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Mission Statement
The Office of Fellowship Training (OFT) at Children's Hospital Boston is established to assist fellows -- both clinical and research -- to access resources both at Children's Hospital and in the Greater Boston area.
We do this by holding career development seminars and social functions on a monthly basis and identifying relevant training and other opportunities in the Longwood Medical Area and in Boston.
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Come and Tell Your Opinion as a Fellow
You are invited to tell your opinion
about your work situation
on Monday, July 7th, 12-1pm
LUNCH INCLUDED
in EN 844 (Enders 8th floor conference room)
NOTE: If this time is unsuitable,
there are other times that this will be scheduled.
Contact Office of Fellowship Training
Everyone's confidentiality will be protected.
All Fellows from all Departments are invited
Supported by: The Office of Fellowship Training
Here's how to register
Details:
Children's is working to further its goal of eliminating health care disparities through work accomplished through the Diversity and Cultural Competency Committee (DCCC). An outside consulting group will gather stories about disparities and diversity at Children's through focus groups. These experiences will be developed into scripts anonymously as a series of "Diversity Monologues." The segments will be professionally produced and actors will be used so that no one employee at Children's will be recognized. Please come and share your perspective so that it will be included in the videotapes, which will be shown in training sessions on diversity here at Children's.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and participation.
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TWO-PART SERIES ON ALTERNATIVE CAREERS IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING:
"Science writing as an alternative career for a PhD"
- Panel discussion led by Corie Lok, Senior editor, Nature Network and Editor, Nature Network Boston and
Nancy Fliesler, Senior Science Writer and Editor, Vector magazine, Department of Public Affairs, Children's Hospital Boston
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Byers A/B conference rooms
(Enders building, lobby level)
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Corie and Nancy will discuss scientific writing careers, their specific positions, their daily workloads/lives, and their career paths, as well as career outlook - Are there jobs? What salary can you expect to make? How can you begin to get involved? Is part-time freelance work an option?
There will be time for your questions.
REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED
REGISTRATION REQUIRED at Office of Fellowship Training .
"Science writing for clinical fellows" from the perspective of a former Children's clinical resident who has been a frequent contributor to the New York Times and The Boston Globe, as well as speaking on National Public Radio.
- Led by Darshak Sanghavi, MD
Monday, May 12, 2008
Karp 9 conference room
12:00 - 1:00 pm
LUNCH PROVIDED
REGISTRATION REQUIRED at Office of Fellowship Training .
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED IN THE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER BY ONE TO TWO TALKS ON "How to write an NIH grant proposal" and "Basics of manuscript writing" AND FOLLOWED IN THE FALL BY A HANDS-ON GRANTS WRITING OR MANUSCRIPT WRITING WORKSHOP
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The Office of Fellowship Training of Children's Hospital, along with the postdoc offices of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Massachusetts General Hospital, is one of the co-sponsors and co-hosts of the 2008 National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Annual Meeting in the Longwood Medical Area. The dates of the event are April 25-27, 2008. Please mark your calendars! For more details, visit the NPA web site .
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The Office of Fellowship Training is offering a Public Speaking Workshop (hands-on, participatory class), led by Alan Paret, Senior Leadership Development Specialist, Learning and Development, Children's Hospital Boston. The class can accept a maximum of 10 fellows, who are being nominated by their PI's or Program Directors.
- Monday, May 5, 2008, 2:00-4:30pm
Location TBA
This is being run as a pilot. If it is successful, we will plan to offer it again. Registration required through the: Office of Fellowship Training !
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FELLOWS' APPRECIATION DINNER
- In recognition of the fine work done by Fellows at Children's Hospital, the Office of Fellowship Training invites Children's Hospital fellows to a dinner on May 14, the week before Children's Hospital Dr. M. Judah Folkman Research Day.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Location: Longwood Hall, The Inn at Longwood Medical ("The Longwood Galleria")
Please register online : by May 8th
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DR. M. JUDAH FOLKMAN RESEARCH DAY 2008: Wednesday, May 21st
- Abstracts will be posted in the Longwood Galleria for the day and oral presentations - to be judged - will be heard in Enders Auditorium at 7am and 12n.
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The Office of Fellowship Training will once again offer a 3-Part LEADERSHIP SERIES to a maximum of 16 fellows who can make a commitment to all three sessions. This will be offered in the fall of 2008: September 25, October 2, and October 9, with a special additional peer-led leadership seminar on September 11. :
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(1) "Coaching/Mentoring," Led by Alan Paret, Senior Leadership Development Specialist, Learning and Development, Children's Hospital Boston
Thursday, September 25, 2008, 12:30pm-2:30pm: Session 1 of 3
(2) "Communication Skills including Feedback," Led by Alan Paret, Senior Leadership Development Specialist, Learning and Development, Children's Hospital Boston
Thursday, October 2, 2008, 12:30pm-2:30pm: Session 2 of 3
(3) "Lost in Transition: Strategies for Survival," Led by Jay Bradner, MD, Instructor, Center for Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
TOPICS WILL INCLUDED HOW TO:
* Launch new ideas
* Break down barriers
* Create a social network
* Secure resources
* Facilitate diverse ideas
Thursday, October 9, 2008, 12:30pm-2:30pm: Session 3 of 3
The peer-led seminar will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2008, 12:30-2:30pm.
Please note: only those fellows who can make a commitment to all three sessions may attend.
Registration required through the: Office of Fellowship Training !
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Eleventh Fellows' Orientation of 2007-08
- This optional fellows' orientation, to be repeated monthly, will focus on the questions that fellows need answered when they first arrive at Children's Hospital and in Boston, such as:
- Are you unfamiliar with the Harvard institutions and their focuses?
- Do you know how and when to choose a health plan for you and your family?
- Do you need information on accessing articles using the Children's Hospital Library or Countway?
- Do you seek answers about your positive tuberculosis test?
- Do you need information on high quality childcare for less?
- Do you wonder how to get discount tickets?
Led by Fern Remedi-Brown, Coordinator, Office of Fellowship Training, together with Jordan Kreidberg, MD, PhD, Director, Office of Fellowship Training
When:
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
3:30-4:30pm for everyone
4:30-5:00pm component for newly arrived international fellows
Where:
EN 844 (Enders building, 8th fl conf rm)
2008 dates for orientation:
(No August orientation)
Th 9/4, W 10/8, Th 11/6, W 12/3
Registration required!
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"Fellows Career and Family 2007-08 Network Luncheon Series"
- Roopali Roy, Ph.D. (Instructor, Vascular Biology), Parul Sharma, Ph.D. (Orthopaedics), and Akash Patnaik, M.D. (Hem/Onc) will host for the fellows 2007-08.
June 10th will be the tenth and final meeting for 2007-08:
TOPIC: "Building Your Financial Future" with subtopics "Starting Investing: What you need to know," "Starting College Savings Accounts," "Financial Planning to Buy a House," and "Retirement Savings"
Guest speaker:
Kimberly Riggs, Financial Advisor
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
12:00-1:30pm
Karp 9th floor Conference Room
A special lunch will be catered from Pho Lemongrass Vietnamese Restaurant
- Next dates for Fellows Career and Family Network Luncheon:
2008-09 academic year dates (all Tuesdays, 12-1:30, including lunch):
September 23
October 14
November 11
December 9
The Office of Fellowship Training (OFT) is sponsoring this luncheon series, an innovative model developed by Drs. Lydia Shrier and Jenifer Lightdale. The program includes a series of informal networking lunches, addressing those balancing a career in academic medicine and family life. This is an open invitation to all fellows who are parenting or have other competing family and career concerns. Please come and plan to participate. Lunch is provided. The information that fellows share with the OFT will be used to encourage constructive changes at Children's Hospital.
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A PARTY TO CELEBRATE CHILDREN'S FELLOWS AND THEIR CULTURES
WE HOPE TO REPEAT THIS EVERY THREE MONTHS
- Please sign up to bring either a traditional or special cultural food dish (main meal or dessert), or a cultural item to display.
You may want to sign up with others, and prepare something as a team.
This is being run as a test. If successful, this can develop into having poster presentations of our cultures.
We hope to have a mixture of foods from different cultures!
The next one will be Friday, April 11, 2008 from 4:30 until 5:30pm
We hope the next one will be in early April. Let us know if you'd like to participate.
Karp 7th floor Atrium
Register online: Celebrate Children's Fellows and Their Cultures
Even though there are other fields, the only fields to complete are:
Last Name; First Name; E-mail Address; Affiliation; Department; Division; Position; How did you hear about this?
and, under "Notes," please tell us: What will you bring?
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Fellows' Socials
The next and final social for the 2007-08 academic year was held onFriday, June 13, 2008 from 4:30 until 5:30pm in the Karp 7 Atrium.
- Once a month, from September through June, the Office of Fellowship Training hosts "pizza" socials where research and clinical fellows can get together in an informal setting. These are held on alternating Thursday and Friday afternoons, in Karp and Enders, so that all fellows may have an opportunity to attend.
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Clinical Discussion Sessions
- Beginning in September 2005, the Office of Fellowship Training, initiated a discussion session for fellows that focuses on clinical issues in pediatric medicine. (See OFT Past Events page) This ended for the year in June 2006, but will continue again in September.
The clinical discussion sessions are held in the HU 352 conference room (usually) on the 4th Monday of every month from 12:00 until 1:00pm. Lunch is provided.
2007-08 dates are:
SEPTEMBER 24 Vicki Mahan, M.D., Instructor in Surgery led a discussion on "Patent Ductus Arteriosis - They are Not All the Same"
OCTOBER 22 Gani Abazi, MD, MPH, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Neurosurgery Department led a discussion on "Health Policy: Building neurosurgery capacities in developing countries from a U.S. perspective: Case Example of Kosova"
NOVEMBER 26 Sanjay Prabhu, M.D., Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellow led a discussion on "Radiology reports in the 21st century-what should/can you expect from your radiologist? - a pediatric perspective." Notes from this talk are available on the OFT web page, "Seminar Slides and Notes." Dr. Prabhu can be reached via e-mail at Sanjay Prabhu, M.D.
DECEMBER 10 Bara Sarraj, PhD, Research Fellow in Lab Medicine/Blood Transfusion, Children's Hospital Boston led a discussion on "Ischaemia-reperfusion is an event triggered by immune complexes and complement"
JANUARY 28 Vicki Mahan, M.D., Instructor in Surgery led a discussion on Pulmonary Hypertension and Management
FEBRUARY 25 James MacDonald, MD, Primary Care Clinical Sports Medicine Fellow, Children's Hospital Boston led a discussion on Anabolic steroids and other ergogenic aids: how your student-athletes use them and what you can do about it
MARCH 24 Anna Wheeler Rosenquist, MD, Pediatrics Resident, MGH and Lisa Mannix, Office of Child Advocacy, Children's Hospital Boston led a discussion on Effective Policy Advocacy to Promote Child Health: A Primer for Pediatric Fellows. Come hear about Residents and Fellows Advocacy Day at the Massachusetts State House. This is an exciting opportunity to meet your state legislators and learn how to advocate for your patients.
APRIL 28 Sanae Kishimoto, MPH candidate (Harvard School of Public Health) and Clinical Psychologist (Japan) will lead a discussion on The Psychological and Behavioral Challenges of Atopic Dermatitis: A personal and cross-cultural perspective on handling chronic disease. Ms. Kishimoto will discuss clinical counseling and serving as a patient liaison for patients with chronic disease
MAY 19 Muriel Pichavant, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Immunology, Children's Hospital Boston will lead a discussion on "Ozone exposure triggers Airway Hyperreactivity that requires NKT cells and IL17"
JUNE 11 Vicki Mahan, M.D., Instructor in Surgery will lead a discussion on "Neuronal Apoptosis of the Developing Brain" - NOTE DATE AND ROOM CHANGE!
Fall 2008 dates will be:
SEPTEMBER 22
OCTOBER 20
NOVEMBER 24
DECEMBER 15
Due to copyright law, the Office of Fellowship Training is unable to post Clinical Discussion Session articles on the Office of Fellowship Training web site; however, registered participants can request a copy from the OFT through Office of Fellowship Training .
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Journal Club to Discuss Basic Science
- In September 2005, the Office of Fellowship Training started a journal club for fellows that focuses on basic science issues. This ended for the year in June 2006, but will continue again in September. (See OFT Past Events page)
The journal club is held in the Karp 8th floor conference room on the last Friday of every month from 12:30 until 1:30pm. Lunch is provided.
2007-08 dates are:
September 28 Rajamanickam Murugan, PhD, Research Fellow in Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston led a journal club on "Generalized theory of site-specific DNA-protein interactions"
October 26 Bara Sarraj, PhD, Research Fellow in Lab Medicine/Blood Transfusion, Children's Hospital Boston led a journal club on "The Possible Role of PIP3 in Neutrophil Cell Trafficking in Vivo-The Mouse Cremaster."
November 30 Huamei He, MD, PhD, Research Associate, Cardiac Anesthesia, Children's Hospital Boston led a journal club on "Oxidative Stress Causes Heart Failure with Impaired Mitochondrial Respiration."
December 14 Thomas Bartnikas, M.D., Ph.D., Research Fellow, Department of Hematology, Children's Hospital Boston led a journal club on "High levels of GDF15 in thalassemia suppress expression of the iron regulatory protein hepcidin."
January 25 Jason Dearling, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston led a journal club on "Affibody molecule -a new molecular tracer for in vivo monitoring of HER2 expression by positron emission tomography."
February 29 Long-Jun Wu, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Division, Children's Hospital Boston led a journal club on "Molecular mechanisms of central sensitization in chronic pain."
March 28 Eduardo Abreu, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedics, Children's Hospital Boston led a "translational research" journal club on "Are some ligaments smarter than others?"
April 18 Mitsuhiro Kawata, MD., Ph.D., Research Fellow, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston led a journal club on "Erythropoietin protects the central nervous system during prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest: An experimental study in a canine model." He published this paper in 2006.
May 16 Christina Pacak, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston will lead a journal club on "Creating Biological Alternatives to Mechanical Pacemakers - a Review of the Field."
June 13 Bin Zhou, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston will lead a journal club on "Epicardial progenitors contribute to the cardiomyocyte lineage in the developing heart--new sources of cardiomyocytes, but where is its origin?" This paper has been accepted by Nature and is expected to be published in in June 2008.
2008-09 dates are:
September 26
October 31
November 21, changed due to Thanksgiving weekend
December 5, changed due to Christmas
January 30
February 27
March 20, changed due to the National Postdoctoral Association annual meeting
April 24
May 29
June 12, changed due to vacations
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Due to copyright law, the Office of Fellowship Training is unable to post Journal Club articles on the Office of Fellowship Training web site; however, Harvard faculty have access to this article through the Countway Library on their web site the Countway journal web page. Non-Harvard staff can request a copy from the OFT through Office of Fellowship Training or on the Children's Hospital Library website.
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In the spring of 2005, this program was offered for the first time to Children's Hospital Boston research fellows. The spring of 2008 marks the 10th semester for this course offering to Children's postdocs. The purpose of this training is to support a number of postdoctoral research fellows each year for whom this training would increase their productivity in the laboratory. The Spring 2008 Semester began the week of April 7 and will last 11 weeks through the week of June 26. This year a Summer semester will be added for those who are currently enrolled in the program. The focus will be Public Speaking and Presentation Skills. The Fall 2008 Semester will begin the week of September 8. For more information, go to Work and Benefits. PI's must recommend their postdoctoral fellows by e-mailing the Office of Fellowship Training .
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More Events...
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Jordan Kreidberg, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, directs the Office of Fellowship Training. Fern Remedi-Brown, M.Ed., is the program's coordinator. She can be found in Enders 878.2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and can be reached at 4-2961 (617-919-2961 from outside).
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Past Events Offered by the Office of Fellowship Training in 2007-08
Public Speaking in Science: Practicum for Fellows
EAP as a Benefit: Employee Information and Assistance Plan (personal counseling, financial management, legal assistance, career-family balance and more): a brief overview and answers to your questions
How to Have a Successful Fellowship
Preparing for a Basic Science Job Search
Beyond Training (evening seminar): Financial Management for fellows and their significant others
Beyond Training (evening seminar): Job Search for Clinical Fellows and their significant others
Basic Science Job Interviewing
Basic Science Job Negotiating
Careers in the Pharma/Biotechology Industry in Biology: strategies for the job search and career goals
Special 3-Part LEADERSHIP SERIES to a maximum of 16 fellows who made a commitment to all three sessions: coaching/mentoring, communication skills, and strategies for survival
THREE-PART FOLLOW-UP SERIES ON IMAGING: "Drawing Tools and Illustration Features of Powerpoint," "PosterMaking," and "Harnessing the Power of Photoshop"
Maximizing Career Development through Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and Peer Mentorship"
TWO-PART SERIES ON GETTING FUNDED: "Getting Your Clinical Research Funded" and "Basic Science Funding Seminar"
Visas: Your Questions
Science Writing as an Alternative Career for Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Write for the Job: written communication for fellows seeking positions
Past Events Offered by the Office of Fellowship Training in 2006-2007
A Lady Alone: Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, First Woman Doctor in US
Planning a Successful Fellowship. led by Jordan Kreidberg, MD, PhD, Director, OFT
Negotiation Skills, led by Linda Wilcox, Ombudsperson, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Fellows: So You're Leaving for a Clinical Position? Issues and Answers in Considering and Negotiating a new Position, led by Patrick Taylor, Esq., Office of the General Counsel Children's Hospital Boston
Luncheon/dialogue for minority faculty and fellows
Imaging Made Easy Lunchtime Seminar: Imaging Essentials
Work-Family Balance Panel Discussion
Writing for Scientific Publication
Mentoring
MLK Celebration Breakfast For Faculty and Fellows
Getting Your Clinical Research Funded
Stress Management
Preparing for a Basic Job Search
Getting Your Basic Research Funded
Basic Science job interviewing
Visas: Your Questions
Funding Your Research: Sources, Steps and Strategies
Beyond Training: a half-day symposium on career planning for fellows and senior residents and their significant others, presented by The Medical Staff Organization and Office of Fellowship Training of Children's Hospital Boston
2007 Postdoctoral Career Development Fellowships: Monday, April 23, 2007 deadline
EAP as a Benefit: Employee Information and Assistance Plan (personal counseling, financial management, legal assistance, career-family balance and more): a brief overview and answers to your questions
Fellows' Appreciation Dinner
Job searches, job descriptions, opportunities and challenges for the physician scientist: an informal discussion
RESEARCH DAY 2007
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Past Events Offered by the Office of Fellowship Training in 2005-2006
Planning a Successful Fellowship
Patents and Your Research: Hand-in-Hand for Your Future, co-sponsored with IPO
Women in Science - Panel Discussion
Consulting and Patent Rights for Fellows
Getting Funded through the K Series (funding clinical research), co-sponsored with OFD
Martin Luther King Breakfast, co-sponsored with OFD
Financial Planning for Faculty and Fellows, co-sponsored with OFD
Negotiation Skills for Fellows
Getting Your Basic Research Funded
Publishing the Write Stuff: Abracts and Manuscripts for fellows
Clinical Fellows: So You're Leaving for a Clinical Position? Issues and Answers in Considering and Negotiating a new Position
How to Get a Job After a Research Fellowship
Write for the Job: written communication for fellows seeking positions
At the Helm: leadership training for fellows thinking about or beginning to start their own labs
Patents and Your Research
Children's Hospital Research Day
Fellows Appreciation Dinner
Public Speaking in Science
Publicizing Your Research
See "OFT Past Events" page for more details.
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