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Resources for Current Students

How to Succeed in Science Tips for Oral and Poster Presentations Successful Mentoring
 
Monthly Meeting Handouts Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine (FCM) Handouts
 
The Musculoskeletal Exam Best Practices

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How to Succeed in Science

NIH Updates on Women in Science. The NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers is an effort to advance women in biomedical and research careers.
Volume 5, Issue 6 (February 2013) newsletter on topics of Gender Equity, Factors contributing to Gender Gap in Publication, and Female Presentation Rates at Meetings.

How to succeed in science: a concise guide for young biomedical scientists.
Part I: taking the plunge

By Jonathan W. Yewdell, MD, PhD
Advice for young biomedical scientists on the difficulties that lie ahead and on how to find the right laboratories for training in the skills that you will need to succeed.

How to succeed in science: a concise guide for young biomedical scientists.
Part II: making discoveries

By Jonathan W. Yewdell, MD, PhD
Practical advice to young scientists on choosing a research topic, designing, performing and interpreting experiments and, last but not least, on maintaining your sanity in the process.

The importance of stupidity in scientific research
By Martin A. Schwartz, PhD

The Succesful Clinician Scientist of the 21st Century
By Andrew I. Schafer, MD

Residency program choices for those seeking a career as physician-scientist
By Robin G. Lorenz

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Tips for Oral and Poster Presentations

How to Captivate Your Audience from the Podium
By Robert H. Eckel, MD

Writing and Presenting a Scientific Poster
By the American Psychological Society

Resources and Workshops
From The Graduate School at UK

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Successful Mentoring

A New Approach to Mentoring
By Kathy E. Kram and Monica C. Higgins
Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page R10

The Importance of Mentors
By Susan E. Metros and Catherine Yang

Mentee<->Mentor
Our Challenge: Achieving the FullPpotential of a Mentoring Relationship

By Joan M. Lakoski, PhD

Selecting Your Mentor and Advisors
From the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

It Takes a Village to Mentor a Postdoc
By Michael J. Zigmond, PhD

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Monthly Meeting Handouts

August 2010 Monthly Meeting

Grad School Advice
Adapted from the AAMC (see above)

Transitioning to Grad School: Some Practical Advice
By Beth A. Garvy, PhD
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
University of Kentucky Chandler Medical School
bgarv0@uky.edu

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Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine (FCM) Handouts

Interpreting Complete Blood Counts
Approach to the Abnormal CBC
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010
Speaker: Robert Means, Jr., MD
Hematology and Blood & Marrow Transplant Division
University of Kentucky and VA Medical Center

H&P as a Prelude to Differential Diagnosis;
Patient Interactions and General Etiquette

Physical Exam: Regional Approach & Case Presentation
Additional Case Studies...
The New England Journal of Medicine Interactive Medical Cases:       1       2       3       4
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010
Speaker: Rosemarie Conigliaro, MD
Professor of Medicine
Senior Asst. Dean for Curriculum
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Pediatrics (I);
Essentials of the Pediatric Exam;
Speaker: Donna Grigsby, MD;
Date: Dec. 1, 2010
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky.

Lipid Module: Dyslipidemias
Speaker: Thomas Whayne, Jr., MD, PhD, FACC
Date: 3/17/2011
Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky

Getting the Most out of the CBC and Peripheral Blood Smear
Speaker: John D’Orazio, MD, PhD
Date: 3/10/2011
Associate Professor UK College of Medicine
Pediatric Hematology – Oncology
The Markey Cancer Center

Physical Diagnosis Presentation

Introduction to Pulmonary Medicine
Speaker : Gerald Supinski, MD
Internal Medicine - Pulmonology
Vice Chair Research
Presentation

New NIH Director’s Early Independence Award DP5 applications to reduce training time and promote early independence.
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101006/full/467635a.html

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The Musculoskeletal Exam

The Musculoskeletal Exam
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Beatriz Y. Hanaoka, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology
University College of Medicine

 

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