Research and Scholarship

Writing an impactful Specific AIMS page

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Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: In-Person | Hamilton Hall, room 400

Are you struggling to write a clear and concise Specific Aims page for your research proposal? Join us in person In Hamilton Hall, for a workshop where you’ll learn tips and tricks for crafting a compelling aims page that will grab the attention of grant reviewers. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take your grant writing skills to the next level! Facilitated by Dr. Jill Rafael-Fortney, professor of Physiology and Cell Biology and member of FAME’s Mentorship Committee.

Primary Audience: All research faculty

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Educational research spotlight: Writing the literature review

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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

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Establishing Connections

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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

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Educational research spotlight: Publishing with secondary data

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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

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Educational research spotlight: Moving from research agenda to research brand

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Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online only

Promotion and/or tenure often require that faculty not only publish original research but also become recognized outside of our institution as subject matter experts. Often, the barrier is not the quality of the work but rather the promotion of their research. However, faculty members often find marketing their research daunting and are unsure how to begin, or what makes a research brand stand out. Common questions include: “What are the essential elements of a research brand?” or “How do I effectively market my research?” This session will demystify the process of moving from a research agenda to a recognizable research brand, providing practical tips and strategies to help you promote your educational research projects.

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

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Gathering Journal Article Metrics: Citation Counts, Altmetrics, and ORCID Integration

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Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Online only

Do you need to gather citation information and other metrics for your publications for promotion or other purposes? This workshop, hosted by the Health Sciences Library, will cover the basics of how citation and altmetric data is created, which databases and tools include them, and how to export that information for your records. Additionally, we will explore how to integrate ORCID to streamline the process of tracking and managing your research outputs and metrics.

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