SAGES Career Development Workshop for Fellows and Jr. Faculty
August 1-2, 2008
Westin-Chicago
909 N. Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Overview and Program Goals:
This workshop has been designed by the SAGES Research Committee in order to provide its membership with education and personalized training on obtaining the skill set required for academic success. The overarching goal of this 1 ½ day program is to provide fellows and junior faculty with a venue for interaction with experienced faculty with a track record of successful publication, funding, and mentorship. This experience will serve to “set the bar” for a formalized career development effort at the participants home institution. Topics will range from developing and organizing research studies to successful grant and manuscript writing strategies. Each participant will bring the specific aims portion of a research grant that will be edited, revised, and improved for submission to SAGES and/or other funding sources. Small group discussions on such protocols will provide practical training in research methodology, proposal writing, and manuscript preparation.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will have:
- Developed strategies for maximizing success in an academic career
- An enhanced understanding of personal career direction and goals
- Made contacts with leaders in American academic surgery
- An understanding of the inner workings of an academic career path
- Review techniques for organizing and writing a sound research plan that accurately reflects the ideas and directions of the proposed research.
Basis for Concept:
The SAGES Research Committee has determined that there is a tremendous need to provide education in the basics of grant writing and the fundamental skills, which will assist with overall academic career development. This seminar is directed at stimulating an increased level of research participation from within the membership as well as to improve the quality of the grant applications submitted. The workshop is not meant to supplant the existing infrastructure for mentorship and academic career development at the participant’s home institution. This event will provide education on fundamental skills, which are ubiquitous and will assist the junior faculty member as they negotiate the process.
Program admission will be limited to SAGES Members (including Candidate Members).
Preference will be given to members and candidate members in academic practice who have applied but not received a SAGES grant award.
Fee: $250.00 (Hotel accommodations, meals, and meeting materials are included in the registration fee)
Hotel/Meals: Hotel rooms will be provided for the nights of Thursday, July 31st and Friday, August 1st. Rooms will be assigned on an ad hoc basis. Meals include a Thursday night reception, breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Friday, as well as breakfast and lunch on Saturday.