School of Medicine

Description: Do you find yourself coaching/mentoring trainees or even peers to produce publishable papers? With limited time available for this role, it’s crucial to maximize the effectiveness of your feedback and to do it in the shortest time possible. Learn how to accomplish both.

Learning objectives: 

1. Formulate objective, actionable feedback on others’ academic writing.
2. Develop skills to effectively coach others around their personal obstacles to writing.
3. Create tools to enable more efficient review of others’ writing.

Ready for Game Day: Be Prepared to Contribute in Journal Club

1:00-2:00pm

Description: Whether you’re presenting an article or just want to be ready to contribute meaningful critique to the discussion, this workshop will prepare you to engage in meaningful ways in your next journal club. Participants will leave prepared to give a five-minute article presentation when the next opportunity arises.

Learning objectives: 

1. Describe key points you should address in a 5-minute article presentation.  
2. Understand how to assess internal and external validity of a study.
3. Differentiate between various types of bias.

Winning with Words: Using Narrative Style to Engage Readers 

2:15-3:45pm

Description: What can Hollywood screenwriters teach us about academic writing? Learn to incorporate narrative (storytelling) elements into your peer-reviewed manuscripts, poster presentations, and grant proposals to engage editors, reviewers, selection committees, and other target audiences. Explore how to write from the reader’s perspective and the link between narrative writing and citation frequency.

Learning objectives: 

1. Describe the elements of narrative style.
2. Identify and define your audience(s) for any piece of writing.
3. Understand how to overcome the challenges in using narrative style.