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Linda Boxer

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Appropriate Treatment of Research Trainees

Guiding document created by the GREAT AToRT subcommittee of Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC); October 2021

SURGE I

A course for beginner Principal Investigators who are new to Stanford and are in their first term of appointment, who will be/are leading basic or translational research groups. The course combines didactic overview of topics relevant to starting up a research lab, and hands-on workshops on necessary skills.

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2024-2025 Sessions

The course runs semi-weekly with a kick-off on Wednesday, October 30, 12-1:30 in the Dean’s Office Boardroom (LKSC 320).  SURGE I concludes in February.  All sessions will be via Zoom except for the kick-off in October and our first session in the new year in January.  All sessions are held 12-1 pm unless noted below.

The course in 2024-2025 will entail a few short training sessions online which participants may complete at their own pace.  All participants will be able to complete online modules, download course presentations and readings on the course website in Canvas.

  • Becoming a Research Investigator - From the Ground Up: Building a Research Group Speaker: John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor of Immunology Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (In Person)
  • 360 Evaluation (Stanford Investigators and Lab Leadership Competencies) Speaker: Linda Boxer, Vice Dean of the School of Medicine and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor Thursday, November 7, 2024
  • Lab Management 101 Speakers: John Sunwoo, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck; Lisa Giocomo, Associate Professor of Neurobiology Thursday, November 14, 2024
  • Equity and Inclusive Practices and Resources Speaker: Shelley Rasnick, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Well-Being, and Inclusion, School of Medicine Thursday, November 21, 2024
  • Survive and Thrive: Becoming a Research Investigator in Clinical Settings Speakers: Paul George, Associate Professor of Neurology; Anna Gloyn, Professor of Pediatrics Thursday, December 5, 2024
  • Grant Preparation, Submission and Administration Speakers: Ruth O’Hara, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, Director, Spectrum; Victoria Leyton, Assistant Dean, Research Operations Monday, January 13, 2025 In-person (with lunch)
  • Research Funding Sources, Infrastructure, and Data Support Speakers: Ruth O’Hara, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, Director, Spectrum;  and Kathleen Thompson, Executive Director Emerita, RMG Tuesday, January 21, 2025
  • Managing Your Lab’s Finances and Other Financial Policies Speakers: Elisabeth Einaudi, Vice Chair, Director of Finance and Administration, Anesthesia; Irene Aranya, Financial Manager, Anesthesiology; Allen Metzenberg, Associate Dean and Chief Financial Officer, School of Medicine Tuesday, January 28, 2025
  • Getting Mentored as Faculty at Stanford Speaker: Miriam Goodman Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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  • Mentor as Coach: Giving Feedback Speaker: Rania Sanford, Director of Faculty Professional Development Wednesday, February 19, 2025
  • Balancing and Growing Research Portfolio alongside Clinical/Administrative Duties Speakers: Maya Yiadom, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; Lisa Knowlton, Associate Professor of Surgery Wednesday, Feburary 26, 2025
  • The Individual Development Plan (IDP) Process Speakers: Sheri Krams, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation); Robin Sugiura, Director of Postdoctoral Training; Stevie Eberle, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, BioSci Careers Tuesday, March 11, 2025