Upcoming Webinars
The Neuro-EM Webinar Series provides live, interactive webinars every other month.
Who Can Attend? The Neuro-EM webinars are open to anyone. K12 scholars, Pipeline participants, and other aspiring emergency medicine physician-scientists across the career continuum (students, residents, fellows, junior faculty) are invited to attend.
Goals: The webinar series expands upon the mentorship and training provided at the highly successful Neuro-EM Retreat. The broad range of practical topics are intended to help trainees establish and successfully direct an independent, NIH-funded research program.
Logistics: The series will be held via Zoom on the below Thursdays in 2025. All sessions will last one hour and begin at 1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET. The webinar link for all sessions is: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97054015017?pwd=ElDVyDsSU3n3q05wqauYrThMaqSHAf.1 (password: K12). Click VIEW EVENT for each session below to download the calendar invite for any webinars of interest.
Recordings: Each webinar will be recorded and posted on our Resources page within one month.
Alternative Funding Sources for Neuro-EM Research
Start: 1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET
This webinar will be led by Kevin Sheth, MD, who is a member of the Neuro-EM National Advisory Committee. Dr. Sheth is a Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, as well as Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Director of the Yale Center for Brain & Mind Health, and Division Chief for Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology at Yale University. He has a robust funding record and will discuss alternative funding sources for emergency medicine research on neurological disorders, including foundation and industry funding opportunities.
Statistical Issues in Grants and Manuscripts
Start: 1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET
This webinar will be led by Roger Lewis, MD, PhD, who is a member of the Neuro-EM National Advisory Committee. Dr. Lewis is a Senior Medical Scientist for Berry Consultants and Professor-in-Residence of Emergency Medicine at UCLA. He is an expert in clinical research methodology, including adaptive and Bayesian trial design, and he participates in the design and analysis of numerous laboratory, clinical, and health services research studies. In this webinar, he will discuss common statistical issues to avoid in grant applications and manuscripts.
How to be a Good Mentee
Start: 1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET
This webinar will be led by Natalie Kreitzer, MD, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. She will discuss various aspects that will help you be a good mentee, including practical logistics of working with your mentors.
How to Write a Competitive K12 Application
Start: 1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET
This webinar will be led by the Neuro-EM Co-Directors and will cover tips for writing a competitive K12 (or other K) application. There will also be a Q/A with the 2025 funded Neuro-EM Scholars where you can learn from their grant writing success and hear their advice for future applicants.
Have a question or want to learn more about the program?
Fill out the contact form to the right, and a member of the Neuro-EM Scholars Program team will connect with you about your request.
