The goal of this session is to provide a balance of beginner and intermediate-level skills and resources (both general and local) for researchers when undertaking a literature review.
Level/audience: Clinical and translational researchers
Presenter:
Brandy W. Hardy
Acquisitions and e-Resource Librarian
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Research for Me continues to normalize research, break down barriers, and make it easier for people to engage with research, but we know there may still be questions about how it works. Join the Research for Me team for a Town Hall on November 17 from 12-1 p.m. to share your thoughts! Please submit your questions in advance to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Presenter: Emily Olsson, CCRP
The TraCS Research Recruitment & Retention Program offers Drop-in Office Hours every third Wednesday. Get quick answers to your recruitment questions via Zoom. Our recruitment specialists can help answer brief questions, review documents, or provide resources.
Whether you need recruitment troubleshooting, have questions about MyChart, or help designing a flyer, drop-in and we can help get things started!
Join the NC TraCS Comparative Effectiveness Research team and guest expert Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, to review and discuss the now available data on the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine in children ages 5 - 11.
Reference materials for this discussion:
Pfizer briefing document for Advisory Committee meeting: https://www.fda.gov/media/153409/download
FDA benefit and risk analysis: https://www.fda.gov/media/153447/download
Discussion Leaders
Michele Jonsson-Funk, PhD, Associate Professor
Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director of UNC HIV Cure Center
Sara Dejene, PhD Candidate
Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Registration is open for the 2021-2022 TraCS Professional Development Seminar series. This seminar series is aimed at research professionals, graduate students, postdocs and early stage faculty researchers. In this series, we cover foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research.
The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series is split into 4 modules: Finding Funding, Communication Skills, Mentor-Mentee Training, and Rigor and Reproducibility.
| October 8, 2021 | 12-1:30 pm: Paper writing |
| October 15, 2021 | 12-2 pm: Pitching yourself and your research program |
| October 22, 2021 | FALL BREAK |
| October 29, 2021 | 12-2 pm: How to give a 10-minute scientific talk |
| November 5, 2021 | 12-2 pm: Working with the media |
| November 12, 2021 | 12-2 pm: LinkedIn, Social Media |
| November 19, 2021 | 12-2 pm: Effective meetings |
| November 26, 2021 | THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| December 3, 2021 | 12-2 pm: Leadership |
| December 10, 2021 | 12-1 pm: Identifying and managing your communication style |
Through the UNC Event Registration system, you will be able to select which sessions you would like to attend. Please note: the Zoom link that you receive upon registration will work for all sessions within the Communication Skills module. Each session will be held in-person and/or via Zoom on Fridays.
This NIH Collaboratory Rethinking Clinical Trials Grand Rounds features: Anish K. Agarwal MD, MPH MS, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Innovation Manager, Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine