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  • Faster, Better Chart Abstraction with Brim
    Manual chart abstraction of unstructured data has created big bottlenecks in medical research - data doesn't help researchers if it's trapped in electronic notes. New software from Vanderbilt, Brim, makes chart abstraction up to 80% faster and often more accurate as well by lever...
  • Non-NIH Funding: Industry and Foundations
    Some tips from PIs who've walked the path of industry and foundation funding, as well as a member of a university medical center development office. Industry If you want to get whatever awesome thing you've discovered into the clinic, especially if it's a drug, you'll event...
  • You’d better like where you’re going…
    You’d better like where you’re going because you’ll be there for a long time.  In my roles as attending physician, scientist, mentor, and director of an institutional career development office, I spend a lot of time talking to students, trainees, and early career scientist...
  • Getting an Edge through Mentorship
    Traditional mentorship programs tend to be organized via a hierarchy, with mentees being assigned a mentor to advance mentees’ careers. Under imprecise rubrics like “peer mentoring” or “lateral mentoring,” recent attention has focused on how key mentorships happen outside of inst...
  • Having Difficult Conversations
    No matter how in tune you are with your colleagues, at some point, you’ll find yourself in conflict and needing to have a difficult conversation. In my leadership roles at VUMC and elsewhere, I’ve had plenty. Here are some strategies for making these conversations less stress...
  • Being Your Own Mentor Matchmaker
    Career development grants typically describe how they select ideal mentors for the training program. This post unpacks those concepts as steps for individuals to use when seeking mentors for our own research careers. Basics: Don’t make assumptions based only on acade...
  • Rekindling the Fire: A Review of The Joy of Science
    For most of us, science begins with a rush of “Wow! This is super cool!” But the emotional fire can subside after years of hard work. Negativity in popular culture can make us forget the depths of our why. To rekindle our passion to see the universe’s beauty, physicist Roel Snied...
  • Reframing Rejection: Changing ‘No’ to ‘Not Yet”
    Current Application Status: Not Discussed “Thank you for submitting your work to our Journal. It has been carefully reviewed by experts in the field and we regret to inform you that we must REJECT your manuscript.” We’ve all been there, many times. Sometimes it can feel...
  • Awesome Things About Life in Research
    Building a list of awesome things that come with life in research, one quirky, funny, inspiring piece at a time. Missing your favorite awesomeness? Or have The perfect image? Add in comments or tweet @edgeforscholars to share your personal twist on why science rocks. #JoyOfSc...
  • Enhancing Productivity with Roam Research
    As a healthcare researcher and academician, my professional life feels like a labyrinth of ideas, data, and endless streams of literature I should be keeping up with. It's a realm that demands meticulous organization and a strategic approach to information management. If you're l...
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