Pediatric Research “K-Club” Meeting Series (monthly): Sponsored by the Emory Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine and the Georgia CTSA and CFAR. K-Club brings together young scientists with senior faculty who serve on study sections and who have extensive mentoring and grantsmanship expertise. Presentations may be attended in person or via a live web feed and are recorded for anytime viewing. In addition to the monthly program, attendees are offered the opportunity to meet individually with a professional grants educator/advisor for advice and direct feedback on their draft applications. K-Club topics span a wide scope and include a variety of specific sessions falling under the broad headings of

1. Navigating the NIH and extramural research funding landscape
2. Strategies and approaches to writing NIH and other grant applications
3. General advice and guidance in preparing research grant applications
4. Research administration and logistics
5. Professional development including focused sessions on mentoring

Research Resources 101 (monthly): Research Resources 101 is jointly sponsored by the Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine. It is a monthly series designed to introduce early career and established investigators to research resources available at Emory University and provides information about the access to and use of individual clinical and basic research resources. Topics presented range from clinical to basic science research related and include subjects like electronic resources, regulatory support, consultative services and core facilities. Presentations may be attended in person or via a live web feed.

FEED Conference (annually): Co-sponsored by the Emory Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, the Faculty Education, Enrichment, and Development Conference or “FEED Conference” is an annual full day event that includes general presentations as well as career-path specific sessions for clinical researchers and basic scientists. Regularly presented topics disseminate practical information such as use of tools to facilitate collaboration, finding research funding, the manuscript review process and the Emory promotion process.

Clinical Research Bootcamp (annually): The Emory School of Medicine Office of Faculty Development organizes and hosts an annual “Clinical Research Boot Camp,” a day-long program providing participants with a comprehensive overview of the major components involved in clinical research, including the development of sound research protocols, maintaining compliance and high ethical standards, and the successful planning of a productive research career. Specific topics addressed include study design, statistical resources and basic statistical techniques, securing research funding, Institutional Review Board considerations, conflict of interest and the importance of networking.

Junior Faculty Development Course (10 sessions over 5 months): Featuring a diverse faculty selected from throughout the School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Goizueta Business School, this course presents information necessary for success in an academic medical center using a variety of formats including didactic presentations, panel discussions, group and individual exercises, and case-based problem solving. Specific topics include organizational structure and finances, teaching, presentation skills, promotions and tenure, manuscript writing, negotiation and conflict resolution and ethics.

Emory Medicine Professional Leadership Enrichment and Development Program (EM-ProLEAD): The focus of EM-ProLEAD is to enrich leadership skills, enhance business knowledge, and develop strong partnerships across Emory. Aspiring leaders must be nominated by their division chiefs to be considered. The Program features lessons from campus leaders, more advanced training in financial planning and strategy, and exercises to develop recognition of individual strengths and areas for growth. The program is 10 months in length and includes mandatory 4 hour monthly sessions.

Laboratory Management Course: Once a year, the Emory Office of Postdoctoral Education offers a Laboratory Management training class to support the success of postdocs and junior faculty in establishing and managing their own independent basic science research labs. The course has five two-hour sessions with two major topics covered in each session in one-hour segments. Topics that are covered include setting up your own lab, budget management, hiring people, data management and managing the tenure-process.  The course is offered once a year in the Spring semester.  A certificate of “Lab Management Training” is awarded to all who attend all 5 sessions and complete a final course project.

All post-graduate trainees (MD, PhD, and MD/PhD) have access to:

• Subsidized research services through a system of research cores, including:
  • Pediatric Biostatistics Core, which provides subsidized biostatistical planning and analysis support from a team of masters- and doctoral-level biostatisticians.
  • Pediatric Grant Editing and Manuscript Support (GEMS) Core, which provides subsidized technical, formatting, and English-language proofreading of grant applications and manuscripts from doctoral-level faculty members.
• Participation in Emory’s institutional training and career development grants, which currently include:
  • Atlanta Pediatric Scholars Program, sponsored by the NICHD Child Health Research Career Development (K12) Award, for those interested in basic science.
  • BIRWCH K12
  • NIGMS IRACDA Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching [FiRST]
  • A variety of NIH-supported T32 grants, which currently include: Critical Care, Transplantation Science, Lung Health, Environmental Health Science and Toxicology, Inequities in Cardiovascular Health, Nephrology, Cardiology, Vaccinology, Transfusion Medicine, Neurology, Non-Malignant Hematology, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and Oncology.
• Competitive funding to support independent research projects through the Buchter Resident Research Award and Warshaw Fellow Research Award (eligible trainees include medical residents within the Emory Department of Pediatrics, MD and MD/PhD fellows within the Emory Department of Pediatrics or in an academic department within the Emory+Children's Pediatric Institute, and pediatric psychology (PhD) fellows in the Emory Department of Pediatrics)