It is a yearly program that includes bi-monthly seminar series, a number of training workshops, and an integrated project.
Target Audience
For the Research Personnel Program (RPP):
Research fellows (with an MD or Ph.D. degree) or research assistants/coordinators willing to commit for a one-year supervised research training, including two tracks: clinical research and basic sciences research.
For the Post-doctoral Program:
Research fellows (with an MD or Ph.D. degree) willing to commit for a two-year supervised research training, including two tracks: clinical research and basic sciences research.
Objectives
The aim of these two programs is to support
research fellows and research assistants/coordinators at AUBMC in developing research
skills and competencies that allow them to advance their research careers.
RPP Team Members
Contributing faculty :
Contact Information
Ms. Sara Khansa
Telephone: 961 1350000 ext. 5452
RPP 2022/2023
1- Mini workshops:
Mini workshops consist of intensive sessions twice per week, to be run over 10 weeks,
starting on July 26, 2022
Logistical details of the mini-workshops:
- Period: July 26, 2022, till Sept 29, 2022
- Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 am
- Duration: 1.5 hours
- Format: In-person with a hybrid format as needed
- Location: Halim and Aida Daniel Academic and Clinical Center (ACC)
multipurpose room
- Platform: Zoom for hybrid session
Tentative Date | Seminar | Speaker |
Jul 26, 2022
| Introduction
Ethics/Good Clinical Practice (GCP) | Marlene Chakhtoura, MD, MSc
Abir Dakik, MSc |
Jul 28, 2022 | Informed Consent in Human Subject
Research
| Mira Zantout, BSc |
Aug 2, 2022
| Data Management and Cleaning
| Hani Tamim, PhD
|
Aug 5, 2022 | Laboratory Procedures | Nada Assaf, MD |
Aug 11, 2022 | Descriptive Analysis | Hani Tamim, PhD
|
Aug 16, 2022 | Inferential Analysis
| Hani Tamim, PhD
|
Aug 18, 2022 | Literature Search-Basic
| Ola El Zein, PhD
|
Aug 23, 2022 | Literature Search-Advanced
| Ola El Zein, PhD
|
Aug 25, 2022 | Endnote Use and Referencing-Part 1
| Ola El Zein, PhD
|
Aug 30, 2022 | Endnote Use and Referencing-Part 2
| Ola El Zein, PhD
|
Sept 1, 2022 | Logistics of Clinical Research
| Marlene Chakhtoura, MD, MSc
|
Sept 6, 2022 | Research Question and Protocol WriteUp
| Marlene Chakhtoura, MD, MSc
|
Sept 8, 2022 | Developing a Budget for Clinical
Research
| Vicky Nassar, MPH
|
Sept 15, 2022 | Manuscript Writing
| Elie Akl, MD, MPH, PhD
|
Sept 27, 2022
| Research in EPIC | Hassan Mallah, PhD |
Sept 29, 2022
| Authorship | Elie Akl, MD, MPH, PhD
|
Oct 4, 2022
| Study Design-Part 1 | Martine Elbejjani, PhD
|
Oct 6, 2022
| Study Design-Part 2
| Marlene Chakhtoura, MD, MSc |
Oct 11, 2022
| Experimental Model Validation
| Rihab Nasr, PhD |
2- Seminar seriesSeminars start on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, and include
- Didactic sessions (see below list of topics, Year 1 or Year 2 (topics being provided every other
year) for RPP, Years 1 and 2 for Post-doctoral Program)
- Project presentation
- Journal club
Logistical details of the seminar series:
- Period: Oct 4, 2022, till May 16, 2023
- Time: Tuesdays at 9:30 am (unless otherwise indicated) twice per month
- Duration :1 hour
- Format: In-person with a hybrid format as needed
- Location: ACC multipurpose room
- Platform: WebEx for hybrid session
Year 1 – 2022-2023:
Tentative Date | Seminar | Speaker |
Oct 13, 2022 | Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Elie Akl, MD, MPH, PhD |
Oct 18, 2022 | Sample Size Calculation | Hani Tamim, PhD |
Nov 1, 2022 | Survival Analysis | Martine El Bejjani, PhD |
Nov 15, 2022 | Qualitative Research | Gladys Honein, PhD |
Nov 29, 2022 | Journal Club or Project Presentation | RFs1 |
Dec 6, 2022 | Journal Club or Project Presentation | RFs1 |
Dec 20, 2022 | How to Appraise a Scientific Paper | Zeina Kanafani, MD, MS, CIC |
Jan 3, 2023 | Poster and Abstract Preparation | Nada Assaf, MD |
Jan 17, 2023
| Research Metrics | Ola El Zein, PhD |
Jan 24, 2023 | Journal Club or Project Presentation | RFs1 |
Feb 7, 2023 | Journal Club or Project Presentation | RFs1 |
Feb 21, 2023 | Introduction to Guidelines | Elie Akl, MD, MPH, PhD |
Mar 7, 2023 | Reproducibility | Margret Shirinian, PhD |
Mar 21, 2023 | ROC Curve | Hani Tamim, PhD |
Apr 4, 2023 | Leadership and Management in the Lab | Margret Shirinian, PhD |
Apr 18, 2023 | Journal Club or Project Presentation | RFs1 |
May 2, 2023 | Journal Club or Project Presentation | RFs1 |
May 9, 2023 | Journal Club or Project Presentation | RFs1 |
May 16, 2023 | Career Orientation | Margret Shirinian, PhD |
1RFs: Research
FellowsProgram Fees:
For AUB participants | Free of Charge |
| |
For outside AUB participants*: | |
RPP sessions only | 1000$ |
RPP with support for the write-up of the proposal of a research project | 1500$ |
Postdoctoral program | 2000$ |
* Special discounts will be provided for participants residing in Lebanon
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