RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS FOR
TULANE SOM JUNIOR FACULTY AND BEYOND: 2022-23
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
Career Development (CD) Club to support interdisciplinary training & collaboration, peer mentorship, and a network of junior faculty focused on health sciences research
Ongoing institutionally sponsored annual Writing Programs that provide hands-on, interactive sessions and one-on-one consultation with grant writing experts
Ongoing institutionally sponsored Leadership Workshops, including project and laboratory management skill development
Nature Masterclasses online trainings designed to build research, scientific and grant writing, networking, and presentation skills
Faculty Travel Funds to support dissemination of research findings and professional collaboration at international venues
Supporting Impactful Publications (SIP) Program to assist in covering fees to support open access options for high-impact peer-reviewed publications for Tulane scholars serving as corresponding authors who do not have grants or other funds available to cover them
Faculty Physician Scientist Pipeline Program provides salary support to protect up to 50% time and provide career development funds for research-focused physicians to engage in mentored research activities on a pathway to research independence.
Tuition Waivers for six credit hours per semester (up to 18 credit hours per year) for graduate coursework at Tulane
Tulane SOM Research Pilot Grants provide up to $25,000 to primarily junior faculty with quality research proposals to obtain pilot data supporting future grant submissions
Other: Access to statistical and research support through the LACaTS (Louisiana clinical and translational science Center) and the Tulane University Translational Science Institute (TUTSI) among other institutes and centers