The TSI and other departments within the Medical Center provide educational opportunities to assist investigators and research support personnel such as data collectors, study coordinators, project managers, program managers, and research nurses to continually improve their knowledge and skills.
The TSI and the Office of Faculty Development are co-sponsoring a K Award Writers' Series, a ten-session series from April until September designed for early career faculty who intend to submit or resubmit an NIH K Award within the next year. NIH K Awards provide the salary support, protection of time, mentoring, and skill development to achieve your research career goals. The series provides didactic instruction, personalized feedback, and a disciplined approach to the development of K award grant application. Ten faculty, post docs, and fellows are participating in the 2012 course. While the 2012 series is currently underway, we hope to offer another series beginning spring 2013. In the meantime, check out the Office of Research's K Award Toolkit.
REDCap is a database tool to collect electronic data, conduct surveys, and provide operational support. Learn more about the advanced features and the project creation process.
Contact Lindsay Marion at 713-8126 for additional questions or to set up a training session.
The Office of Research provides a variety of online and live research education offerings. Many of these courses meet the requirements for responsible conduct of research (RCR) education. Ready-When-You-Are offerings from the Office of Research, as listed above, may also be available as live courses. Check the schedule for availability.
Research support professionals are encouraged to attend meetings of the Study Coordinators Resources Forum (SCaRF). Scheduled meeting dates for 2012 are listed below.
Research support professionals are also welcome to attend the Public Health Sciences Coordinators and Research Project Staff meetings.
The Society for Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) is a professional organization dedicated to the continuing education and professional development of research professionals. The local chapter of SoCRA is chaired by Angela Kimel, MBA, CCRP. Ms. Kimel is a Research Associate for Wake Forest Public Health Sciences and works with the TSI to develop programs for research support staff.
The seminar on May 22, 2013 with Dr. Orringer, Professor of Medicine at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine on "NIH Mechanisms to Support Career Development: Writing Successful Individual Training Awards" has been postponed until the fall.
Read MoreOn March 18, 2013, a community workshop on clinical research was held at Goodwill Industries. The goal was to share knowledge on clinical research and clinical trials.
Read MoreThe TSI and the VAMC is announcing a funding opportunity for a joint pilot. The process will begin with a Letter of Intent due April 15, 2013.
Read MoreOn April 23, 2013, the TSI's Program in Community Engagement will hold a van tour for WFBH faculty and administrators to understand some of the barriers to effective health care delivery, a cultural understanding of the patient population, and the environment in which patients live and its impact on their health.
Read MoreOne of the goals of the Program in Community Engagement and Implementation is to build, sustain, and expand the interest and capacity of community members and Wake Forest researchers to collaborate in translational science. The internship/externship program is one way to further this goal.
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