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
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)
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
- NIA Aging Research Biobank
- NIA: Advice for Early Stage Investigators
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers
- COVID-19 Research Resources
- Research Tools & Resources
- Diagnostic and Treatment Tools
- Biospecimens & Data Sharing
- NIA & VA Center Programs
- NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development
- Repository of IRB and DSMB Materials for Deprescribing Studies
- NIH All About Grants Podcasts
- NIH Research Continuity and Retention Supplements
- 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
- Other funding opportunities
- Archived webinars
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.
Other Initiatives Advancing Aging Research and Care
- The AGING Initiative
- NIA IMPACT Collaboratory
- Patient Priorities Care
- Network for Investigation of Delirium (NIDUS)
- Cancer and Aging Research Group
- Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
- US Deprescribing Research Network
- Translational Geroscience Network
- Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network
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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)