Improving the Quality of Research Mentoring in Mental Health
MedEd Mentoring is a mentoring and career development initiative providing tools and resources for mentees, mentors, and mentors-in-training in geriatric mental health research. Read more about us.Spotlights
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First Tuesday
Our archived First Tuesday teleconferences feature leading academic investigators presenting on topics relevant to advancing the careers of geriatric mental health researchers. Past topics include finding awards and grant funding, project management for researchers, and training programs for early-career investigators. These presentations are available online or as podcasts or vodcasts that you can download and listen to at your convenience.View past presentations
Gwenn Smith, PhD
The focus of this talk is on the development and submission of R01 proposals and many of the presentation points pertain to other grant mechanisms, including pilot NIH grants and foundation grants.
Service to the Field: Scientific Citizenship and Advocacy Roles
Joel E. Streim, MD
Dr. Streim focuses on the role of mentors in the recruitment and retention of new investigators, cultivating the next generation of mentors, service to the field, and promoting research.
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Upcoming Events
2009 AAGP Annual MeetingWhen: MARCH 5 - MARCH 8
Where: Honolulu, Hawaii
American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting
When: APRIL 29 - MAY 3
Where: Hyatt Regency Chicago
2009 APA Annual Meeting
When: MAY 16 - MAY 21
Where: San Francisco, CA
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Kempner J.
PLoS Med. 2008 Nov 18;5(11):e222. [Epub ahead of print]
Do researchers sometimes have to engage in self censorship in order to get their politically controversial grants funded?
Fixing the system, not the women: an innovative approach to faculty advancement.
Morrissey CS, Schmidt ML.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Oct;17(8):1399-408.
University of Illinois College of Medicine's Faculty Academic Advancement Committee was established in 2003 to increase the number of tenured women faculty and move women into a greater number or leadership positions.
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New Jersey Star Ledger.com, November 18, 2008
A Rutgers University study found that for years researchers have had to removed controversial wording from grant applications to obscure the intentions of their project in order to get funded.
Learning to Let Go While Trusting Your Data
Science Careers.org, November 14, 2008
New PIs have to get used to their role as an adviser to the postdocs and technicians who will do most of the lab work they once did.
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The Chilling Effect: How Do Researchers React to Controversy?Kempner J.
PLoS Med. 2008 Nov 18;5(11):e222. [Epub ahead of print]
Do researchers sometimes have to engage in self censorship in order to get their politically controversial grants funded?
Fixing the system, not the women: an innovative approach to faculty advancement.
Morrissey CS, Schmidt ML.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Oct;17(8):1399-408.
University of Illinois College of Medicine's Faculty Academic Advancement Committee was established in 2003 to increase the number of tenured women faculty and move women into a greater number or leadership positions.
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When critics take potshots, some researchers hide truthNew Jersey Star Ledger.com, November 18, 2008
A Rutgers University study found that for years researchers have had to removed controversial wording from grant applications to obscure the intentions of their project in order to get funded.
Learning to Let Go While Trusting Your Data
Science Careers.org, November 14, 2008
New PIs have to get used to their role as an adviser to the postdocs and technicians who will do most of the lab work they once did.
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