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What are Peer Circles? As part of the Health Research Alliance’s Professional Development Program, Peer Circles provide an opportunity to enhance your professional capacity and network. Peer Circles meet regularly to discuss various topics related to navigating the professional world and achieving career goals. These meetings aim to build community among individuals at similar career stages and allow group members to learn from each other and build their network. Peer Circles also provide a forum to support others in finding solutions to challenges faced in the workplace. Members can help their peers reflect on the issues at hand with new perspectives, allowing them each to develop a path forward. Who are the members of a...
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The Research Workforce and Early Career Community has identified several potential subgroups of activities or "workstreams", driven by past interest and the evolving landscape of early career researchers in the biomedical workforce. On this call we started by focusing on ALUMNI NETWORKS as a mechanism of mentoring and retaining scientists. HRA members were invited to share their experiences with alumni networks and ask questions of members who have robust networks. We heard about successes and challenges, and what resources are needed to stand these networks up. After the discussion of alumni networks, the group discussed the potential workstreams listed below....
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Dear HRA members, As you can tell by the VERY long list below - we have been (and will continue to be) quite busy this spring! It was fantastic to see so many of you (both in-person and on zoom) for the Members Meeting hosted by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. See the “Past Member Meetings” button on this page for links to the sessions from the agenda, and where information about the Fall meeting (October 16-17, in Chicago hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association) will be posted. Also - please help me welcome our newest HRA member...
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Wednesday March 22, 10:00am-11:15am PT In this session we explored how funders assess and evaluate competing proposals to maximize the eventual impact and advance funders’ missions. In addition, when it’s all done (X-years later), how do funders measure that impact and test if our prognostic methods actually work? This session featured an external speaker who described the extensive analysis on the value of various metrics as predictors of success. In addition, HRA members shared metrics they use (outside of just publications and funding) and any evidence they have as to whether these metrics are valuable in choosing candidates who will...
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Tuesday March 21, 11:15am-12:30pm PT While traditional research funding methods are still the predominate method used by HRA members, a growing number of members use non-traditional models. In this session we heard from funders who have developed new ways to address gaps and needs in the research funding landscape, and explore the innovative new programs they have designed along with lessons learned in implementation. Moderator Lara Bethke, PhD Chief Science Officer | Health Resources in Action Lara Bethke is the chief scientific officer at Health Resources in Action. Drawing on over 25 years of experience in life science research, consulting,...
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Tuesday March 21, 9:15am-10:45am PT This was a solutions-oriented session to learn about how funders can support either retention in and/or transition to careers outside of academia (depending on the funders’ mission) of early career investigators (ECI) that could serve as models for the broader biomedical funding community. The vision for the session was to explore strategies that funders may want to try out to support their ECI grantees to advance their organization’s mission, whether in academia or elsewhere. This session featured a speaker from the NIH who will explore longstanding issues impacting careers of ECIs that are not being...
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On behalf of HRA’s Board of Directors, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee, Maryrose Franko, gave a “State of the Alliance” presentation. She updated the membership on the progress we have made in implementing the strategies set out in the 2021 Strategic Plan. We also hope to have a robust discussion about the priorities we have set for the coming years. The 2021 Strategic Plan was developed with a predominant objective — to enhance HRA’s value to HRA member organizations. Your input regarding our success at achieving that objective is crucial, so please attend or watch...
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Dear HRA members, We have a few exciting announcements before listing Upcoming Events and Member Resources. Welcome to HRA’s newest staff member – Jenna Hicks! Jenna is our new Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative Project Lead and Civic Science Associate. We thank the Doris Duke Foundation and the Rita Allen Foundation for their generous support of the IGI. Also, please help me welcome our newest HRA member organizations! 1907 Foundation Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research Pancreatic Cancer Action Network I am also very excited to announce that as part of our EVO program, HRA is now a...
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The HRA Program Evaluation Community co-chairs were excited to have Amy Dworkin and Kari Wojtanik from Susan G. Komen present on learnings from the launch of their Komen Product Tracking System to HRA members. Attendees heard about the development of this tracker, findings since launching it, lessons learned, and were able to ask questions. Learn more about the tracker through their recent publication.
The DEI session at the Spring 2022 HRA members meeting focused on programs that organizations and institutions have used to promote mentoring and career development of minority scholars in academia, government, and nonprofit organizations. We are following this up by looking at institutions that have implemented programs that have trained and advanced minority students and scholars at the high school/undergraduate, graduate/medical school, and postdoctoral/faculty level. This session will feature a speaker from academia that has created a benchmark program for training postdoctoral fellows to get faculty positions and representatives from two HRA member organizations. These speakers will talk about the...
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