Research Seminars
In addition to our Grand Rounds series, the
two ongoing, research-related seminars in the Department of Psychiatry are:
Department of Psychiatry JOURNAL CLUB
The Journal Club usually takes place
on the fourth Wednesday of each month (September through July) from 10:30 A.M.
to 12 noon and is held in the Chairman's conference room (BHSB F1444). Before
the start of the new year, faculty are asked to indicate their areas of expertise
and a list of these topics is created and distributed to all residents. In
conjunction with a selected faculty mentor, residents are required to select
a journal article for discussion and to prepare a summary of the article for
presentation at the beginning of the journal club meeting. The Department's
Journal Club serves a number of important functions. First, it provides an opportunity
for residents and faculty to discuss interesting and relevant empirical as well
as theoretical articles. Second, the journal club format provides an opportunity
for enhanced interaction and exchange of information by faculty and residents
who may not normally interact with one another in the course of their daily
responsibilities. Third, it is hoped that residents will become more familiar
with issues of hypothesis generation, research design, and statistics so that
they will be more informed and skilled in their careers. Contact Dr. Tolga Taneli for more information or to suggest an article for discussion.
Department of Psychiatry BROWN BAG LUNCH
The Brown Bag Lunch is an irregularly
held series, designed to address the needs of current research faculty, research
support staff, and all faculty and residents with an interest in developing
their research skills and activities. The sessions comprise a mix of more formal
talks and informal research brainstorming sessions. Formal topics are determined
by request or perceived need. Recent topics include an update of IRB issues
particularly relevant to Psychiatry and a session on the preparation of NIH
"K" (mentored career development) awards. In brainstorming sessions,
individual faculty members present their developing research ideas or problems
and solicit feedback from session participants. Research ideas can be very general
(e.g., "I'm interested in studying the relationship between x and y, and
was thinking about doing a retrospective chart review") or can be more
developed (e.g., "I need help in responding to reviewer comments to my
journal article submission," or "I'm planning a grant submission for
February 1st: Are there any pitfalls that I've failed to consider?" or
"Help me make sense of my research results!"). Sessions are
usually held on Tuesdays during lunch, but can be scheduled at any time that
meets presenter and audience needs.