Upcoming Presentations
September 23rd – 4:00pm to 5:00pm – Works in Progress presented by Clara Lee, MD
Dear COM Faculty,
The Office of Medical Student Research (MDSR) is pleased to invite you to submit an informational video in lieu of attending the annual Medical Student Research Opportunities Fair. We realize this has always been a great opportunity to meet and recruit medical students in person to participate in your research projects. However, we feel the new format will be just as exciting and provide additional and more widely accessible information for medical students interested in research.
This year, we’re asking that faculty members submit a short video by Oct. 1, to be hosted on the MDSR Research Opportunities website. Please include this information (at a minimum) in your 5–10 minute video:
• Your name, department, lab location, research area(s)
• Details about your general research area/topic
• A brief description of your lab/research team and lab meeting schedule
• Projects appropriate for medical students to join
• Skills/experience you are looking for in a medical student
• The best way for a medical student to contact you
“How-to” documents for creating videos are located on the MDSR Mentor Resources page. Please contact our office for any support you may need.
When ready, please submit your video here.
Also as a reminder, medical students are eligible to apply for research funding from a variety of internal and external sources. The application for this year’s Ohio State College of Medicine Medical Student Research Scholarship will open Oct. 6. Phase I documents are due Dec. 14, and Phase II documents will be due Jan. 8. We strongly encourage students to find a mentor early so they can work on this application as early as possible.
Contact Bianca McArrell, program manager of the Medical Student Research Program, with questions. Visit our website for more information about research education initiatives at the College of Medicine and the research calendar of events for medical students.
Thank you for your continued support of the MDSR program. Please feel free to forward this email to any faculty who may also be interested in submitting an opportunity!
The CCTS will sponsor the NIH Department of Bioethics course “Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research” beginning September 23, 2020. The course is a seven-week series of webinars of critical ethical issues involved in conducting human subject research.
Participation in this program will fulfill NIH requirements for training in the Responsible Conduct of Research, and learners who complete at least three sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Webinars will be live-streamed every Wednesday from 8:30 to – 11:30 am (EST).
Dates/Times: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Sept 23, Sept 30, Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 21, Oct 21, Oct 28, and Nov 4
Grant Submissions- Process Flow
Be advised that both the COM and CCC Grants Management Office is more strictly enforcing grant submission timelines.
For COM investigators, your intention to submit a new proposal must be sent through the REDCap portal (link: https://redcap.osumc.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=TYPT3ALFMN), but if fewer than 6 weeks remain before the deadline they may not be able to accommodate your application and will deny the submission.
CCC applications should continue to be routed to the CCC Grants Office, by emailing an inquiry to Li.Zheng@osumc.edu
Funding Opportunities
Simulation Modeling and Systems Science to Address Health Disparities
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is supporting a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA): NOT-MD-20-025. The FOA is titled: Simulation Modeling and Systems Science to Address Health Disparities
The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest is to support investigative and collaborative research focused on developing and evaluating simulation modeling and systems science to understand and address minority health and health disparities.
First Due Date of Application: October 05, 2020
For inquiries related to NIMHD’s scientific and research involvement concerning this FOA, please contact Dr. Rada K. Dagher at rada.dagher@nih.gov. View the full funding opportunity announcement for more information.
Disseminating and Implementing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Evidence into Practice through Interoperable Clinical Decision Support
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites R18 grant applications that disseminate and implement patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) evidence into clinical practice through clinical decision support (CDS). AHRQ seeks projects that scale interoperable CDS across different health care systems and technologies (e.g., different electronic health records) and that disseminate lessons learned about how to achieve CDS scalability and interoperability. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-20-074.html
NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparities (G08 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits resource grant applications for projects that will bring useful, usable health information to health disparity populations and their health care providers. Access to useful, usable, understandable health information is an important factor when making health decisions. Proposed projects should exploit the capabilities of computer and information technology and health sciences libraries to bring health-related information to consumers and their health care providers. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-283.html
Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Clinical Trial Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites early-stage physician and other health professional investigators with a commitment to aging and/or aging-related diseases to apply for this award to advance their research and leadership skills in their specialty and in the broader field of aging and geriatrics research.
NIA is pursuing this initiative to recruit early-stage investigators who have begun to establish research programs and who, through this award, will be ready to assume leadership roles in their field of expertise and will be poised to change theory, practice, and health outcomes related to the health of older individuals. Unlike other mentored K awards, candidates for this award must have received competitively awarded research support as a Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) at the faculty level or have otherwise leveraged faculty-level research support to develop an independent line of research. They must show evidence of leadership in the clinical or research domain. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-021.html
Upcoming Events
Free Registration for the Fall 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration!
No plane tickets, hotel costs, or food budgets to worry about! In fact, no registration fees either! The NIH is bringing the Fall 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration direct to your computer…free of charge, Tuesday, October 27 – Friday, October 30!
This event is designed to demystify the NIH grant application and review process! Register today at https://nihvirtualseminar2020.vfairs.com/ and be sure to check out all the networking opportunities taking place during the seminar. For instance, the Meet the Experts page highlights all of the NIH Institutes and Centers, offices and special programs offering booths filled with resources to fill your “swag bag” and times to chat with grants management, policy, review, and program officials throughout the seminar.
If you’re new to working with the NIH grants process as an investigator or administrator, join us as we connect and collaborate! Here’s what to expect:
- Four days of sessions with live and simu-live sessions, as well as an on-demand video library
- Three tracks designed around grants policies and programs, including case studies and Q&As
- Live chat opportunities with NIH & HHS experts on the grants process and policies
- Downloadable resources to reuse and/or share with others at your institution
- Free registration! Yes, you read it right.
Are you excited yet? Keep tabs on the latest registration and agenda updates on the seminar site. We hope to “see” you there!
Are you contemplating working with a unpaid volunteer student?
SHARP can help you work out the logistics. We can arrange for virtual access for OSU affiliates at no cost, and virtual access for non-OSU affiliates for a fee (to set up a virtual machine for them to remote to).
For more information, contact Judy M. Opalek, PhD (judy.opalek@osumc.edu)
SHARP Staff – Return to Campus
We are in the midst of our Return to Campus plan and you may be seeing us in the office more often. We need to adhere to the social distancing requirements in our shared space, and we will be working on modified schedules until a full return is feasible. All SHARP staff continue to be reachable by phone, email, and text, whether in the office or working remotely. We appreciate your patience during this time.
Please note that the SHARP staff are working 100% remotely at this time and are still fully available for virtual meetings and discussion. We have nearly every normal tool at our disposal during this time and are only limited by face-to-face interactions and campus-based physical resources. If you have any questions or concerns—reach out!
