Career & Research Resources
Tools for the Clinician-Scientist in Aging Research
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Career Resources
- Office Hours Schedule & Sign-Up
- Journey Stories
- NIH Diversity Supplements Webinar (University of California, Global Health Institute)
- BMJ Author Hub: Get your research published, discovered and cited
- Writing an Effective "K" Application (video guide)
- Guidance on Applying to NIH Grants
- Do-It-Yourself Dissemination Toolkit (Johns Hopkins University)
- All About Grants Podcast: NIH Loan Repayment Programs Mini Series (Part 1, Part 2)
- All About Grants Podcast: Early Stage Investigator Policy and Extensions
- Career Development Articles
- AGS/ADGAP AIRE Medicine-Geriatrics Integrated Residency and Fellowship (Combined Med-Geri Pathway)
- NIH Funding Success Rates
- Clarifying Percentage Effort for Career Development (K) Awardees
- Medicine-Geriatrics Integrated Residency and Fellowship
- OAIC CC Early Career Webinar Recording “JIT to RPPR: Sharing Strategies to Streamline your Administrative Reporting Efforts”
Mentoring Resources
- Defining the Ideal Qualities of Mentorship: A Qualitative Analysis of the Characteristics of Outstanding Mentors
- Making the Most of Mentors: A Guide for Mentees
- The Art of Scholarly Mentoring
- Difficult Issues in Mentoring: Recommendations on Making the “Undiscussable” Discussable
- Mentoring Millenials
- Love Letters: an anthology of constructive relationship advice shared between junior mentees and their mentors
- National Research Mentoring Network (Unconscious Bias Course)
- The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching (University of New Mexico)
For surgeons:
For Rehabilitation Clinician Scientists:
Vanderbilt's EdgeforScholars.org:
- Flight Tracker: Streamlined Career Development Tracking & Analysis
- Overheard at Ground Level: Fresh Brewed Mentoring
- Mentoring for Grief & Growth at the End of a Dissertation
- Gaining Experience Mentoring for Diversity
- Mentoring Roundup: What to Consider When Selecting a Research Mentor
- Navigating Academic Relationships
- The Crosswalk Model: Mentoring and Diversity
- How to Get a K24
Research Resources
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers
- COVID-19 Research Resources
- Research Tools & Resources
- Diagnostic and Treatment Tools
- Biospecimens & Data Sharing
- Repository of IRB and DSMB Materials for Deprescribing Studies
- Working Effectively with Medical and Data Librarians
- Working Effectively with Your Biostatistician
- Reframing Aging Initiative Research Resources
- Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (NIDUS) Measurement and Harmonization Core
- Best Practices for Integrating Health Equity into Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trials for Dementia Care
- IMPACT Resource: New Learning Portal and Certificate Program, “Basic Principles of Conducting ePCTs in People Living with Dementia and Care Partners”
- Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) Online Learning
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research handout
- AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative Curriculum Website
- "Ready, Set, Share!" - January 25, 2023 in Science
- Partnerships for Native Health | Research
Defining feasibility and pilot studies in preparation for randomised controlled trials
Pilot trials in health-related behavioral intervention research
Recommendations for planning pilot studies in clinical and translational research
CONSORT 2010 statement: extension to randomised pilot and feasibility trials
NIH/NIA Research Resources
VA and Aging Research
NIH/NIA Research Resources
- Recent Changes and Updates for NIH/NIA Grant Applications (4/13/26)
- NIA Opportunities for Early-Stage Investigators | NIA Division of Aging Biology
- NIA Aging Research Biobank
- NIA: Advice for Early Stage Investigators
- NIA & VA Center Programs
- NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development
- NIH All About Grants Podcasts
- NIH Research Continuity and Retention Supplements
- NIH Peer Review: "Live" Mock Study Section
- Information for Reviewers NIH
- NIH Simplified Peer Review Framework
- G.600 - PHS Assignment Request Form (nih.gov)
- ART - Assisted Referral Tool (nih.gov)
- Writing effective critiques for NIH research applications
VA and Aging Research
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
- Veterans Health Administration research in aging: Opportunities for high impact across the academic career - PubMed (nih.gov) (see reference list within as well)
- Age-friendly care in the Veterans Health Administration: Past, present, and future - PubMed (nih.gov)
- Impact of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers: Incubators of innovation in geriatrics - PubMed (nih.gov)
- Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers: translating aging research into clinical geriatrics - PubMed (nih.gov)
- The role of the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in patient care, surgical education, research and faculty development - PubMed (nih.gov)
- Vaughan CP, Brown RT, Hastings SN, Makris UE, Forman DE. Veterans Health Administration research in aging: Opportunities for high impact across the academic career. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Sep;71(9):3001-3004.
- Farrell TW, Hogans BB, Moo L, et al. Impact of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers: Incubators of innovation in geriatrics. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024; 1-12.
- VA Intramural Research Award Program Panel Discussion (slides by Michael R. Burgio, PhD)
- How to Apply for Research Funding VA Office of Research and Development (VA-ORD) Investigators, Scientific Review, and Management (ISRM) Portfolios
Patient and Community Engaged Research Resources
- Identifying Partners to Engage Worksheet
- Anticipating Barriers to Engagement with PWLE and Communities Worksheet
- Budgeting for Engagement Activities – Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
- Community-engaged Research and Citizen Science – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Compensation Framework – PCORI
- Engagement Plan Template – PCORI
- Engagement Tool and Resource Repository for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research – PCORI
- Guide for Engaging with Research Partners about Data Analysis – PCORI
- Toolkit for Patient-Focused Therapy Development – National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Research Fundamentals: Preparing You to Successfully Contribute to Research – PCORI
- Person-first and Destigmatizing Language – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
How to Get an NIA Grant for Early Career Researchers
Dr. Ken Santora, Director of NIA's Division of Extramural Activities (DEA), discusses important inside tips for early career researchers seeking NIH funding support.
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Specialty and Sub-Specialty Groups for Aging Researchers
- American Geriatrics Society Special Interest Groups
- Gerontological Society of America Alliances and Multistakeholder Collaborations
- Society for the Advancement of Geriatric Anesthesia
- Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
- American College of Cardiology - Geriatric Cardiology Section
- American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine (AGEM)
- Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Endocrine Society
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- General Internal Medicine (Geriatrics Interest Group)
- American Society of Hematology (Aging & Hematology)
- Society of Hospital Medicine (Acute Care of Older Patients Priority Setting Partnership)
- American Society of Nephrologists (Geriatric Nephrology Interest Group)
- American Society for Nutrition (Aging and Chronic Disease Research Interest Section)
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
- Cancer and Aging Research Group
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group
- National Palliative Care Research Center
- American Thoracic Society (Aging in Critical Care)
- Association of Academic Physiatrists
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Physical Therapy Association - Geriatrics
- American College of Rheumatology
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American College of Surgery (Geriatric Surgery)
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (Geri Trauma Coalition)
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- American Urological Association
- American Urogynecologic Society
- American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (Special Interest Group for Aging)