Faculty Development Sponsored Programs
This program seeks to equip academic clinical departments to train MD-only trainees and physicians of all clinical disciplines for full time careers in laboratory investigation. To achieve this goal, it will specifically furnish trainees (ranging from late stage medical students to residents and post-graduate trainees) with: (i) longitudinally structured, multidisciplinary career development plans that integrate individualized scientific training into clinical training from the time of matriculation. These plans will be explicitly tied to the professional finish line of faculty independence; (ii) financial support for extended full time research training; (iii) help managing the competing demands of work-life balance related to primary caregiver responsibilities; and (iv) membership in a Multi-institutional Consortium dedicated to the Advancement of Physician Scientists (MCAPS) whose explicit goal is to jumpstart professional networking and thereby facilitate longitudinal career stage transitions.
This program emphasizes three core concepts that address key barriers identified by the NIH Physician–Scientist Working Group: Start early, Stay focused, and Stay connected.
Applications deadlines will be announced.
For more information, please contact the program manager, Jeanne Tejada at jed2029@med.cornell.edu
Faculty Advancement & Research Mentorship (FARM) is a college-wide training and mentorship program for junior faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine. FARM was established in 2015 to train and mentor our junior faculty towards establishment of fully funded, sustainable, and independent research programs. FARM provides junior faculty with longitudinal support over a period of 6-24months. To date, more than 60 junior faculty from 25 Departments, Divisions and Institutes, across Weill Cornell Medicine have participated in the program.
For more information, please contact:
Ada Gjyrezi, adg2009@med.cornell.edu
Paraskevi (Evi) Giannakakou, pag2015@med.cornell.edu
The Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP) is a monthly series of workshops designed for new faculty in year two, three or four of their faculty appointment. LAMP workshops introduce participants to the fundamentals of career planning, self-management and leadership skills, including sessions with senior mentors who provide invaluable guidance. Skills acquired through this program provide early career faculty with tools to accomplish their primary career goals and lead to success as an academician. LAMP curriculum topics include promotion and tenure, presentation of work, conflict management, negotiation skills and much more.
Established through the support of a generous grant from The Mastercard Impact Fund, the Mastercard Diversity-Mentorship Collaborative aims to build upon Weill Cornell Medicine's mission of enhancing diversity and inclusion in medicine, and establish an infrastructure of mentorship that supports research faculty at WCM. The grant supports a range of diversity and inclusion programs including grants for URiM faculty, research support for primary parents, and a mentoring curriculum and visiting mentor speaker series for all faculty at WCM.
Please contact Amna Aslam at ama4015@med.cornell.edu with any questions.
Led by the Weill Cornell Medicine media relations team along with trusted external experts, the program trains faculty members on techniques for Op-Eds, media interviews and social media. The program consists of three in-person courses requiring a total of seven hours of course commitment. Ideally, the program is to support early-career faculty, but is open to all faculty, and includes:
- Course #1 Op-Ed Writing: covers the techniques, tools and best practices for writing and placing effective Op-Eds as well as other bylined pieces. It will outline successful Op-Ed structure, what Op-Ed editors seek from submissions, tips for building, writing and editing, as well as the process for placing the piece. Additionally, the course will cover how to avoid problematic journalistic issues and provide techniques to maximize the effectiveness of an Op-Ed.
- Course #2 Media Training: provides messaging techniques and other best practices to maximize media interviews that will lead to greater understanding of and increased visibility for your work and expertise. The course will emphasize the importance of interview preparation and message development, how to translate and deliver complex scientific messages to lay audiences, and how to navigate the interview successfully.
- Course #3 Social Media: designed for current social media users to advanced technique and develop a thought leadership presence on social media to drive educational discourse and potentially counter misinformation. Faculty will learn about content creation, editorial calendar management and community engagement.
The three-course sequence will start with the Op-Ed session, followed by the Media Training and Social Media sessions. To provide faculty members individualized attention, each course will have a maximum of 5-8 participants.
Each faculty member will be required to confirm his/her commitment to the seven course hours as well as any related preparation. After completion, the Weill Cornell Medicine media/social team will assist and counsel faculty on how to put their skills and new learnings into practice.
Following are the sessions and dates:
Session 1:
Op-Ed Training: Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Media Training: Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Social Media Training: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Session 2:
Op-Ed Training: Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Media Training: Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Social Media Training: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Session 3:
Op-Ed Training: Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Media Training: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Social Media Training: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Session 4:
Op-Ed Training: Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Media Training: Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Social Media Training: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
For faculty interested in applying for the Thought Leadership Training Program, applications can be accessed here. Please note: your Chair will be notified of your interest in participation.
Educating the public about health, medicine and science is a valuable part of Weill Cornell Medicine’s mission. We encourage you to apply for this unique professional development opportunity to learn the skills and best practices to hone your messages for effective communications.
This NIHfunded R38 StARR (Stimulating Access to Research in Residency) national physician-scientist training program is for clinical housestaff in residency training interested in pursuing full time investigative careers in biomedical research for positions. The broad goal of this program is to “recruit, retain and accelerate” the pipeline of physicians entering the physician-scientist workforce. This program will specifically provide residents with outstanding mentored training in fundamental biomedical research that includes up to two years of fully funded salary support at 80% effort with the concrete goal of facilitating a transition to individual career development research awards.
The objective of the Weill Cornell Medicine K Early Career Award Training (KECAT) Program is to provide grant writing training in preparation for career development (K-award) applications. The program is designed for early career investigators who are planning to apply for a NIH K-series grant or equivalent foundation career development award, and will run over a 9-month period from September 2023 to May 2024. Over the course of the program, participants will attend a series of lectures on grantsmanship and receive hands on training through discussion of previous applications. While in the program, participants will be expected to develop all components of their research proposal and will receive feedback from faculty reviewers.
Please contact Amna Aslam at ama4015@med.cornell.edu with any questions.
Please see the most current RFA for more details.