Within MGH

Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development (including the Office for Clinical Careers, Office for Research Career Development and Office for Women's Careers)

Sessions by month

May 2013	September 2013	January 2014
June 2013	October 2013	February 2014
July 2013	November 2013	March 2014
August 2013	December 2013	April 2014

 

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April 2014

Faculty Development Seminar: Communication Series

SPONSORED BY CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

Basics for Manuscript Writing for Clinical Researchers

The Clinical Research Program’s Education Unit offers an online training for investigators, Basics of Manuscript Writing for Clinical Researchers. This training will review the pre-writing phase, the writing phase and the submission, acceptance and review phase of writing a manuscript. The objectives of this course are:
- To encourage participants to write and submit manuscripts to peer-reviewed
   journals
- To facilitate the writing process
- To outline the submission, peer-review and acceptance process.

To access this training, please click here.

 

 

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May 2013

Faculty Development Seminar: Career Advancement Series

Research Fellows Poster Celebration

The ORCD Research Fellows Poster Celebration showcases the research accomplishments of MGH postdoctoral fellows. Posters will be on display in the Bulfinch Tent the entire day, and lectures and awards will follow this agenda:

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013

  9:00 am Poster Session I (Bulfinch Tent)
10:00 am Welcome and Lectures (Thier Conference Room)
               - "Trends in Biomedical Science"
                   Emery Brown, MD, PhD, Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anesthesia
               - "Research Career Development"
                   Cynthia Fuhrmann, PhD, Assistant Dean, Univ of MA Medical School
11:30 am Poster Awards Ceremony (Thier Conference Room)
12:00 pm Poster Session II (Bulfinch Tent)
  1:00 pm Formal program concludes
               Posters on display until 4 pm

Please click here to register for this event.

 

MGPA Networking and Recruitment Barbecue

Presented by the Mass General Postdoc Association
Come join the MGPA at this outdoor event where you can meet and socialize with other postdocs and learn about the MGPA's mission and programs at MGH. There will be fun and food! Note: This event is open to Research Fellows only.

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Time: 5 to 7:30 pm

Please click here to register by Thurs, May 23, or visit https://www2.massgeneral.org/mgpa/index.asp for more information.

 

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June 2013

Academic Career Advancement Series (ACAS)

Session I: Instructor to Assistant Professor
Date: Monday, June 3, 2013

Please click here to register for one or all three sessions. Location provided upon registration.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Build a subject matter foundation for professional development
- Develop strategies for professional growth in subject matter (e.g., writing skills,
   communication skills, mentoring, leadership)
- Utilize a framework for professional growth related to subject matter
- Identify and manage personal areas of improvement related to subject matter
- Discuss subject matter to enhance professionalism and team-work
Course Director: Anne Klibanski, MD, Director of Center for Faculty Development
and Laurie Carrol Guthart Professor of Medicine
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Academic Career Advancement Series (ACAS)

Session II: Investigation
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Please click here to register for one or all three sessions. Location provided upon registration.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Build a subject matter foundation for professional development
- Develop strategies for professional growth in subject matter (e.g., writing skills,
   communication skills, mentoring, leadership)
- Utilize a framework for professional growth related to subject matter
- Identify and manage personal areas of improvement related to subject matter
- Discuss subject matter to enhance professionalism and team-work
Course Director: Anne Klibanski, MD, Director of Center for Faculty Development
and Laurie Carrol Guthart Professor of Medicine
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Academic Career Advancement Series (ACAS)

Session III: Clinical Expertise and Innovation & Teaching and Educational Leadership
Date: Monday, June 10, 2013

Please click here to register for one or all three sessions. Location provided upon registration.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Build a subject matter foundation for professional development
- Develop strategies for professional growth in subject matter (e.g., writing skills,
   communication skills, mentoring, leadership)
- Utilize a framework for professional growth related to subject matter
- Identify and manage personal areas of improvement related to subject matter
- Discuss subject matter to enhance professionalism and team-work
Course Director: Anne Klibanski, MD, Director of Center for Faculty Development
and Laurie Carrol Guthart Professor of Medicine
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16th Annual Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards Luncheon

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
This luncheon is by invitation only.

Responsible Conduct of Research Series

“The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct”

In this RCR seminar, you will view and discuss the short film, "THE LAB: Avoiding Research Misconduct," from the NIH Office of Research Integrity. As part of the discussion, audience members will be asked to take on the role of different characters and make decisions about integrity in research that can have long-term consequences.

Facilitator: Raymond T. Chung, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Hepatology; Vice Chief, Gastroenterology Division, MGH
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Time: noon to 1 pm

You must register to get RCR training credit. This seminar will be held at MGH.

Faculty with HMS appointments, please click here to register.

 

New Investigator Advancement Initiative

Setting Expectations in the Lab
Invitation only

The New Investigator Advancement Initiative (NIAI) is a group of MGH faculty who have their first NIH independent research grant (RO1, R21). The NIAI is an invitation only group that provides support and education during the early stages of independence.

Speakers: Dennis Brown, PhD, Professor of Medicine; Director Office for
  Research Career Development
  Marie Demay, MD, Professor of Medicine; Associate Program Director for Basic
  Science Research, Department of Medicine, MGH
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time: noon to 1:30 pm

 

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July 2013

Responsible Conduct of Research Series

Data Integrity: Managing Your Data Responsibly

Facilitator: Dennis Brown, PhD, Professor of Medicine, HMS; Director, Office for
   Research Career Development
Date: Monday, July 15, 2013
Time: noon to 1 pm

You must register to get RCR training credit. This seminar will be held at MGH.

Faculty with HMS appointments, please click here to register.

 

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August 2013

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September 2013

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October 2013

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November 2013

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December 2013

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January 2014

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February 2014

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March 2014

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Previously recorded programs available online:

Faculty Development Seminar: Career Advancement Series-

Climbing the Academic Ladder: Practical Points and Steps
Facilitated by Theodore Stern, MD, Director of the Office for Clinical Careers, Professor of Psychiatry in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine/Consultation at HMS, and Chief of the Avery D. Weisman, MD, Psychiatry Consultation Service.
A 3-part seminar geared towards:
Session 1- Understanding the HMS Promotions Process
    Click here to view video presentation
Session 2- Preparing Your CV in the HMS Format
    Click here to view video presentation
Session 3- Crafting Your CV Narrative
    Click here to view video presentation

 

Faculty Development Seminar: Communication Series-

Effective Negotiation Skills
Facilitated by Linda Wilcox, Ombudsperson for the HMS/HSDM/HSPH.
Explore ways for you to become a more effective negotiator. This case-based interactive seminar is to help you approach controversial conversations. The speaker focused on relevant negotiation skills and strategies that you can practice in real-life situations.
Click here to view video presentation

 

Faculty Development Seminar: Career Advancement Series-

HMS/HSDM CV: 'How to Format' the new HMS CV
Facilitated by Mary C. Walsh, PhD, Program Director, Faculty Appointment, HMS Office of Faculty Affairs.
Following the more general CV seminars offered, this seminar focused on the details of formatting the new HMS CV. The HMS Office for Faculty Affairs returned to the MGH to address the faculty, administrators and administrative assistants who work directly on the details of the CV for their faculty.
Click here to view video presentation

 

Academic Career Development Series-

What it takes to get promoted in your area of excellence...
Teaching and Educational Leadership
Session included the following panelists:
Beverly MK Biller, MD, Professor of Medicine and Clinical Director, MGH Fellowship in Endocrinology
Robert A. Novelline, MD, Professor of Radiology and Director of Emergency Radiology Division
Theodore A. Stern, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Consultation Psychiatry for Adult Hospital Patients
Moderated by Jules L. Dienstag, MD, Professor of Medicine and Dean for Medical Education
Click here to view video presentation

 

Academic Career Development Series-

What it takes to get promoted in your area of excellence...
Investigation
Session included the following panelists:
Xandra O. Breakefield, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Laboratory of Experimental Gene Therapy, Department of Neurology
Anne Klibanski, MD, Laurie Carrol Guthart Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Neuroendocrine Unit
David N. Louis, MD, Benjamin Castleman Professor of Pathology and Chief of the Department of Pathology
Moderated by Stephen B. Calderwood, MD, Morton N. Swartz MD Academy Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases
Click here to view video presentation

 

Academic Career Development Series-

What it takes to get promoted in your area of excellence...
Clinical Expertise and Innovation
Session included the following panelists:
David N. Caplan, MD,PhD Professor of Neurology Medicine and Director of the Cognitive Behavioral Neurology Unit
Maureen T. Connelly, MD, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at Harvard Medical School
Theresa C. McLoud, MD, Professor of Radiology, Associate Radiologist in Chief and Director of Education, Department of Radiology
Moderated by Andrew L. Warshaw, MD, W. Gerald Austen Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Department of Surgery
Click here to view video presentation