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Biomedical researchers often want to answer causal questions, but they often have access to observational data, not clinical trials. In this session of the TraCS Biostatistics Seminar series, you’ll learn why causal inference is difficult with observational data and what can be done to allow for valid causal inferences if you have observational data. Presenter: … Read more
This seminar will focus on translating the science of healthy development into practical evidence-based approaches to foster the well-being and resilience of children, families, and communities. The promise for healing the trauma and adversity concentrated in many of our communities is enormous when the provision of needed services and programs are shaped and coordinated with … Read more
The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series covers foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research. It is split into 4 modules. In the Communication Skills module, learn more about delivering your message in research papers, gaining outside interest in your team and research program, and effectively utilizing various types of media to promote your … Read more
Please join us for November's Children's Research Institute Seminar. Our speaker will be, Katherine Chan, MD, MPH, who will be presenting "Engaging stakeholders in decisions about hypospadias.”
Orientation for New Clinical Research Personnel is returning for fall 2021 with an updated curriculum! The curriculum is designed to be a true orientation for new research personnel (either new to UNC or new to research altogether), but anyone is welcome to attend.
UNC Department of Orthopaedics welcomes Judy F. Baumhauer, MD, MPH to give a hybrid Grand Rounds on “Patient Reported Outcomes: How They Influence the Care We Provide To Our Patients” on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Dr. Baumhauer is Professor of Orthopaedics and Director of the Clinical BioInformatics Core at the University of Rochester. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of the PROMIS Health Organization and her research interests focus on the clinical translation of patient reported outcomes. She was institutional in her effective implementation of PROMIS throughout the University of Rochester Health Care System and has published this experience in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Baumhauer is a practicing foot and ankle surgeon, and past president of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, and the Eastern Orthopaedic Association.
Dr. Baumhauer’s Grand Rounds will be from 6:30-8 am in person in 1131 Bioinformatics Building or via Zoom using this link. All are welcome to join to discuss this timely topic.
Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health, will discuss embracing change in a pandemic.
Orientation for New Clinical Research Personnel is returning for fall 2021 with an updated curriculum! The curriculum is designed to be a true orientation for new research personnel (either new to UNC or new to research altogether), but anyone is welcome to attend.
Please join us for a special Cone Virtual Internal Medicine Grand Rounds “Beyond Empathy: Teaching Compassion in Medical Education” with Dr. Ken Fortier being sponsored by the UNC Academy of Educators on November 12, 2021, 8:30 - 9:30am.
How do you want to engage with research? Research for Me @UNC and the NC TraCS Institute offer engagement and development opportunities for all stages of the research process. Want to participate in research? Want to learn more about protocol development, funding opportunities, community engagement, or the regulatory landscape? Need help with how to best conduct your own research? We’ve got you covered.
The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series covers foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research. It is split into 4 modules. In the Communication Skills module, learn more about delivering your message in research papers, gaining outside interest in your team and research program, and effectively utilizing various types of media to promote your … Read more
Student Research Day for the 2021-2022 academic year will be held on November 12, 2021! This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Emery Brown, a Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School/Mass General Hospital, Professor of Medical Engineering and of Computational Neuroscience at MIT, and director of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. If you are interested in serving as a judge, please use the following form to submit your information and judging preferences: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5VvRT1BAt5ZouG. The event will be virtual due to gathering restrictions and to increase accessibility. Please see the Student Research Day page for more information.
Are you an Assistant Professor (MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent) who identifies as racially/ethnically underrepresented (UR) AND you are engaged in biomedical research? If yes, then we invite you to attend a virtual information session to learn about the PROMISE research study and to meet the research team.
Introducing CLARK 2.0! CLARK 2.0 is a user friendly machine-learning classifier designed to answer a variety of translational research questions. This version of CLARK offers a new interface with additional features including the ability to analyze data based on both structured and unstructured data.
Join us for AOE/Wilmington Grand Rounds “Active Learning in Medical Education” with Dr. Susan Martinelli on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, 8:00 – 9:00 AM EST. Objectives: Recognize benefits and barriers of active learning Interpret current evidence on active learning practices Be able to utilize active learning techniques in your teaching Register Now
Please join the UNCLCN for this Southeastern American Indian Cancer Health Equity Partnership lecture with Rodney Haring, PhD, MSW. Wednesday, November 17, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. More information and registration at unclcn.org/saicep-20211117.
Please join the UNCLCN for this Research to Practice lecture with Matthew Foster, MD. Wednesday, November 17, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. More information and registration at unclcn.org/11172021.
Research for Me continues to normalize research, break down barriers, and make it easier for people to engage with research, but we know there may still be questions about how it works. Join the Research for Me team for a Town Hall on November 17 from 12-1 p.m. to share your thoughts! Please submit your questions in advance to research_for_me@unc.edu.
The TraCS Research Recruitment & Retention program is now offering drop-in office hours every third Wednesday. Get quick answers to your recruitment questions via Zoom. Our recruitment specialists can help answer brief questions, review documents, or provide resources. Whether you need recruitment troubleshooting, have MyChart questions, or need help designing a flyer—drop in and we can help … Read more
A Carolina Community Educational Scholarship Series We have lots to look forward to within the AOE community and are excited to be sharing these events with all of our new members! The Scholarship Committee is continuing Project ACCESS. We hope that these events will assist our AOE members to elevate the educational work they are already doing into scholarship. … Read more
Join us for the Q4 Project ACCESS webinar on November 18th, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST via Zoom with Dr. Sonia Crandell, Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Crandell is a Professor of PA Studies from the Wake Forest School of Medicine. Through her experience as a journal editor, her session will highlight educational scholarship … Read more
Craig Fletcher DVM, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of the Division of Comparative Medicine, Assistant Dean of Animal Research Resources, and Associate Vice Chancellor of Research, will deliver this year’s Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture. Please mark your calendars for the lecture, which … Read more
It's time to grab your copy of _The Empathy Effect_ and prepare for AOE Book Club on Thursday, November 18th, 5:30 - 7:00 PM EST, facilitated by Dr. Ken Fortier. For the first time ever, you can join in-person (on-campus venue TBA) or virtually! All are welcome to attend.
It's time to grab your copy of The Empathy Effect and prepare for AOE Book Club on Thursday, November 18th, 5:30 - 7:00 PM EST, facilitated by Dr. Ken Fortier. Register Now: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5na5yHyx5c8hSoC
Please join us for the 2021 UNC Geriatric Oncology Symposium: Cancer and Aging. This year's format is panels of speakers on specific topics, each with a moderator who will encourage Q&A among the panelists and with symposium audience. Topics include biomarkers of aging, treatment adherence and side effects, body composition, disparities, and fellow and resident research.
We hope to see you there!
Are you an Assistant Professor (MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent) who identifies as racially/ethnically underrepresented (UR) AND you are engaged in biomedical research? If yes, then we invite you to attend a virtual information session to learn about the PROMISE research study and to meet the research team.
The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series covers foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research. It is split into 4 modules. In the Communication Skills module, learn more about delivering your message in research papers, gaining outside interest in your team and research program, and effectively utilizing various types of media to promote your … Read more
In this interactive session, well-being scholar/practitioner Dr. Suzie Carmack of George Mason University's Center for the Advancement of Well-Being will facilitate a knowledge sharing session on realistic work/life well-being solutions -- with a particular focus on sharing the science of compassion and the quadratic model of well-being (Eisel, 2020).
For more than 50 years, Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC), the nation’s oldest student-run free clinic, has provided free health services to uninsured and underinsured families seeking care. In addition to clinical care, SHAC collaborates with communities to develop and implement sustainable programs to improve the health and wellness of vulnerable populations.
Join us on Tar Heal Tuesday as we hear from the CEOs of SHAC and how the Clinic has evolved from a few medical students working from a private residence to a large, free health Clinic. SHAC also partners with communities to develop and implement sustainable programs and creates an interdisciplinary service-learning environment for students in the Health Science programs at UNC.
Longitudinal data comprise repeated measurements on the same patients taken over time. How should such data be analyzed? Two approaches are common: marginal models and mixed models. These are different kinds of models that yield different interpretations and answer different research questions. In this session of the TraCS Biostatistics Seminar series, you will learn about … Read more
The TraCS Professional Development Seminar series covers foundational skills useful for career development in clinical/translational research. It is split into 4 modules. In the Communication Skills module, learn more about delivering your message in research papers, gaining outside interest in your team and research program, and effectively utilizing various types of media to promote your … Read more