Is your PhD program hosting notable activities? Are your PhD students accomplishing remarkable achievements? Let's share! Contact kristin.russell@duke.edu to request a feature in an upcoming newsletter.
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In this month's spotlight, Kate Zhang, PhD, the Program Assessment Manager in OBGE, discusses the implementation of centralized course evaluation:
In Fall 2023, the Office of Biomedical Graduate Education (OBGE) initiated the use of a centralized, online course evaluation system, Watermark, to gather student evaluations of course, instructor, and small group facilitator (when applicable) effectiveness in courses offered by biomedical PhD programs in the School of Medicine. OBGE evaluated 90 courses, 141 instructors, and 37 facilitators with an overall response rate of 54.02%. The successful implementation of the course evaluation process is attributed to the collaborative efforts of OBGE, program administrators, course directors, and the Office of the University Registrar.
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OBGE Spring 2024 Courses
(Register by Drop/Add Deadline - January 24)
Optional Courses
BIOTRAIN 760 - 'Equity in Research': A course on the principles of EDI in STEM – Led by the Duke IDEALS office. March 20-April 17, Wednesdays 10:00-11:30am. Register in Duke Hub
Contact: biocore@duke.edu
BIOTRAIN 898 - 'Gateway to Internship and Experiential Learning':
For any student interested in or preparing for an internship – Required for BIOTRAIN 899. January 30-March 5, Tuesdays at 8:30-10:00am. Register in Duke Hub
Contact: kristin.russell@duke.edu
Required Courses
BIOTRAIN 751 - 'The Responsible Scientist I': Required RCR course for year 1 students. Full semester course. Register in Duke Hub.
Contact: obge@duke.edu
BIOTRAIN 753 - 'Data Management and Quality': Required RCR course for year 2-3 students. Self-paced, online. Register in the LMS
Contact: obge@duke.edu
BIOTRAIN 754- 'The Responsible Scientist II': Required RCR course for year 4 students. Full semester course. Register in Duke Hub
Contact: obge@duke.edu
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OBGE Seminars/Workshops/Events
1st year cohort – "Choosing a Lab" - For all 1st year students. February 12 at 11am in MSRB 1, 001 and April 8 at 2pm in MSRB 1, 001. If you are not a first year student and would like to be on the panel for these discussions to share your wisdom, please email: kristin.russell@duke.edu
2nd year cohort – "Preparing for Your Prelim" - For all 2nd year students. February 26 at 2pm in MSRB III, 1125.
5th year+ cohorts - "Preparing to Graduate" for senior students. January 22 at 3:00pm on zoom https://duke.zoom.us/j/97221064328 and March 25 at 11am in MSRB III, 1125.
2023-2024 School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) Program - An awards presentation will take place on March 7, 2024. The Dean and Vice Dean, as well as PhD program leaders, will be in attendance. Details of the ceremony and invitations will be forthcoming for award recipients and their guests.
Graduate Student Appreciation - April 3rd Ice Cream social with Maple View Ice Cream. 2pm-3:30pm at Genome Court.
Workshop Series - 'OBGE Leadership and Management Training for Biomedical Scientists': Leadership course based on Wash-U Leadership and Management in Action Program (LMAP). 4 weeks in May (dates TBD)
Register via email (sent in March)
Contact: obge@duke.edu
Various workshops are scheduled within departments/programs. If you would like to host an OBGE workshop in your department/program regarding professional development and/or wellness, contact kristin.russell@duke.edu to schedule.
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OBGE Professional Development Award
OBGE Professional Development Awards are designed to support professional development for biomedical PhD trainees who have shown an interest in engaging in OBGE’s mission to develop student’s full potential as independent scientists. The award provides reimbursement or travel advance for activities that directly enhance the recipient’s professional growth, including, but not limited to conference registration and travel and workshop attendance.
Awards are open to full-time biomedical PhD students in any School of Medicine or Interdisciplinary PhD program. To be considered, applicants must have successfully completed the preliminary exam prior to submitting an application and have engaged in one of the optional OBGE BIOTRAIN courses or O2 series programs. Each recipient will receive an award of up to $1000.
Next deadline for applications is February 1, 2024. Find more information here.
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COMMUNITY POSTINGS:
DUKE, DURHAM & BEYOND
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Duke Career Center resources
Do you have questions about your resume, CV, or the next step to take in your career?
Michael "Rudi" Rudisill, Assistant Director in the Duke Career Center, will be hanging out in the OBGE suite (MSRB III, 1260), on the following dates:
Thursday January 11th 11am-12:30pm
Thursday February 8th 11am-12:30pm
Thursday March 14th 11am-12:30pm
Thursday April 11th 11am-12:30pm
No appointments needed - just stop by with any career related questions you may have!
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RTI Medical Writer job opening
Medical writing is the perfect avenue for people with a biomedical background and a love of science communication to play to their strengths and make an impact. This listing is fully remote and open to applicants in the US, UK, EU, and Canada, and I would really appreciate it if you could share it with anyone interested in science communications or medical writing. The listing can be found below, and I’m happy to chat with anyone interested.
Medical Writer-Publications in Durham, North Carolina | Careers at RTI Headquarters (RTP Area) (icims.com)
Sara Musetti Jenkins, PhD
Medical Writer, MEDS
smusetti@rti.org
RTI Health Solutions
3040 East Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA
Connect with us: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
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Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Events
Duke I&E Networking Mixer (Graduate & Professional Students)
Want to meet fellow grad/professional students from across Duke—and work on your networking skills in a relaxed environment? On February 8th from 5-7pm on the Wilkinson ground floor, join Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship and the Duke Career Center to gain concrete networking skills and get to know your peers over food and drinks. Bring a friend for an extra raffle entry! Open to current and prospective I&E Graduate Certificate students.
Register: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b7bPc0qIWQpxUZE
Duke Technology Commercialization Bootcamp
February 23-24, 2024
Duke I&E Bullpen, Fuqua School of Business
Are you curious about tech commercialization—or are you working on a technology with commercial potential? Want to work at a tech startup someday, or for a larger company assessing scientific innovations? Join Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Duke’s Office of Translation & Commercialization for a 2-day bootcamp (February 23-24) to get hands-on experience with the initial stages of tech commercialization. Guided by Duke and local experts, you’ll work with an interdisciplinary team to assess market opportunities for Duke research in biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, medical devices, electrical and computer engineering, and more. You’ll develop valuable skills in market research, needs validation, and communication of technical opportunities to a broad audience. Open to all Duke graduate and professional students; meals and snacks provided.
Explore Projects and Apply by February 7: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6R58d1bS0kSPQ9g
Abby Grubbs (she/her)
Senior Program Coordinator
Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship
100 Fuqua Drive, Durham, NC 27708
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AWIS
Our AWIS Scholarships opened in early December and will be closing February 29. We have added an additional scholarship for first generation undergraduate students in addition to our existing undergraduate scholarship, doctoral scholarship, and career re-entry scholarship.
As a reminder, students/staff/faculty from your institution are eligible to join AWIS through our partnership at no cost for them, making them eligible to apply for our scholarships. They are also able to participate in all our upcoming webinars and all other member benefits.
Students may be highly interested in our next webinar as they begin planning their future careers. Our Webinar will be focusing on How to Choose Your Next Lab or Workplace.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to me, I am happy to help.
Abby Swett (she/her/hers)
Membership & Institutional Engagement Manager
Association for Women in Science
202-827-9798| swett@awis.org
Join / Donate / Partner at www.awis.org
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VITA Symposium
On Friday, March 22, 2024, The Vanderbilt University Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) is hosting the 4th annual Vanderbilt Integrated Training Alliance (VITA), a virtual postdoc preview for senior graduate students.
About the VITA symposium: The VITA symposium in Biomedical Sciences is designed to introduce senior graduate students to the research and resources at Vanderbilt and to help them develop skills that will enhance their postdoctoral career.
Program elements: Participation in VITA will include:
Communication Training from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. Through a layered series of applied improvisational and communication exercises, participants will explore and practice using communication strategies. Find out more here
An introduction to ASPIRE, the BRET office of professional development
Opportunity to meet with current Vanderbilt postdocs
Individual meetings with Vanderbilt research faculty members
Learning about the Vanderbilt community and research resources
Application Information:
Eligibility: We encourage senior Ph.D. students in the biomedical sciences to apply. We encourage domestic and international applicants.
Application requirements:
CV
Short personal statement
Research interest areas and faculty of interest
APPLY HERE
Deadline is Monday, February 19, 2024
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