Dear Colleague, All academics know the phrase "publish or perish." Publication provides evidence of scholarly activity and academic productivity, and influences decisions regarding promotion, tenure, and salary, but getting your work from manuscript to print isn't always so easy, especially for those just beginning their careers. What type of journal should you submit to -- specialty or general, peer-reviewed or online? What about those sticky questions of authorship order? Does presentation at a conference carry as much weight as publication? How long is too long to revise? In our latest presentation, Authorship and Publication Strategies, Joel E. Streim, MD, Martha L. Bruce, MD, MPH, and Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, discuss these questions and more. To view, click here. Sincerely, Stephen J. Bartels, MD, MS; Martha L. Bruce, PhD, MPH; Maureen Halpain, MS; Barry D. Lebowitz, PhD; Charles F. Reynolds III, MD; Gwenn Smith, PhD; Joel E. Streim, MD; Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA

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Geriatric medical education and training in the United States.
Saunders MJ, Yeh CK, Hou LT, Katz MS.
J Chin Med Assoc. 2005 Dec;68(12):547-56.
The purposes of this paper are to review the current progress of and propose some main principles and policies for the development of geriatric medical education and current progress in the United States.

Peer review for residents.
Patel M, Hardy DW, Chand R.
Acad Psychiatry. 2005 Winter;29(5):490-4.
The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) currently requires experiences in administration for psychiatry residents. In response to this challenge, the authors created a peer review workshop.

Academic research record-keeping: best practices for individuals, group leaders, and institutions.
Schreier AA, Wilson K, Resnik D.
Acad Med. 2006 Jan;81(1):42-7.
Based on the authors' review and analysis of a number of sources, they present a set of systematically compiled best practices for research record-keeping for academic research groups.

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How to Prepare an R01 Budget and Budget Justifications
Gwenn Smith, PhD
Dr. Smith offers practical advice on constructing the budget and providing appropriate justification for R01.

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Research Mentoring in Mental Health
Joel E. Streim, MD
In this presentation, Dr. Streim reviews various special considerations specifically for research mentoring in the area of aging and mental health.


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Early career professional development issues for military academic psychiatrists.
Warner CH, Bobo WV, Flynn J.
Acad Psychiatry. 2005 Winter;29(5):437-42. In this article, the authors present a junior faculty development model organized around four overlapping domains: mentorship, scholarship, research, and career planning/development.

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The geriatric psychiatry workforce in 2002: analysis from the 2002 national survey of psychiatric practice.
Colenda CC, Wilk JE, West JC.
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2005 Sep;13(9):756-65.
Using the 2002 National Survey of Psychiatric Practice (NSPP), the authors update the demographic and professional work activities of a nationally representative sample of the psychiatric workforce who treat geriatric patients.


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Stress management: Universities take a look at postdocs' mental-health issues
NatureJobs.com, February 2006
Pressure; life as a student is full of it. At a meeting sponsored by scientific research society Sigma Xi and the US National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) last month, a few university administrators talked about their approaches to the problem.

A Bridge to Independence
ScienceCareers.org, February 3, 2006
The new NIH Pathway to Independence Awards will provide nearly $1 million over 5 years to each of the 150 to 200 scientists chosen annually. However, for most postdocs, tighter NIH budgets provide few routes to improved circumstances.

NIH Announces Program to Foster the Independence of New Investigators
NIH.gov, January 27, 2006
NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. announced today the NIH Pathway to Independence Award Program, which features a new opportunity for promising postdoctoral scientists to receive both mentored and independent research support from the same award.

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