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.