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Office of Faculty Development Resources
Grant Support and Resources for Investigators
The Office of Faculty Development offers resources to help investigators secure external funding, including search tools, proposal templates, successful examples, and educational sessions. These, along with other resources, are now centralized in the Grants Hub.
Pivot is a web-based tool that combines a comprehensive list of funding opportunities and scholarly profiles into one convenient database. Pivot provides research administration, research professionals, and faculty members with quick and easy access to the right research opportunities.
Meet with the OFD Team!
Meet with us to learn more about our resources such as Pivot (a comprehensive funding database), examples of successful CHOP-authored grants, one-on-one consultations, and funding support for select external leadership programs.
Curated Internal and External Professional Development Resources
There is a wealth of professional development opportunities available through various schools, associations, societies, and other organizations. We have hand-selected a list of useful items for your consideration as you explore opportunities to further your career. Broken down by career-stage or identity, we hope you will find something perfect for you.
Career Guidance
Included in the Career Guidance document are various resources that offers ideas, advice, and opportunities to help plan the next steps in your professional journey.
Recommended Resources by Career-Stage Identity
- Your First Years as PSOM Faculty: Connection to Success
- Advance Faculty Professional Development Program, Perelman School of Medicine
- Leadership and Management Foundations for Academic Medicine and Science (AAMC)
- Early-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- Transforming Conflict into Collaboration (AAMC)
- Successful Strategies for Women in Academic Medicine, FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women, Perelman School of Medicine
- Burrough's Welcome Fund Career Tools
- iBiology Courses
- myIDP - Science Careers Individual Development Plan
- ORCID - Connecting Research and Researchers
- HHMI Career Resources
- Science Careers Articles
- Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) Resources
- How to Mentor Graduate Students - A Guide for Faculty
- Nature's Guide for Mentors
- Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar
- Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women, Drexel University College of Medicine
- FOCUS - Successful Strategies for Women in Academic Medicine, FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women, Perelman School of Medicine
- Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers, Harvard School of Public Health
- Leadership Strategies for Evolving Health Care Executives, Harvard School of Public Health
- Program for Leading Innovations in Health Care and Education, Harvard Macy Institute
- Program for Chairs of Clinical Services, Harvard School of Public Health
- Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Leadership Training for Women, campuses across the US including Bryn Mawr College
University of Pennsylvania Resources
The Office of Faculty Development in the CHOP Research Institute has curated resources to help you succeed and grow professionally. Resources from the Perelman School of Medicine, select Penn Master's programs, and a hand-selected list of useful items to explore opportunities to further your career.
The Office of Faculty Development at the CHOP Research Institute collaborates closely with the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) at the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) to support the success of our faculty. The OAA is your go-to resource for assistance with appointments, promotions, and more. They offer a range of professional development resources designed to help you advance in your career. For additional details and resources, please visit the OAA website.
Discover an invaluable resource for your career in the form of a podcast. 'Thriving at PSOM,' hosted by Dr. Meryl Cohen, MD, a distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and the Associate Dean of Faculty Development, is designed by faculty, for faculty. It's packed with short, easily digestible episodes containing a wealth of excellent resources to help you navigate your career. You can revisit these episodes whenever you need, ensuring you have the support you need for success on demand.
Clinicians and basic scientists alike may benefit from seeking training or additional, supplemental training in clinical research, bioethics, and/or public health. This tool can help you identify which Clinical Research or Public Health Master's Program may be right for you. If you pursue a Master's program, familiarize yourself with tuition assistance for University of Pennsylvania faculty.
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Additional Resources
- Learn more about Research Affinity Groups, Frontier Programs, Centers of Emphasis, and more at CHOP and Penn Centers and Institutes.
- Find Research Collaborators at CHOP or among PSOM Faculty.
- Join Richard’s Society for Tenure Track faculty or the Anna T. Meadows Society for CE Track faculty.
- Use NIH RePORTER and/or Grantome to find funded proposals that match your research interests and reach out to PIs to learn more about their work.
- Access sessions from the Perelman School of Medicine.
- View upcoming events offered through the Research Institute.