$50,000 SAMHSA Conference Grants Available
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is has issued a request for applications for SAMHSA Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants. These grants will offer $50,000 for projects that disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and integrate that knowledge into real-world practice.
NIH Funding Research Preventing, Treating Obesity and Overweight
The National Institutes of Health are calling for research grant applications for studies exploring interventions for the treatment or prevention of obesity or overweight adults or children. Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over a two-year period. Applications are due by October 16.
Setoguchi-Iwata awarded PCORI grant for $1.05 million
Soko Setoguchi-Iwata, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine), has been awarded funding totaling around $1.05 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a methods research project, Improving Methods for Linking Secondary Data Sources for CER/PCOR.
Faculty Spotlight: Paul Lantos, MD
Each week, the Division of General Internal Medicine spotlights a different member of the division. This week, they talk with Paul Lantos, MD, about tracking and identifying Lyme disease, travel medicine, and his time in the Gambia, Peru and other locations.
Registration Open for Academic Hospitalist Academy
Registration is open for the sixth annual Academic Hospitalist Academy (AHA), which will be held October 20-23 in Englewood, Colorado. Each year the AHA, sponsored by the Society of Hospital Medicine, provides academic hospitalists with educational, scholarly and professional development skills to advance their careers and begin a pathway to success in academic hospital medicine. Read more, or register.
ASN Calling for Clinical Trial Abstracts for ASN Kidney Week
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is accepting late-breaking clinical trial abstract submissions for ASN Kidney Week 2014. Submissions should cover randomized Phase II or Phase III trials that will have a significant impact on clinical practice; all submissions are due by September 17. Read the full submission guidelines.
UT Health Science Center Looking for Program Director
The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio is looking for a program director of its internal medicine residency program. Ideal candidates will be able to develop the resident program, supervise faculty and will lead quality improvement and research projects. Read more, or apply for the position.
HIV Training Opportunities for Primary Care Providers
The federally funded NC AIDS Training and Education Center (NC ATEC) is offering two free educational initiatives on HIV prevention and management:
- Preparing for PrEP, which provides one-on-one support on the use of a single, CDC-recommended tablet to prevent HIV infection for high-risk individuals
- Tele-Education to Support HIV Management, which provides tailored, flexible support via video-conferencing for primary care providers managing patients with HIV.
Faculty Spotlight: Paul Lantos, MD
For this week's faculty spotlight, we talk to Paul Lantos, MD, about tracking and identifying Lyme disease, travel medicine, and his time in the Gambia, Peru and other locations.
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Seminar on Writing Grant Proposals on July 31
Stephen Russell, DVM, PhD, will present a seminar on writing winning grant proposals on Thursday, July 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Duke South Medical Student Amphitheater. This seminar will address practical and conceptual aspects important to the proposal-writing process.
It will also focus on NIH funding as well as idea development, identification of the most appropriate granting agency, how to write for reviewers, and tips and strategies that are of proven value in presenting an applicant's case to reviewers.