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ITMAT Education Request for Applications Due Oct 22nd

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7/17/07, Request for Applications for the CTSA-ACARD Internal Small Grant Program - Almanac, Vol. 54, No. 1

Please see the request for applications below, along with registration details for an information session this Friday, September 17th at 12pm.

Students interested in a certificate program should review Policies Governing Participation of BGS Students in Certificate Programs. Authorization is required through the form Authorization to Participate in a Certificate Program.

ITMAT Education Request for Applications 

The annual request for applications for our education programs in clinical, translational, entrepreneurial, and regulatory science has opened. Applications are due October 22, 2021.

ITMAT Ed offers funded educational programs for:

  • Predoctoral Students
  • Postdoctoral Trainees (GME Trainees and Postdoctoral PhDs)
  • Junior Faculty (Instructors, Research Associates, Assistant Professors)

ITMAT Ed Programs include: 

We encourage the submission of applications where the research question is oriented through a health equity lens whilst also seeking to attract an inclusive and diverse student body.

Prospective applicants are invited to learn more about these programs at a virtual information session on September 17th at 12 pm.  Registration is available here.

Prospective applicants can also schedule a one-on-one to discuss program options, funding eligibility and obtain feedback on your application. Contact Megan Maxwell, MSW mmaxwell@upenn.edu to schedule.

Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Academic Diversity- November 15 Deadline

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Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Academic Diversity at the University of Pennsylvania 
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Fellowships for Academic Diversity

https://research.upenn.edu/postdocs-and-students/penn-provosts-postdoctoral-fellowships/
Email: vpr-pdfellow@pobox.upenn.edu
Application Deadline: November 15

The Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships and CHOP’s Postdoctoral Fellowships are competitive programs intended to increase the diversity of the academic research community at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). While the Penn and CHOP programs have a common application form, they are independently funded and have separate review processes.

Both organizations seek to attract promising researchers and educators from different backgrounds, races, ethnic groups, and other diverse populations whose life experiences, research experiences and employment backgrounds will contribute significantly to their academic missions.

Fellowships are available for postdoctoral training in all areas of study at either Penn or CHOP. STEM applications are encouraged. Successful candidates will receive mentored scholarly and research training as well as courses and workshops to enhance their research success skills and prepare them for a faculty position in a major university.

Eligibility:

  • Candidates must be US citizens or permanent residents
  • Graduate students from Penn and other institutions who have completed, or will complete their requirements for Ph.D. by the Fellowship start date
  • Postdoctoral scholars from other institutions who have completed their doctoral degree within the last two years
  • Professional applicants (M.D., D.M.D., V.M.D., J.D., etc.) within a year of completing their post-degree professional training
  • Postdocs, residents and fellows who currently have a position at Penn or CHOP are ineligible for this program

Awards:

Fellows receive a stipend of $57,000 a year in year 1 with $2,000 increments in years 2 and 3, as well as annual allowances for travel ($2,000) and research ($4,000), and a one-time relocation expense of up to $5,000. The University and CHOP also provide a medical, vision, dental and life insurance benefits package.

Successful candidates will receive highly mentored scholarly and research training as well as courses and workshops to enhance their professional and research skills and prepare them for positions in a major university, in the private or nonprofit sector, or in government.

Start dates will be arranged in consultation with the faculty mentor to begin as early as July 2022.

2021 Penn Healthcare Case Competition

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Save the date!

Are you a life scientist interested in consulting, business, or entrepreneurship? Do you wonder how game changing decisions are made about our innovative discoveries once they leave the lab? 

Penn Biotech Group (PBG) and Penn Graduate Consulting Club (PGCC) will be hosting our second annual Penn Healthcare Case Competition on November 13, 2021. This event will provide graduate students and postdocs the exciting opportunity to solve a real-world healthcare problem in teams of 4-6 members, with up to 2 MBA students per team. You will also be able to meet and engage with corporate leaders from top-tier healthcare, biotechnology, consulting, and venture capital firms who will serve as judges. All graduate students and postdocs are welcome to apply. No prior business experience is necessary. Cash prizes will be given to the top three teams, with the first-place team receiving $4,000!  

Applications open October 6th! More information can be found here on our website.

Please submit the Interest & Networking Coffee Chat Registration Form, if you are interested in participating. Registering for our Coffee Chat sessions gives you the opportunity to meet other participants who are looking for team members. We will then contact you with more details regarding the Case Competition. 


If you have any questions, please contact us at pennhealthcarecc2021@gmail.com.

Ohio State College of Medicine Virtual Postdoc Recruiting Event

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The Office of Postdoctoral Research at The Ohio State University College of Medicine is excited to announce a Virtual 2021 Autumn Postdoctoral Recruitment Event on October 25! Interviews will occur October 26-29.   

This event will provide an excellent opportunity for outstanding postdocs and PhD students from leading graduate programs to meet our research faculty, interview for open postdoctoral positions, and discover the exciting and innovative research taking place at The Ohio State University and the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH). 
 
Application for this event is open to postdocs or senior graduate students who have completed or expect to complete their PhD by December 2021.   

Any candidate can apply. We are especially interested in reviewing applications from permanent residents and US Citizens who are training grant-eligible. Individuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical workforce are strongly encouraged to apply, including students from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented nationally and individuals with disabilities.     

Selected candidates will be invited to attend a virtual event. There might be opportunities for individuals residing in the United States to interview in-person, depending on the Covid-19 status in October. All participants will learn more about the Ohio State campus and Columbus, Ohio, network with current Ohio State and NCH postdocs, present their research to faculty in a virtual presentation, interview with prospective mentors, and learn about postdoctoral opportunities at Ohio State and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.  
 
Candidates selected to participate in the virtual 2021 Autumn Postdoctoral Recruitment Event may be considered for a variety of opportunities at Ohio State, including fellowships, training grants, and other internal training programs. 
  

  • To apply, candidates will need to submit their application by September 30, 2021. Click here to apply.   
  • Please review the Application Procedure to ensure you have everything you need to apply.  

      
    The list of faculty members seeking applicants is attached.  

A selection committee will review completed applications, and notification of acceptance will be sent via email. 
 
Please contact the Office of Postdoctoral Research at The Ohio State University at postdoc.office@osumc.edu  with any questions. 

Educational Pipeline Program Fellows

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Dear BGS Graduate Students,

On behalf of Dr. Sharon Lewis, we’re writing to invite you to apply to be a Fellow for the IDEAL Experience Program Educational Pipeline Program! If you have an interest in mentoring young people (MS1s, undergrads, and high school students), as well as connecting with faculty and residents for mentorship, you will want to be a part of the Pipeline Program.

Background:

Who: BGS Graduate Students (3rd year and up)

What: Fellows for the IDEAL Experience Program Virtual Educational Pipeline Program

When: January-April 2022; interviews and planning (independent work and monthly meetings) begin in September 2021

Why: Mentor underserved high school students and get them interested in health sciences

How: Send your CV to Dr. Sharon Lewis (Sharon.Lewis@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) and complete this application by Sept 10 by 5:00pm: https://forms.gle/jn6zqVrcEKuibu5A6

Note: BGS students should review the policies regarding Compensation for Teaching Assistantships and complete the appropriate approval form:

What is the Educational Pipeline Program?

The IDEAL Experience Program Educational Pipeline Program is a collaboration between the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Veterinary Medicine, and the Netter Center for Community Partnerships. The Pipeline Program encourages high school students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine to aspire to medical careers. A cohort of students is recruited from local high schools by The Netter Center. They will meet one afternoon each week for a 60 to 75-minute lesson. Due to the rapidly evolving changes due to the pandemic, it has not been decided yet if the Spring pipeline teaching will take place virtually or in person. Physicians—faculty members, residents, and fellows—also participate in the program, overseeing the development of clinical cases that are the foundation of the curriculum. Small teams of first-year medical students and Penn undergraduate students acting as teaching assistants lead small groups of the high school students during activities.

When is it?

The Pipeline Program takes place once each week in the spring semester (Wednesdays, 3-5 pm, mid-January through mid-April), and planning (independent work and monthly) begins in the fall semester.

What are the time commitment and responsibilities?

The time commitment is roughly 3 to 5 hours each week; however, more time is required during the planning stages than during the actual program.

Two medical or graduate students serve as fellows for each curriculum (Gastroenterology, Neurology or Cardiology).

Your responsibilities include:

  • Create and oversee implementation of curriculum (Gastroenterology, Neurology or Cardiology)
  • Generate a schedule of lessons/topics
  • Guide and edit lesson plans
  • Identify important teaching points and “take homes” for each lesson
  • Help with teaching lessons, when necessary
  • Engage fellows to assist in accuracy and implementation of curriculum
  • Plan special events such as dissections or patient visits, etc.
  • Recruit medical student teacher volunteers
  • Coordinate and oversee medical student teachers
  • Ensure appropriate incorporation of undergraduate teaching assistants
  • Facilitate communication between medical student teachers and TAs
  • Lead an orientation session for medical student teachers and undergraduate TAs
  • Create final project options and prepare high school students for final presentations

Sounds like a lot BUT we have worked with fabulous med students in the past who have designed lessons/programming and shared so much detail that there will be no wheel reinventing here. You’ll get to pick up the baton and carry it forward! AND there are TWO med student fellows per curriculum to share the work.

Bonus: Fellows are paid $1000 in the spring for their work.

How to apply?

Send me your CV and complete this application: https://forms.gle/jn6zqVrcEKuibu5A6

Deadline to apply is Sept 10 at 5:00pm. If you are interested but need an extension, let me know as soon as possible. Dr. Lewis will meet with the applicants virtually in late August/early September and a decision will be made in September. If you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to email Dr. Lewis at Sharon.lewis@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Contact Information:

Sharon Lewis, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Assistant Dean for Diversity Recruitment
AOA Beta Chapter Councilor
Director of the EMG lab at PAH
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Administrative Assistant: Brad Lee
PH: 215-829-8593
Fax: 215-829-6606

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Penn Career Services

Penn Career Services subscribes to a wide variety of digital resources that students may access and offers appointments with career advisors through Handshake. These include the option for same-day, 15-minute appointments with a career adviser. New appointment times open up every day at 9:15 AM ET. To schedule an appointment, sign in to Handshake and click the “Career Center” tab near the top right corner.

Be sure to customize your email settings in Handshake to receive a weekly newsletter featuring jobs and resources tailored to you! Detailed instructions on how to do so are available here.

Please see a couple of resources below for new PhD students and Master’s students that introduce some of Career Services resources:

Master’s students:

PhD Students:

**SAVE THE DATE – The virtual Biosciences & Research Career Fair hosted by Penn Career Services will take place Thursday, October 7, 2021 from 12 – 5 PM. Registration information coming soon.

Office of Software Licensing – MATLAB Licenses

Matlab is free for all Penn students through the Office of Software Licensing. You should email licenses@upenn.edu your HostID, operating system, and computer user name. Instructions on how to find this information are available here.

Instructions for downloading Microsoft Office O365 for BGS Students

OfficeO365 is available to download at no cost through your PennMedicine webmail O365 account:

Go to the online PennMedicine mail server via: https://provider.www.upenn.edu/computing/webmail/index.php

Once in your webmail account, click on the nine dots in the top left corner, then click on “Office 365”. Then on the next page, click on ‘Install Office’ in the top right hand corner and follow the instructions.

Perelman School of Medicine – NYAS Membership

As a member of the PSOM, BGS students are entitled to use this membership.  Please use the enrollment link to join.

Penn Libraries Resources and Support

This guide: https://guides.library.upenn.edu/BGSOrientation has been created to help you find the resources and support you’ll need at Penn Libraries and across campus. The guide will lead you to technology and people to support your research and learning needs.

The Penn Libraries provide access to a Virtual Computer Lab (vLab) for students to access software applications normally accessible in Library computer labs. Additional information about software available in Penn’s Libraries is available here.  

Student Organizations

See a full list of BGS-specific organizations, university-wide student groups with active BGS members, and group-specific organizations for peer support, career and professional development, and/or community outreach and engagement.

Other Penn Resources

  • Graduate Student Center
    • Visit the Grad Center website and check out their extensive list of remote resources and activities. Make sure to sign up for their weekly newsletter to learn about upcoming programs and events!
  • Family Center at Penn
    • The Family Center provides a forum for student parents to connect and develop supportive networks, and offers a welcoming and family-friendly environment for Penn students, post-docs, caregivers, and children.