Office of Research and Faculty Development Bi-monthly e-Newsletter |
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I am pleased to serve the Department in my new role as Interim Vice Chair for Research, through which I will continue to support the excellent research environment that flourished under the leadership of former Vice Chair for Research and Faculty Development, Geeta Swamy, MD.
I look forward to stewarding the transition to a post-COVID-19 research environment, and to pursuing new opportunities for high impact research and career development for faculty, staff and trainees in the Department.
In this edition of Discovery in Duke Ob/Gyn, your bi-monthly source for the latest news on research and innovation in our Department and across the University, we highlight the following:
- SAVE THE DATE for the Annual Carter Society Meeting, October 21- October 23
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Research Highlights, including the upcoming Resident Research Updates (which take place July 21 and July 28), and Hammond Grant Awardees
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- Upcoming scientific meeting dates, abstract deadlines, career development programs and funding opportunities
- Resources to learn about and navigate institutional and national research policies
The Office of Research welcomes the opportunity to work more closely with you in developing and managing your research and promoting your accomplishments. Please do not hesitate to contact us at obgynresearch@duke.edu.
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Megan Huchko, MD, MPH
Interim Vice Chair for Research, Duke Ob/Gyn
Director, Center for Global Reproductive Health at Duke
Associate Chief, Division of Women's Community and Population Health
Director, Ob/Gyn Clinical Research Unit
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SAVE-THE-DATE
2021 Carter Society Annual Meeting
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When/Where:
- Thursday, Oct. 21 through Saturday, Oct. 23
- Historic Hotel Roanoke
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The much-anticipated F. Bayard Carter Society Annual Meeting will take place in person this year and will be a weekend of scientific presentations, connecting with alumni of Duke Ob/Gyn and enjoying the beautiful scenery that Roanoke, Virginia offers. The purpose of the Carter Society is "the promotion of scientific knowledge by assembly and interchange of ideas and practice related particularly to obstetrics and gynecology.” Every fourth year the Society returns to Duke to renew old ties and to observe progress.
The registration link for the Carter Society Annual Meeting will be updated soon. Additional communications will be forthcoming with details. Please visit the website to keep updated!
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RESIDENT RESEARCH UPDATES
Our new PGY3 residents will present progress updates on their research projects on July 21 and July 28. Join us at 7:30 a.m. (virtually) on both Wednesday mornings to learn what our amazing residents are working on, and help improve their projects with your valuable feedback! Sue Allender, Graduate Medical Education Coordinator, will send the Zoom links out prior to each session.
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HAMMOND FUND AWARDS
Congratulations to resident Elizabeth Howell, MD, and Gyn Onc fellow Pamela Peters, MD, for their newly awarded Hammond Fund Grants. Dr. Howell, a PGY2, will be working on a project titled “Prognosis and Outcomes in Gynecologic Malignancy-associated Bowel Obstruction: Validation of a Novel Scoring System.” Dr. Peters, a first-year gyn-onc fellow, will be using the QDACT-PC database to characterize gynecologic cancer patients at the time of referral, in a project entitled “Characterizing palliative care referral in gynecologic-oncology: who, when and why?” Both projects will be supervised by faculty Brittany Davidson, MD. The next round of Hammond Grants, due in late fall, will be offered to residents, fellows and faculty. Details will be posted on the Department website.
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Project Tracker Tool in myRESEARCHhome |
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You can now easily track Industry sponsored clinical trials awaiting institutional approval in myRESEARCHhome. See the approval statuses of the contract from Innovate, budget & calendar from OnCore and IRB protocol from iRIS all at once. This information can be found in the myPortfolio widget alongside your other research project information. Visit mrh.duke.edu or learn more in the quick reference guide.
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Adding Students and Volunteers to Study Personnel |
Based on feedback from the Duke community, the Process for Adding Duke Students, Unpaid Volunteers and Visiting Trainees/Interns to Study Personnel process has been updated. Please contact Bonnie Thiele, Ob/Gyn CRU Research Practice Manager or Trish Bullock for additional details.
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Upcoming Events and Important Dates |
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The AGOS annual meeting will be held virtually September 10 to September 11. |
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Registration is open for the IDSOG Annual meeting, which will be held virtually July 29 to July 30. The Ob/Gyn Department will be well-represented through multiple oral abstract presentations. |
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The World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) will be held virtually from October 21 to October 28, with pre-congress workshops starting October 2. Learn more about the high-impact global conference at the link below. |
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The American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) Annual Meeting will be held in Phoenix, Arizona, October 12 through October 15, with virtual options available. While the regular abstract submission deadline has passed, late-breaking abstracts will be accepted between August 4 and August 18.
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The 34th International Papillomavirus annual meeting will be held virtually, from November 15-19, with a focus on research and education for global HPV elimination. |
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Duke Ob/gyn was well-represented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting in 2021. Next year’s meeting will be held in-person in Orlando. Abstracts are due by August 2
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Funding and Career Development Opportunities
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The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program and REACH Equity have announced a call for applications for the Health Disparities Research Curriculum (HDRC). HDRC is designed to increase knowledge and skill in the design and conduct of health disparities research. Although the curriculum focuses primarily on racial and ethnic disparities, the principles, methods and examples will be broadly applicable to other health disparity populations (e.g. socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, sexual and gender minorities). The curriculum consists of didactic and interactive sessions approximately every three weeks on Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. from September 2021 through June 2022. Click for the RFA.
- The Duke Office of Clinical Research Updates (DOCR) has implemented new guidelines to ensure continued compliance and quality of proposals. These include a fee for proposals that miss the 5-day deadline for ORA submission, as well as an absolute 48 hour cut-off. Find important information about the new ORA deadlines and fees for late submissions on the DOCR website. You can avoid the fees or prohibition of submission by using the Proposal Submit pathway on MyResearch Home.
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