Faculty Facilitator

Topic

Career Development

A collection of 14 issues

NIH URM Eligibility

There are a variety of grants, fellowships, and supplements available to individuals who meet the NIH’s definition of an Underrepresented Population in the US Biomedical, Clinical, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Enterprise (URM). However, these funding mechanisms are underutilized because the NIH’s definition is rather broad, and many

Authorship Order

The order authors are listed on peer-reviewed scientific papers serves as a shorthand that signifies the contribution of each author. Each discipline has its own system in terms of what each authorship position signifies. Here I write from the perspective of the basic biomedical sciences. What Each Position Signifies The

Book review - "Be Useful", by Arnold Schwarzenegger

I’m going to riff off on how James Clear does his book reviews, providing an overall summary and then notes I took while reading. Final Thoughts: The title says it all. I liked this book- it is remarkably practical about its suggestions for how to move yourself closer to

How to ask for a letter of recommendation

Letters of recommendation are needed for hiring and promotion at all career points, from a first undergraduate summer internship to professional awards for senior faculty. They are also critical for obtaining tenure. You need to know who to ask for a letter of recommendation (LOR), and how and when to