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College of Health Professions Training Program Agenda

Friday, September 20, 2024

How to Develop a Research Career in Healthcare 

08:00 – 09:00 Building Your Research Career - Dr. Arzu Ari 

09:00 – 09:45 Changing the Mindset from a Clinician to a Researcher - Dr. Rodney Rohde 

09:45 – 10:00 Coffee Break 

10:00 – 11:00 Taking the Leap: From Research Trainee to Principal Investigator - Dr. Natalie Ceballo 

11:00 – 12:00 Transitioning from Single to Multi-Investigator Research - Dr. Maria Resendiz 

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 

How to Find Funding Opportunities in Healthcare 

1:00 – 2:00 Keys to Grant Prospecting - Dr. Ty Schepis

2:00 – 2:45 Funding for Early Career Research - Dr. Shetay Ashford-Hanserd 

2:45 – 3:00 Coffee Break 

3:00 – 4:00 Diversifying Grant Funding Sources such as NIH NSF HRSA - Ms. Evy Gonzalez 

4:00 – 5:00 Talking to Program Officers: How and Why You Should Do It - Dr. Monica Hughes 

5:00 – 6:00 Dinner - Keynote Presentation, “Successes and pitfalls in creating synergy among colleagues to develop collaborative research projects” - Dr. Sonsoles de Lacalle

Saturday, September 21, 2024 

How to Write Grant Proposals in Healthcare 

08:00 – 09:00 The ABC of Grant Writing - Dr. Jennifer Speed 

09:00 – 09:45 Keys to Proposal Resubmission - Dr. Damian Molina Valles 

09:45 – 10:00 Coffee Break 

10:00 – 11:00 Developing Budget and Narrative - Ms. Alex Smith 

11:00 – 12:00 You got the grant, what’s next? - Dr. Denise Gobert 

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 

Developing Interdisciplinary Teams in Healthcare

1:00 – 2:00 Building Strong Research Collaborations - Dr. Melinda Villagran 

2:00 – 2:45 Interdisciplinary Grants and engaging students in research - Dr. Maria Resendiz 

2:45 – 3:00 Coffee Break 

3:00 – 4:00 Success Stories - Drs. María Resendiz, Monica Hughes, Rodney E. Rohde 

4:00 – 5:00 Lessons learned and shared experiences