Education Education For High School Students For Graduate Students For Faculty For Faculty Education and training opportunities and resources to help investigators succeed in obtaining and maintaining extramural funding. Home Education For Faculty UCI School of Medicine (SOM) Training Programs SOM National Institutes of Health Bootcamp UC Irvine's National Institutes of Health (NIH) Boot Camp is a comprehensive, multifaceted mentoring program designed to help university faculty researchers successfully apply for their first research grants from NIH. Learn More SOM National Institutes of Health Resubmission Program Designed in part in response to a recent report from NIH on funded resubmission applications, and loosely patterned after the highly successful UCI NIH Boot Camp, this opportunity provides in-depth and organized support for proposal writing and revisions, pre-review and other resources within a small team structure to facilitate the preparation of competitive –A1 or restructured –A0 applications. Learn More SOM Physician Scientist Training Program The UCI-SOM Physician Scientist Training Program is a 2-year structured pilot program providing physician scientists with intensive mentorship and opportunities to apply for their first independent, federally funded awards (K08, K23) or other equivalent external career development awards. Learn More CFCCC’s Mentoring, Education and Training The goal of the Mentoring, Education and Training (MET) Program is to provide a foundation for the success of junior faculty members (mentee), up to Assistant Professor, at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Mentors include tenured/full clinical and research scholars. Our Mentors have the ability to contribute significantly to the development of their mentees’ research, teaching and clinical skills, particularly with respect to career satisfaction, career management and networking opportunities. The purpose of the MET Program is to transition, assist and propel junior members and promote the advancement and retention of the mentees into our next generation of cancer focused academic physicians and research leaders. All cancer center members are encouraged to participate in the cancer center MET Program. Applications will open soon for the upcoming cycle. For more information, please contact CFCCC administration at cfcccadmin@hs.uci.edu. Benefits to a Mentee Experience interdisciplinary senior faculty cancer center members who can assist you in the transition to achieving academic success. Receive advice on how to set professional priorities. Receive support and honest informal feedback. Obtain knowledge of skills for showcasing one's own work. Provided a perspective on long-term career planning. Increase communication about what is happening in other areas of the university and cancer center. Benefits to a Mentor Opportunity to assist in the development and help shape the career of junior faculty by sharing your ideas, experiences, ethics, and professionalism. Experience professional and personal growth. Provide a valuable service to the institution and to the future of your discipline. Extend your network to other cancer researchers. Benefits to the Cancer Center Improved academic success Enhanced organizational culture Enhanced organizational communication and networking American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant The purpose of these research grants is to provide seed money for eligible faculty in the area of cancer research. Research in both basic and clinical cancer –related problems will be supported. It is expected that this seed money will allow for the development of nationally competitive proposals for peer-reviewed funding. Investigators within the first SIX years of their first independent faculty position and in the following series are eligible: In Line, In Residence, Adjunct, Clinical-X, Clinical and Researcher. Learn More UCI School of Medicine’s Intramural Bridge Funding To sustain research projects that have lost extramural funding, the Intramural Bridge Funding program provides one-time support to eligible principal investigators (PI) to assist with re-establishing external funding. Bridge support is intended only for those PIs who have experienced a significant reduction from extramural sources. A funding reduction or shortfall is insufficient by itself to establish eligibility. A primary objective of the Bridge Funding program is to keep experienced research teams together while funding is re-established. Applications are considered four times per year. They must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the first of November, February, April, or August. If the first day of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, applications will be accepted on the next business day. Bridge Funding Continued Medical Education The mission of the School of Medicine's Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) is to provide educational activities to physicians and other healthcare professionals that improve the quality of healthcare by participants in our programs. Current List of CME