How to write an impactful NIH R01/R21/R03 grant: A reviewer’s perspective


Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: In-Person | Hamilton Hall, room 400


Join us in person in Hamilton Hall to learn tips on how to write an impactful Specific Aims page, respond to critiques for a resubmission Introduction, and general guidelines about the Research Strategy for NIH R01/R21/R03 grants. Learn how to consider the reviewer’s perspective of how the 5 scored criteria determine the Impact score and how a study section is conducted. Facilitated by Dr. Jill Rafael-Fortney, professor of Physiology and Cell Biology and member of FAME’s Mentorship Committee.

Primary Audience: Research Faculty

Congrats on Your Promotion! Welcome to Your Enhanced Responsibilities in Mentoring and Beyond


Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online only


This session is targeted towards recently promoted associate professors who may now find themselves in a position to be a mentor, sit on a promotion committee, and write external letters of evaluation. Facilitated by David Eckmann, Professor of Anesthesiology and a member of FAME’s Mentorship Committee.

Primary Audience: Associate Professors

Mentorship spotlight: Building strong mentoring relationships


Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Location: Online only


Join us as FAME’s 2024 Outstanding Mentor for Professors award winner, Ann Scheck McAlearney, Associate Dean for Health Science Research and Professor of Family and Community Medicine, gives tips and practical advice on building strong mentoring relationships.

Everything P&T, Part 1: Writing your narrative


Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Location: Online only


The professional narrative is one of the most important if not the most important part of your dossier. This session will review how to write this narrative, which in many ways has the components of any well-told story and illustrates how to emphasize to all who review the dossier the theme of your work and its importance. This is part one of our Everything P&T series, please register for each session individually, you do not need to attend every session.

Educational research spotlight: Writing the literature review


Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online only


Faculty members often find the process of writing a literature review daunting and are unsure of how to start or what makes a review stand out. Common questions include: “What are the essential elements of a literature review?” or “How do I identify key sources and gaps in the literature?” This session will demystify the literature review process, providing practical tips and strategies to help you write a compelling review for your academic journal submissions.

Primary Audience: Med-Ed Researchers with a basic skill set
CME: This event is certified for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Establishing Connections


Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online only


Are you wondering how to start an effective collaboration? Have you struggled with connecting with content experts who can help you diversify your portfolio? Hear as Dr. Loren Wold, Interim Senior Associate Vice President for ERIK, shares some tips and tricks for establishing your next productive collaboration.

Primary Audience: Research Faculty

Everything P&T, Part 2: Your core dossier – what you need to know


Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Location: Online only


My pathway to success – Karla Zadnik, OD, PhD


Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online only


Hear from Dr. Karla Zadnik as she talks about her journey into university leadership. Participants will learn about her leadership journey going from a junior faculty member in Optometry to her current leadership role as Interim Executive Vice President and Provost, The Ohio State University and Executive Dean, Health Sciences Colleges.

Goal setting workshop: Principles and practices to achieve academic success


Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: In-Person Only | Hamilton Hall, room 400


We all have many tasks to complete in a day, but all these activities may not lead to promotion or professional fulfillment. This workshop will focus on development and execution of short- and long-term career goals, in the context of a professional mission statement, to achieve academic success and satisfaction. Facilitated by Dr. Leena Nahata, Associate Professor of Pediatrics. A light lunch will be served.

Educational research spotlight: Publishing with secondary data


Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online only


There is an abundance of secondary data resources available to faculty through OSU, the State of Ohio, and federal agencies. However, faculty members often find publishing with secondary data challenging and are unsure of how to start or what makes a publication stand out. Common questions include: “What are the essential elements of a publication using secondary data?” or “How do I find reliable secondary data sources?” This session will demystify the process of publishing with secondary data, providing practical tips and strategies to help you successfully publish your educational research projects.

Primary Audience: Med-Ed Researchers with an intermediate skill set
CME: This event is certified for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit