just-In-Time, PDF attachments, and submission to JeffShare will be explained.

    J. Progress Reporting

    Instructor: Office of Research Administration staff
    Date: Friday, November 19, 2010
    Time: 10 am - 11 am
    Location: 105 BLSB

    After the application is submitted, there are still administrative steps to be completed. Learn to use the NIH form 2590 for annual progress reports as well as the ESNAP report. Review the steps necessary to close out a study.

    An overview of the process for submitting grant related documents and change requests electronically through the HRSA Electronic Handbooks.

Conducting Research with Knowledge-Based Databases, Search Engines and Managing Your Citations with RefWorks 2.0
Instructor: Dan Kipnis, MSI
Date: 11/2/2011
Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: 306 Scott
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    This 3 hour workshop will cover PubMed, Scopus, Google and Google Scholar and how to use RefWorks 2.0 to manage your citations for publication. This workshop is designed for all Jefferson researchers. We’ll move from introductory concepts to more advanced search techniques. If you need to organize citations and aim to expedite your research output this workshop will help.

Mentoring Session for Early Career Investigators: Tips from the Experts!
Instructors: Jeffrey Benovic, Ph.D.; Bonita Falkner, MD; Scott Waldman, M.D., Ph.D
Date: 12/15/2011
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: 208/209 Hamilton
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    Using a series of structure questions, experienced investigators will provide advice to junior colleagues regarding:
    1) career development strategies
    2) building your professional network
    3) getting your grants funded
    4) promotion and tenure
    5) negotiating for resources

Conducting Research with Knowledge-Based Databases, Search Engines and Managing Your Citations with RefWorks 2.0
Instructor: Dan Kipnis, MSI
Date: 3/7/2012
Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: 306 Scott
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    This 3 hour workshop will cover PubMed, Scopus, Google and Google Scholar and how to use RefWorks 2.0 to manage your citations for publication. This workshop is designed for all Jefferson researchers. We’ll move from introductory concepts to more advanced search techniques. If you need to organize citations and aim to expedite your research output this workshop will help.

NIH Grant Proposal Seminar Series - December 19 & 20, 2012
Instructor: team (see below)
Date: 12/19/2012
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Location: JAH 207 and 407
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    The NIH grant proposal seminar is a series designed to prepare early investigators for submission of an NIH grant. The NIH grant proposal seminar will be most helpful to those investigators who are currently in the process of preparing an NIH submission and have identified a senior faculty mentor to review components of the grant as they are developed. This seminar will be taught by experienced, funded investigators with assistance from the Office of Research Administration.

    A. Grantsmanship: Writing a Competitive Application

    Instructor: Laurence Eisenlohr, PhD, VMD

    Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    Time: 8 am – 9 am
    Location: 207 JAH
    Maximum Enrollment: 100

    Participants will learn general principles of “grantsmanship”, or writing a competitive application. In addition, participants will discuss the importance of identifying and working with the NIH program officer prior to submission of an application.

    B. Understanding the Scientific Review Process

    Instructor: Scott Waldman, MD, PhD

    Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    Time: 9 am – 10 am
    Location: 207 JAH
    Maximum Enrollment: 100


    C. Specific Aims and Hypotheses

    Instructors: Dennis Leeper, PhD, Gerry Grunwald, PhD, Lorraine Iacovitti, PhD

    Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    Time: 10 am – 11 am
    Location: 207 JAH
    Maximum Enrollment: 100

    This workshop will prepare participants for the scientific review of their proposals by reviewing the NIH peer review process.


    D. Research Design/ Methodology

    Instructor: Gerry Grunwald, PhD

    Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    Time: 11 am – 12 pm
    Location: 207 JAH
    Maximum Enrollment: 100


    E. Statistical Analysis

    Instructor: Terry Hyslop, PhD
    Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    Time:. 1 pm – 2 pm
    Location: 207 JAH
    Maximum Enrollment: 100


    F. Responding to reviewers comments

    Instructor: Jan Hoek, PhD

    Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    Time: 2 pm – 3 pm
    Location: 207 JAH
    Maximum Enrollment: 100


    G. Preparing a budget for the NIH: From an investigator and departmental perspective

    Instructor: Shey-Shing Sheu, Ph.D. and Carol Prem

    Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    Time: 3 pm – 4 pm
    Location: 207 JAH
    Maximum Enrollment: 100


    Sessions D through H will review important sections of an NIH grant application in detail. Participants will apply learned principles and tips to examples from actual grant applications.


    H. Budgets and Contracts


    Instructor: Office of Research Administration

    Date: Thursday, December 20, 2012
    Time: 8 am – 9 am
    Location: 407 JAH
    Maximum Enrollment: 100


    A budget is really just another way of describing the things you’ll need to accomplish your research – in a format that takes into account the price and how much labor is involved. Learn how to translate your ideas into dollars and cents.

    I. Electronic Applications – Using Cayuse and the Jefferson e-PTF


    Instructor: Office of Research Administration

    Date: Thursday, December 20, 2012
    Time: 9 am – 10 am
    Location: 407 JAH
    Maximum Enrollment: 100

    Repetitious entering of standard information has ended, as Caysue and the Jefferson Electronic Proposal Transmission Form now do the heavy lifting of standard contact info, calculating numbers and keeping track of dates. Learn how to use this transformative technology!

How to build a career in clinical research
Instructors: Walter Kraft, Ph.D.; David Whellan, M.D.; Bonita Falkner, MD
Date: 9/19/2013
Time: 7:30am – 9:00am
Location: 105 BLSB
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    This session will focus on the career development of physicians interested in incorporating clinical research to a significant degree into their careers. Experienced physician investigators will outline the steps that junior faculty need to take in order to pursue a career in clinical research. Required skills and career development milestones necessary for successful careers and promotion as a clinical researcher will be discussed. At the end of the session, participants will:
    1) Identify the skill set necessary for successful careers in clinical research
    2) Identify the career development milestones necessary for successful promotion as a clinical researcher
    3) Develop short and long term goals to enhance their ability to be successful in clinical research

Golden Opportunities and Silver Linings: Partnering with OTT
Instructors: Katherine Chou; Michael Caggiano; Robert DeHaven
Date: 9/25/2013
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: 218 Curtis
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    This session will introduce the members of OTT and illustrate how OTT partners with faculty on IP-related matters and technology commercialization. Most importantly, OTT will also introduce alternative (non-federal) funding resources that faculty could explore for additional funding.

From Theory to Practice: Team Science and Collaboration
Instructors: Michelle Bennett, PhD; Howard Gadlin, PhD
Date: 12/12/2013
Time: 8:30am – 12:00pm
Location: 101 BLSB
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    Scientists and clinicians are increasingly forming collaborations and participating in teams to solve complex scientific issues. Collaborations today are often transdisciplinary, bringing together scientists with different expertise, experiences, and cultures to achieve a common goal. Many factors, such as establishing trust, team dynamics, effective communication, and creating a shared vision are needed to advance collaborative projects, and to prevent and manage disputes and conflicts.

    This workshop will combine didactic and interactive components to help faculty understand how to translate theories into practice.

    Participants will learn:
    1) The importance of trust and how to establish it
    2) Establishing a team (or what to do if you have inherited one)
    3) Creating and sharing the scientific vision
    4) Strategies for setting expectations
    5) Managing conflict while promoting the productive disagreement
    6) Strategies for sustaining a successful research team

    *L. Michelle Bennett, Ph.D., is the Deputy Scientific Director for the NHLBI of the NIH (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health) and Howard Gadlin, Ph.D., is the Ombudsman and Director of the Center for Cooperative Resolution at the NIH.

Qualitative Research Methods
Instructor: Candace Young, MS
Date: 3/12/2014
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: 105 BLSB
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    This session will introduce the theoretical framework, background, techniques and uses of qualitative research; cover approaches for data analysis, and present examples of how qualitative methods are used in health care settings. This session will also address strengths and limitations of qualitative research and discuss ethical issues surrounding its use.

    At the end of this session participants will:
    1) Evaluate types of research questions that can be addressed through qualitative methods.
    2) Summarize basic approaches for coding and analyzing qualitative data.
    3) Identify examples of qualitative research in health care research settings.
    4) Compare and contrast strengths and limitations of various qualitative approaches and designs.

Grant Writing Workshop
Instructors: Raymond Penn, PhD; Carol L Prem
Date: 12/16/2014
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: 105 BLSB
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    Dates: Tuesdays, November 18, November 25, December 2, December 9 and December 16, 2014

    This five session workshop series, taught by experienced investigators, will help early to mid-career investigators to successfully prepare and submit competitive research proposals. The series is designed to prepare investigators for submission of an NIH type grant. The series will be most helpful to those investigators who are currently in the process of preparing a grant submission and have identified a senior faculty mentor to review components of the grant as they are developed.

    Session topics include:
    1) Understanding the review process and general strategies for grant preparation
    2) Writing a grant, Part 1: Specific Aims, Significance/Innovation, and Preparing a response to an A0 submission
    3) Writing a grant Part 2: Organization and Development of the Research Strategy
    4) Grant Writing Tips: Grammar/Style/Tone, Successful Strategies, Common Missteps, and Helpful Resources
    5) Nuts and Bolts of grant submission: Preparation of the budget, electronic submission, etc.

    At the end of the series, participants will:
    1) Discuss the scientific review process including how grants are reviewed and scored
    2) List different type of grant mechanisms and explain the best mechanism to use for specific types of research
    3) Define strategies for the preparation of a successful grant application
    4) List common mistakes made during the grant preparation process
    5) Prepare an accurate budget for an R0-1 type grant application

The Five Things You Need to Know Before You Do Cllinical Research
Instructors: Walter Kraft, Ph.D.; David Whellan, M.D.
Date: 2/2/2015
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: 207 JAH
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    This workshop will review important regulatory requirements and practical knowledge needed to perform research in the clinical setting including: Conflict of Interest and the Sunshine Act, Preparing Budgets, Human Subjects Protection, Intellectual Property, Material Transfer Agreements, and working with grants and contracts.

    At the end of this session, participants will:
    1) Be familiar with the Sunshine Act, be able to obtain information regarding themselves on the internet, and be able to complete conflict of interest forms
    2) Understand medicare coverage analysis (MCA) and how it applies to clinical research
    3) Identify at least 3 common budgeting mistakes
    4) Identify how to navigate the TJU/SKMC clinical research system

Conducting Clinical Research: How to navigate the IRB
Instructors: Walter Kraft, Ph.D.; Kyle Conner, MA, CIP
Date: 2/13/2015
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: 105/107 BLSB
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    This session will focus on the levels of IRB review for quality improvement, chart review, multi-site, or sample research. This session will also review the procedures for doing preliminary review of charts to assess the feasibility of doing a clinical study. Finally, the workshop will explore the role of students/trainees on clinical projects.

    At the end of this session, participants will:
    1) List the levels of review required that define exempt, expedited and full approval
    2) Understand the regulations around creating a research registry
    3) Understand the approval requirements of quality improvement projects

Innovation and Intellectual Property – the basics - Session 1
Instructor: Robin Sheldon, Esq.
Date: 9/15/2015
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: Jefferson Accelerator Zone (JAZ), 137 S. 10th Street
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    Innovation and the role of intellectual property, and how the influence the work, research, and ideas of our faculty members at Thomas Jefferson University.

    Following this session, participants will be able to:

    1) Identify the various types of intellectual property
    2) Awareness of the legal, financial, and business
    risks associated with innovation

Clinical Trials 101: How to Participate in Clinical Trials and How the JCRI Can Help You
Instructors: Kathy O'Malley; Walter Kraft, Ph.D.; David Whellan, M.D.
Date: 9/22/2015
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: 224/225 Hamilton Building
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    Getting started and being successful as a clinical researcher can be difficult, whether it is your first time or tenth time. Understanding all the pieces that need to come together and what to be on the lookout for are critical to completing the project with quality data and without a deficit. Participants in this session will learn each step in initiating and maintaining a clinical trial. Investigator responsibilities for the proper conduct of clinical research will be outlined from an operational and regulatory perspective. Services provided by the Jefferson Clinical Research Institute to faculty will be described as well as the step by step process of how to gain access to these services.
    At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

    1) Describe the steps required before working with an industry sponsor
    2) Describe the steps prior to enrolling your first subject
    3) Describe the steps once you have enrolled your first subject

Key Steps in Writing-and Publishing-Your Manuscript
Instructor: Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 10/7/2015
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Room 200A
(Registration for this session is full. You may sign up for the Waiting List in case a spot opens up.)

    This presentation provides advice on how to be more organized and less overwhelmed when you write your next manuscript. It also focuses on key elements of manuscript writing, with a focus on engaging an editor’s attention.

    Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
    1) List the key points to keep in mind when starting a manuscript
    2) Identify the parts of the manuscript readers are most likely to see and common methods for improving them
    3) Apply a systematic approach to writing the body of a paper

    *Jennifer Fisher Wilson is the medical writer and editor at the new Jefferson Writing Center. Before joining Jefferson, Jennifer spent 12 years as a writer and editor for Annals of Internal Medicine.

A Deeper Dive Into Patents, Trade Secrets and Copyrights - Session 3
Instructor: Robin Sheldon, Esq.
Date: 11/10/2015
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: Jefferson Accelerator Zone (JAZ), 137 S. 10th Street
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    Innovation and the role of intellectual property, and how the influence the work, research, and ideas of our faculty members at Thomas Jefferson University.

    Following this session, participants will be able to:

    1) Knowledge of how patent law evolves and analyze
    some recent Supreme Court decisions
    2) Learn how copyright and trade secrets can boost
    innovation
    3) Understanding of how patents are filed, prosecuted,
    granted . . . and then challenged.

5 Habits of Successful Writers . . . and Ways to Foster them in Your Writing
Instructor: Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 11/11/2015
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Room 200A
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    Few of us ever learn how to write with consistency and fluency, and yet being able to do so can mean the difference between being a highly regarded researcher and one who is overlooked. Studies have shown that successful writers practice specific habits that help them flourish and make the process of writing less mysterious. This workshop will focus on these habits and provide practical advice for fostering them in your own writing.

    Upon completion of this session, participants will:

    1) Define the five habits of successful writers
    2) Describe how the writing process can be improved
    3) Relate practical ways to integrate these habits to achieve individual writing goals

5 Habits of Successful Writers . . . and Ways to Foster them in Your Writing
Instructor: Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 3/23/2016
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 200A
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    Few of us ever learn how to write with consistency and fluency, and yet being able to do so can mean the difference between being a highly regarded researcher and one who is overlooked. Studies have shown that successful writers practice specific habits that help them flourish and make the process of writing less mysterious. This workshop will focus on these habits and provide practical advice for fostering them in your own writing.

    Upon completion of this session, participants will:

    1) Define the five habits of successful writers
    2) Describe how the writing process can be improved
    3) Relate practical ways to integrate these habits to achieve individual writing goals

Philanthropy 101: Philanthropic Support of Your Research at Thomas Jefferson University
Instructor: Elizabeth Dale
Date: 5/12/2016
Time: 9:00am – 10:30am
Location: 105 BLSB
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    This session is geared towards faculty members who want to learn more about philanthropy at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU). Participants will learn how to work with institutional advancement officers to engage donors and foundations to support their research and work.
    Discussions will focus on foundations and endowments, and how philanthropic support could potentially intersect with faculty members’ work at TJU. Participants will also learn how to effectively describe the potential impact and significance of their research to optimally leverage financial support of their work.

    Following this session, participants will be able to:

    1) Describe the importance of philanthropic and donor support in your research
    2) Identify available resources in Jefferson’s Office of institutional Advancement
    3) Relate the impact of donor motivations and faculty participation in the philanthropic enterprise at Jefferson

The Roadmap to Clinical Research at Jefferson: A Four-Part Series - Part 1: Negotiating the IRB Process
Instructor: Kyle Conner, MA, CIP
Date: 9/21/2016
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: 100 College, Rodgers Conference Room
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    Federal regulations mandate that research involving human subjects have IRB approval prior to study initiation. In order to be a successful clinical researcher, investigators need to be familiar with the IRB process as well as with the regulatory framework within which we all must operate. Negotiating the IRB process for first-time (and even seasoned) investigators can sometimes be a daunting task in an ever-evolving regulatory landscape. This session will be devoted to discussing the IRB submission process at Jefferson, the ethical principles of human research, as well as some of the current hot topics of human research and how they are handled at Jefferson.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Describe the IRB submission and review process
    2) Describe and understand the importance of basic ethical principles underlying human research
    3) Find appropriate resources on the IRB website

The Roadmap to Clinical Research at Jefferson: A Four-Part Series - Part 2: Understanding the Clinical Trials Process: The Role of Business Operations for Your Clinical Research
Instructors: Ron Polizzi; Michael Caggiano; Jennifer Lott, MSLIS; Laura Vinci, RN, MBA
Date: 10/3/2016
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: 100 College, Rodgers Conference Room
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    The workshop will cover the administrative processes and best practices in order to expedite the pathway to subject enrollment. Time will also be spent on the negotiation of the clinical trial agreement. Additional topics that will be explored will include budgeting, financial management, and billing regulations.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Describe the administrative processes prior to working with an industry sponsor
    2) Understand the contracting, budgeting, and financial management of a clinical trial
    3) Define the purpose and rationale of the coverage analysis.

Getting Started: Identifying Funding Opportunities with Jefferson Resources
Instructors: Gary Kaplan, MSLIS; Molly Gerber
Date: 10/5/2016
Time: 8:00am – 9:00am
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 200A
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    Wondering how to fund your next project? Numerous opportunities are offered by non-federal funding organizations, such as disease-specific associations and foundations, to get your concept off the ground.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Identify the steps, from ‘Concept through Submission’
    2) Decide how to make use of funding databases, such as Pivot and the Jefferson Research Website to identify appropriate opportunities
    3) Access relevant services of the Office of Institutional Advancement, Center for Teaching & Learning, Research Administrative Center of Excellence, and the Office of Research Administration

Health Services & Patient Centered Outcomes Research
Instructors: Brendan Carr, MD; Kristin Rising, MD; Ronald Myers, PhD
Date: 10/21/2016
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Hamilton Building, Room 505
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    Health services research (HSR) is the multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and personal behaviors affect access to health care, the quality and cost of health care, and ultimately our health and well-being.

    Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) helps people and their caregivers communicate and make informed health care decisions, allowing their voices to be heard in assessing the value of health care options.

    HSR and PCOR share a number of methods and can be used to assess the impact of delivery system interventions. This workshop will introduce faculty members to these types of research using examples from the instructors’ research portfolio. The discussion will focus on the suggested course of training in order to develop a successful research career, provide examples of successful grant applications, and offer guidance on how to navigate early career development.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Describe the history of health services research and patient centered outcomes research
    2) Identify specific examples of HSR and PCOR
    3) Create a community of researchers at Jeff committed to HSR and PCOR

High Impact Publishing
Instructors: Dan Kipnis, MSI; Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 10/26/2016
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Jefferson Alumni Hall, Room M13
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    Academic publishing is undergoing a dramatic shift as journals become more specialized and the number of publishing outlets surge. Understanding the publishing world and its potential impact on one’s career can be confusing and mysterious. This workshop provides an introduction to academic publishing by exploring the metrics and tools used to determine “impact.” Facilitators will explore the concept of “high impact” publishing, discuss two tools for assessing a journals impact factor, and discuss the evolution of academic publishing, including predatory publishing practices and open access journals.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Discuss some of the metrics used for determining impact factor
    2) Describe at least one tool for determining a journal’s impact factor
    3) Identify future trends in academic publishing

Survey Research Workshop
Instructor: Carolyn Giordano, PhD
Date: 11/10/2016
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 307
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    Survey fatigue is a threat to survey validity. To alleviate this issue, the Office of Institutional Research has implemented a survey policy for TJU. This workshop will teach the attendees how to submit student survey proposals and create valid surveys. We will discuss question bias: how word choice can influence respondents’ answers. We will identify bias and develop ways to avoid using bias in survey questions. Additionally, we will discuss how to determine which type of question format is most applicable for the information needed. Finally, participants will learn some basic features of Survey Monkey to create professional-looking surveys.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Submit a survey for OIR approval
    2) Identify bias and rewrite questions to eliminate bias
    3) Choose appropriate questions to acquire the needed information
    4) Create a survey in SurveyMonkey

Key Steps in Writing-and Publishing-Your Manuscript
Instructor: Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 11/22/2016
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 200A
(Register for this session)

    This presentation provides advice on how to be more organized and less overwhelmed when you write your next manuscript. It also focuses on key elements of manuscript writing, with a focus on engaging an editor’s attention.

    Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
    1) List the key points to keep in mind when starting a manuscript
    2) Identify the parts of the manuscript readers are most likely to see and common methods for improving them
    3) Apply a systematic approach to writing the body of a paper

    *Jennifer Fisher Wilson is the medical writer and editor at the new Jefferson Writing Center. Before joining Jefferson, Jennifer spent 12 years as a writer and editor for Annals of Internal Medicine.

Grant Writing Workshop Series 2016-2017
Instructor: team (see below)
Date: 12/13/2016
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: 505 Hamilton Building
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    Instructors: Raymond Penn, PhD, Scott Waldman, PhD, Gerald Grunwald , PhD, Carol Prem, and Deborah Roussell

    Dates: Tuesdays; November 15, November 29, December 6, and December 13, 2016, and January 10, 2017
    Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    Location: See locations when registering for these workshops
    Maximum Enrollment: 50
    CME Credits: 1.5 per session

    The five session workshop series, taught by experienced investigators, will help early to mid-career investigators to successfully prepare and submit competitive research proposals. The series is designed to prepare investigators for submission of an NIH type grant. The series will be most helpful to those investigators who are currently in the process of preparing a grant submission and have identified a senior faculty mentor to review components of the grant as they are developed.
    Session topics include:
    1) Understanding the review process and general strategies for grant preparation
    2) Writing a grant, Part 1: Specific Aims, Significance/ Innovation, and Preparing a response to an A0 submission
    3) Writing a grant Part 2: Organization and Development of the Research Strategy
    4) Grant Writing Tips: Grammar/Style/Tone, Success Strategies, Common Missteps, and Helpful Resources
    5) Nuts and Bolts of Grant Submission: Preparation of the Budget, Electronic Submission, Etc.

    At the end of the series, participants should be able to:
    1) Discuss the scientific review process including how grants are reviewed and scored
    2) List different types of grant mechanisms and explain the best mechanisms to use for specific types of research
    3) Define strategies for the preparation of a successful grant preparation process
    4) Prepare an accurate budget for an R0-1 type grant application

Getting Started: Identifying Funding Opportunities with Jefferson Resources
Instructors: Gary Kaplan, MSLIS; Molly Gerber
Date: 3/8/2017
Time: 8:00am – 9:00am
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 200A
(Register for this session)

    Wondering how to fund your next project? Numerous opportunities are offered by non-federal funding organizations, such as disease-specific associations and foundations, to get your concept off the ground.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Identify the steps, from ‘Concept through Submission’
    2) Decide how to make use of funding databases, such as Pivot and the Jefferson Research Website to identify appropriate opportunities
    3) Access relevant services of the Office of Institutional Advancement, Center for Teaching & Learning, Research Administrative Center of Excellence, and the Office of Research Administration

5 Habits of Successful Writers . . . and Ways to Foster them in Your Writing
Instructor: Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 3/23/2017
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Memorial Library, 200A
(Register for this session)

    Few of us ever learn how to write with consistency and fluency, and yet being able to do so can mean the difference between being a highly regarded researcher and one who is overlooked. Studies have shown that successful writers practice specific habits that help them flourish and make the process of writing less mysterious. This workshop will focus on these habits and provide practical advice for fostering them in your own writing.

    Upon completion of this session, participants will:

    1) Define the five habits of successful writers
    2) Describe how the writing process can be improved
    3) Relate practical ways to integrate these habits to achieve individual writing goals

High Impact Publishing
Instructors: Dan Kipnis, MSI; Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 11/21/2017
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: JAH M13
(Register for this session)

    Academic publishing is undergoing a dramatic shift as journals become more specialized and the number of publishing outlets surge. Understanding the publishing world and its potential impact on one’s career can be confusing and mysterious. This workshop provides an introduction to academic publishing by exploring the metrics and tools used to determine “impact.” Facilitators will explore the concept of “high impact” publishing, discuss two tools for assessing a journals impact factor, and discuss the evolution of academic publishing, including predatory publishing practices and open access journals.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Discuss some of the metrics used for determining impact factor
    2) Describe at least one tool for determining a journal’s impact factor
    3) Identify future trends in academic publishing

Key Steps in Writing-and Publishing-Your Manuscript
Instructor: Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 11/22/2017
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: SML
(Register for this session)

    This presentation provides advice on how to be more organized and less overwhelmed when you write your next manuscript. It also focuses on key elements of manuscript writing, with a focus on engaging an editor’s attention.

    Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:
    1) List the key points to keep in mind when starting a manuscript
    2) Identify the parts of the manuscript readers are most likely to see and common methods for improving them
    3) Apply a systematic approach to writing the body of a paper

    *Jennifer Fisher Wilson is the medical writer and editor at the new Jefferson Writing Center. Before joining Jefferson, Jennifer spent 12 years as a writer and editor for Annals of Internal Medicine.

Getting Started: Identifying Funding Opportunities with Jefferson Resources
Instructors: Gary Kaplan, MSLIS; Molly Gerber
Date: 2/21/2018
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: 200 A, Scott Memorial Library - Center City Campus
(Register for this session)

    Wondering how to fund your next project? Numerous opportunities are offered by non-federal funding organizations, such as disease-specific associations and foundations, to get your concept off the ground.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Identify the steps, from ‘Concept through Submission’
    2) Decide how to make use of funding databases, such as Pivot and the Jefferson Research Website to identify appropriate opportunities
    3) Access relevant services of the Office of Institutional Advancement, Center for Teaching & Learning, Research Administrative Center of Excellence, and the Office of Research Administration

5 Habits of Successful Writers . . . and Ways to Foster them in Your Writing
Instructor: Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 3/19/2018
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: SML 200A
(Register for this session)

    Few of us ever learn how to write with consistency and fluency, and yet being able to do so can mean the difference between being a highly regarded researcher and one who is overlooked. Studies have shown that successful writers practice specific habits that help them flourish and make the process of writing less mysterious. This workshop will focus on these habits and provide practical advice for fostering them in your own writing.

    Upon completion of this session, participants will:

    1) Define the five habits of successful writers
    2) Describe how the writing process can be improved
    3) Relate practical ways to integrate these habits to achieve individual writing goals

Peer Editing Research Manuscripts for: Content
Instructor: Pamela Walter, MFA
Date: 9/13/2018
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 200A, Center City Campus
(Register for this session)

    “Can you look at this for me?” may or may not be a phrase you want to hear, but as professionals in the health sciences, you do hear it. You may not have time to help, or you may wonder where to start. This course will share tools and strategies to equip you to enhance content and purpose in the drafts of colleagues seeking to publish their manuscripts. You’ll use an editor’s checklist, for example, to help ask the right questions to give the writer meaningful direction. You’ll also learn ways to clarify expectations up front so that you and the writer know what the scope of your help will be.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Ask editors’ questions to enhance purpose and meaning in drafts.
    2) Clarify expectations with the writer.
    3) Use tools to help writers improve their drafts for targeted publication.

Peer Editing Research Manuscripts for: Clarity
Instructor: Pamela Walter, MFA
Date: 9/26/2018
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 200A, Center City Campus
(Register for this session)

    “Don’t worry about the content. Just tell me if it sounds right.” Sometimes colleagues ask you to evaluate the flow and language of their drafts. This session will give editors and writers specific strategies for editing paragraphs and sentences for the clearest possible meaning. You’ll also learn how to point writers to the right verb tense and how to trim sentences without trimming meaning.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Help other writers improve their paragraphs.
    2) Help clarify sentence structure
    3) Suggest the right verb tense
    4) Trim sentences without trimming meaning

Proofreading Research Manuscripts
Instructor: Pamela Walter, MFA
Date: 10/4/2018
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 200A, Center City Campus
(Register for this session)

    Many writers feel anxiety about handing their manuscripts over to a judge, even if it’s just a peer. However, having someone else proofread and give a manuscript feedback increases the chance that it will get published. In our collaborative world, good peer editors should know how to respect the writer, build trust, and fix some errors. This session helps improve communication between the peer editor and the writer by defining inoffensive ways to give feedback. It also shares specific proofreading strategies for finding errors.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Build trust to avoid giving offense with comments
    2) Give purposeful feedback that improves drafts
    3) Proofread carefully to ensure correctness

A Road Map to Clinical Research at Thomas Jefferson University
Instructors: David Whellan, M.D.; Michael Caggiano; Kathy O'Malley
Date: 10/19/2018
Time: 7:30am – 8:30am
Location: Jefferson Alumni Hall, Room 307, Center City Campus
(Register for this session)

    Participants in this workshop will inform investigators and clinical research personnel how to navigate the University systems, required approvals, and business processes in order to effectively conduct compliant clinical research. The responsibilities of the research team, as well as the considerations for evaluating feasibility and study start-up will also be discussed. Subject matter experts from the Office of Human Research, Jefferson Clinical Research Institute (JCRI), JCRI Business Operations, and the Clinical Trials Office will be participating in this workshop.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Identify two TJU websites that provide guidance on performing compliant clinical research.
    2) Describe four responsibilities of the Principal Investigator, as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations.
    3) List four areas of consideration when assessing study feasibility.

How to Write Better Abstracts
Instructor: Pamela Walter, MFA
Date: 2/21/2019
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 200A, Center City Campus
(Register for this session)

    What do you look for when you are researching abstracts? What barriers prevent you from finding what you need? Perhaps the abstract wasn’t as clear as it could be. The purpose of this course is to offer research writers a tool and process for writing abstracts that make it easier for your readers to find your published work. This course focuses on unpacking the elements that define a well-crafted abstract and helping you write one.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Explain why abstracts are important
    2) Define what makes an abstract bad or good
    3) Use a simple tool to design better abstracts

High Impact Publishing
Instructor: Jennifer Wilson, MS
Date: 4/2/2019
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Scott Memorial Library, Room 200A, Center City Campus
(Register for this session)

    Academic publishing is undergoing a dramatic shift as journals become more specialized and the number of publishing outlets surge. Understanding the publishing world and its potential impact on one’s career can be confusing and mysterious. This workshop provides an introduction to academic publishing by exploring the metrics and tools used to determine “impact.” Facilitators will explore the concept of “high impact” publishing, discuss two tools for assessing a journals impact factor, and discuss the evolution of academic publishing, including predatory publishing practices and open access journals.

    At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

    1) Discuss some of the metrics used for determining impact factor
    2) Describe at least one tool for determining a journal’s impact factor
    3) Identify future trends in academic publishing

Qualitative Methods: Tools for understanding patient, provider, and community perspectives
Instructors: Rosie Frasso; Kristin Rising, MD
Date: 11/8/2019
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Jefferson Alumni Hall, Room 307, Center City Campus
(Register for this session)

    Qualitative data collection methods vary widely but frequently involve interviews, observations, or focus groups. Less common, but more interactive and creative approaches, such as intercept interviews, free-listing, walking interviews, photo elicitation interviews, photovoice, and nominal group technique can enhance a researcher's ability to collaborate with stakeholders, patients and communities and create lasting and effective partnerships. Each approach presents unique implementation, recruitment, and ethical challenges, which will be discussed in this presentation. We will address data collection, organization, and analysis, including effective ways to disseminate findings. Additionally, we will workshop effective basic interview techniques which can be translated to a variety of data collection approaches.
    At the end of the session, participants should be able to:

    1) Identify a variety of qualitative data collection techniques.
    2) Match qualitative data collection approaches to potential research questions.
    3) Apply effective and appropriate interview techniques for research questions.

Grant Writing Workshop 2022 (5 Sessions)
Instructor: team (see below)
Date: 3/2/2022
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Virtual
(Register for this session)

    Instructors: Raymond Penn, Scott Waldman, Gerald Grunwald, Carol Prem,
    Deborah Roussell

    Dates: Wednesdays: March 2, March 16, March 30, April 13, April 27

    Time:12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    Locations: TBD
    Maximum Enrollment: 50
    This five session workshop series, taught by experienced investigators, will help early to mid-career investigators to successfully prepare and submit competitive research proposals. The series is designed to prepare investigators for submission of an NIH type grant. The series will be most helpful to those investigators who are currently in the process of preparing a grant submission and have identified a senior faculty mentor to review components of the grant as they are developed.

    The sessions will cover the following topics:

    1. Understanding the review process and general strategies for grant preparation
    2. Writing a grant, part 1: Specific Aims, Significance/ Innovation, and Preparing a response to an A0 submission
    3. Writing a grant, part 2: Organization and Development of the Research Strategy
    4. Tips for Writing and Revising a Grant Proposal: Enhancing Clarity, Tone, and Flow to Create a More Compelling Proposal
    5. Nuts and Bolts of Grant Submission: Preparation of the Budget, Electronic Submission, and Everything Else

    At the end of the series, participants should be able to:

    1. Discuss the scientific review process including how grants are reviewed and scored
    2. List different types of grant mechanisms and explain the best mechanisms to use for specific types of research
    3. Define strategies for the preparation of a successful grant preparation process
    4. Prepare an accurate budget for an R0-1 type grant application

Grant Writing Workshop (Workshop #3 in Series) - Writing a grant, part 2: Organization and Development of the Research Strategy
Instructor: Gerald B Grunwald, PhD
Date: 3/30/2022
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Virtual
(Register for this session)

    Instructors: Raymond Penn, Scott Waldman, Gerald Grunwald, Carol Prem, Deborah Roussell, Sherry McDaniel, and Andrew Taraschi

    Dates: Wednesdays: March 2, March 16, March 30, April 13, April 27

    Time:12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    Maximum Enrollment: 50

    This five session workshop series, taught by experienced investigators, will help early to mid-career investigators to successfully prepare and submit competitive research proposals. The series is designed to prepare investigators for submission of an NIH type grant. The series will be most helpful to those investigators who are currently in the process of preparing a grant submission and have identified a senior faculty mentor to review components of the grant as they are developed.

    The sessions will cover the following topics:

    1. Understanding the review process and general strategies for grant preparation
    2. Writing a grant, part 1: Specific Aims, Significance/ Innovation, and Preparing a response to an A0 submission
    3. Writing a grant, part 2: Organization and Development of the Research Strategy
    4. Tips for Writing and Revising a Grant Proposal: Enhancing Clarity, Tone, and Flow to Create a More Compelling Proposal
    5. Nuts and Bolts of Grant Submission: Preparation of the Budget, Electronic Submission, and Everything Else

    At the end of the series, participants should be able to:

    1. Discuss the scientific review process including how grants are reviewed and scored
    2. List different types of grant mechanisms and explain the best mechanisms to use for specific types of research
    3. Define strategies for the preparation of a successful grant preparation process
    4. Prepare an accurate budget for an R0-1 type grant application

Grant Writing Workshop (Workshop #4 in Series) - Tips for Writing and Revising a Grant Proposal: Enhancing Clarity, Tone, and Flow to Create a More Compelling Proposal
Instructor: Deborah Roussell, PhD
Date: 4/13/2022
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Virtual
(Register for this session)

    Instructors: Raymond Penn, Scott Waldman, Gerald Grunwald, Carol Prem, Deborah Roussell, Sherry McDaniel, and Andrew Taraschi

    Dates: Wednesdays: March 2, March 16, March 30, April 13, April 27

    Time:12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    Maximum Enrollment: 50

    This five-session workshop series, taught by experienced investigators, will help early to mid-career investigators to successfully prepare and submit competitive research proposals. The series is designed to prepare investigators for the submission of an NIH-type grant. The series will be most helpful to those investigators who are currently in the process of preparing a grant submission and have identified a senior faculty mentor to review components of the grant as they are developed.

    The sessions will cover the following topics:

    1. Understanding the review process and general strategies for grant preparation
    2. Writing a grant, part 1: Specific Aims, Significance/ Innovation, and Preparing a response to an A0 submission
    3. Writing a grant, part 2: Organization and Development of the Research Strategy
    4. Tips for Writing and Revising a Grant Proposal: Enhancing Clarity, Tone, and Flow to Create a More Compelling Proposal
    5. Nuts and Bolts of Grant Submission: Preparation of the Budget, Electronic Submission, and Everything Else

    At the end of the series, participants should be able to:

    1. Discuss the scientific review process including how grants are reviewed and scored
    2. List different types of grant mechanisms and explain the best mechanisms to use for specific types of research
    3. Define strategies for the preparation of a successful grant preparation process
    4. Prepare an accurate budget for an R0-1 type grant application

Grant Writing Workshop (Workshop #5 in Series) - Nuts and Bolts of Grant Submission: Preparation of the Budget, Electronic Submission, and Everything Else
Instructors: Carol L Prem; Sherry McDaniel; Andrew Taraschi
Date: 4/27/2022
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Virtual
(Register for this session)


    Instructors: Raymond Penn, Scott Waldman, Gerald Grunwald, Carol Prem, Deborah Roussell, Sherry McDaniel, and Andrew Taraschi

    Dates: Wednesdays: March 2, March 16, March 30, April 13, April 27

    Time:12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
    Maximum Enrollment: 50

    This five-session workshop series, taught by experienced investigators, will help early to mid-career investigators to successfully prepare and submit competitive research proposals. The series is designed to prepare investigators to submit an NIH-type grant. The series will be most helpful to those investigators who are currently in the process of preparing a grant submission and have identified a senior faculty mentor to review components of the grant as they are developed.

    The sessions will cover the following topics:

    1. Understanding the review process and general strategies for grant preparation
    2. Writing a grant, part 1: Specific Aims, Significance/ Innovation, and Preparing a response to an A0 submission
    3. Writing a grant, part 2: Organization and Development of the Research Strategy
    4. Tips for Writing and Revising a Grant Proposal: Enhancing Clarity, Tone, and Flow to Create a More Compelling Proposal
    5. Nuts and Bolts of Grant Submission: Preparation of the Budget, Electronic Submission, and Everything Else

    At the end of the series, participants should be able to:

    1. Discuss the scientific review process including how grants are reviewed and scored
    2. List different types of grant mechanisms and explain the best mechanisms to use for specific types of research
    3. Define strategies for the preparation of a successful grant preparation process
    4. Prepare an accurate budget for an R0-1 type grant application

Grant Writing Workshop Series - Fall 2022
Instructor: team (see below)
Date: 10/19/2022
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
(Register for this session)

    Dates: Wednesdays - October 19, November 2, November 16, November 30, December 14, 2022

    The five-session workshop series, taught by experienced investigators, will help early to mid-career investigators to successfully prepare and submit competitive research proposals. The series is designed to prepare investigators for submission of an NIH type grant. The series will be most helpful to those investigators who are currently in the process of preparing a grant submission and have identified a senior faculty mentor to review components of the grant as they are developed.

    Session topics will include:

    1) Understanding the review process and general strategies for grant preparation
    2) Writing a grant, part 1: Specific Aims, Significance/ Innovation, and Preparing a response to an A0 submission
    3)Writing a grant, part 2: Organization and Development of the Research Strategy
    4) Tips for Writing and Revising a Grant Proposal: Enhancing Clarity, Tone, and Flow to Create a More Compelling Proposal
    5) Nuts and Bolts of Grant Submission: Preparation of the Budget, Electronic Submission, and Everything Else

    At the end of the session, participants should be able to:

    1) Discuss the scientific review process including how grants are reviewed and scored
    2) List different types of grant mechanisms and explain the best mechanisms to use for specific types of research
    3) Define strategies for the preparation of a successful grant preparation process
    4) Prepare an accurate budget for an R0-1 type grant application

Behind the Scenes: Your Paper, from Submission to Publication
Instructor: Anthony R Artino, PhD
Date: 2/7/2023
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Virtual
(Register for this session)

    Medical educators invest significant time and effort into developing and writing educational innovations and research manuscripts. For many, the interval between hitting “submit” and receiving a decision letter can be an anxiety-provoking and uncertain time. In this session, I provide a behind-the-scenes look at what happens to manuscripts at each stage of the review and decision process. Participants will follow the journey of a manuscript through the editorial screening process, reviewer and editor selection, review processing and grading, and decision formulations. I will also discuss the main reasons manuscripts get rejected and will detail three principles for navigating the peer-review process, including how to effectively respond to reviewer comments. Participants will have an opportunity to analyze challenging reviewer critiques and will discuss, in small groups, several strategies for responding to reviewers.

    By the end of the session, participants should be able to:

    1) Describe the manuscript review process for a typical medical education journal.
    2) Recognize the screening process and how reviewers are selected and “graded.”
    3) tate several reasons why medical education manuscripts get rejected.
    4) Describe three principles for navigating the peer-review process
    5) Analyze and respond to challenging reviewer critiques.

    * Dr. Anthony R. Artino, Jr. is a tenured professor and Interim Associate Dean for Evaluation and Educational Research at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS). He received his PhD in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut and served 23 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as Captain in 2020. In his current role, he leads evaluation and educational research efforts for SMHS, teaches graduate courses, and mentors students and junior faculty. As a researcher, he has been the principal or associate investigator on two dozen funded research projects totaling more than $32 million. Dr. Artino is a deputy editor for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education, an assistant editor for Academic Medicine, and an associate editor for Perspectives on Medical Education. He is also a Fellow of the Association for Medical Education in Europe. Dr. Artino has published 200 scientific articles and book chapters and has conducted 150 invited talks, research presentations, and conference workshops on learning and assessment for international audiences around the globe.