Dear Colleague,
In November, 2007, leading geriatric mental health researchers met at the Challenges in Recruitment, Retention, and Career Development in Geriatric Health Research conference in Potomac, Maryland, to discuss ways to advance their field by attracting and retaining talented new investigators. To help researchers utilize lessons learned at the conference, MedEdMentoring has created an interactive program that presents some of the most salient points from the 2-day meeting. Highlights from the meeting included in the program are tips on getting funded, including advice from leaders at the NIMH; an introduction to training programs for new investigators; the challenges of balancing work and family; and the NIH's Loan Repayment program. You can view the program here: http://mededmentoring.org/challenges/.
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
Medical
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Growing our own: a regional approach to encourage psychiatric residents to enter research.
Kunik ME, Hudson S, Schubert B, Nasrallah H, Kirchner JE, Sullivan G.
Acad Psychiatry. 2008 May-Jun;32(3):236-40.
An innovative program developed by a regional VA center has been designed to increase the number of psychiatry residents entering research careers.
Providing a setup and opportunities for better training of postdoctoral research fellows in an academic environment.
Ghayur MN.
J Postgrad Med. 2008 April-June;54(2):156-157.
The availability of institutional professional development and leadership programs can help nurture and polish postdoc fellows into future faculty members.
Peer group mentoring of junior faculty.
Moss J, Teshima J, Leszcz M.
Acad Psychiatry. 2008 May-Jun;32(3):230-5.
Junior faculty members at an academic department of psychiatry at Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto, were invited to participate in a peer mentoring program to evaluate a peer group approach to mentoring.
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In
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Do You Have a Bad Mentor?
Chronicle of Higher Education.com, May 19, 2008
Take care to choose a mentor who knows their own limitations and has your best interest in mind.
Opportunities: Research Inc.
Science Careers.org, May 9, 2008
Employing business strategies can help scientific researchers grow their own small business--their own careers.
Mastering Your Ph.D.: Exploring Nonprofit Organizations
Science Careers.org, May 2, 2008
This article discusses non-profit career opportunities for researchers who don't wish to pursue academia or industry.
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Academic Advancement of Women in Medicine: Do Socialized Gender Differences Have a Role in Mentoring?
Mayer AP, Files JA, Ko MG, Blair JE.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2008;83:204-207.
During the past 30 years, women have entered academic medicine in increasingly larger numbers. However, fewer women than men have succeeded in advancing in academic rank.
How to become a successful clinical investigator.
Thoma A, Haines T, Duku E, McKnight L, Goldsmith C.
Clin Plast Surg. 2008 Apr;35(2):305-11.
The purpose of this article is to help residents, fellows, and junior faculty who aspire to an academic career to become successful clinical investigators.
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Fundamental Mentoring Skills
Joel E. Streim, MD
This is a topic that is addressed in a number of presentations on this Web site. Dr. Streim, however, focuses on issues related to boundaries; matching aptitudes and goals; giving and receiving feedback; modeling personal interactions; teaching scientific responsibility; writing letters of support; and career advising.
Effective Mentoring
Charles F. Reynolds III, MD
Dr. Reynolds talks about the processes involved with effective mentoring, and how both mentors and students benefit from that process.
Events
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Mental Health America 2008 Conference
When: June 4-7
Where: Where: Washington, DC
Summer Series on Aging
When: June 23-25
Where: Where: Lexington, KY
Summer Institute on Aging Research
When: July 12-18
Where: Queenstown, MD
Career
Autobiography
Patricia Aréan, PhD
Dr. Aréan, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco, discusses her career pathway. Other career autobiographies can be found in the Researcher Roadmaps section.
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American Geriatrics Society
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is the premier professional organization of health care providers dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all older adults.
SAMSHA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
SAMHSA, an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was created to focus attention, programs, and funding on improving the lives of people with or at risk for mental and substance abuse disorders.
Academic Psychiatry
Academic Psychiatry is the only journal to date dedicated exclusively to psychiatric education, professional development in academic psychiatry, and the contributions of psychiatry to academic medicine.
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