Pitt ICRE

Our monthly Not a Journal Club meeting is happening today! Join Dr. Michael Elnicki as he discusses publishing in #MedicalEducation.

When: 10/9 at 4:30 PM
Where: Scaife Hall, Room 3704
Register: redcap-std.hs.pitt.edu/redcap/surve...

Join us tomorrow, when Olivia Migliori will share how to engage multilingual participants in qualitative data analysis using HCD!

✨ Register to explore practical approaches to ensuring different perspectives are heard & valued in the data analysis process: pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🚨 Last chance to register! Finding the “I” in Influence brings together Asian, immigrant, & first-gen academic leaders to share their stories of resilience & impact. A networking event will follow.

🗓️ Oct. 6 | 4–5:30 p.m. | Cathedral of Learning
🔗 Register: redcap-std.hs.pitt.edu/redcap/surve...

Join us on 10/6 for Finding the “I” in Influence, a panel + networking event sharing leadership journeys of Asian, immigrant, and first-generation academics. Don’t miss this chance to connect and be inspired!

📍 Cathedral of Learning
⏰ 4–5:30 PM
💻 Register: redcap-std.hs.pitt.edu/redcap/surve...

Join us for our first Not a Journal Club meeting! Dr. Michael Elnicki, Director of Medical Student Assessment, will lead a discussion on publishing in #MedicalEducation.

Come chat with us on October 9th in Scaife Hall at 4:30 PM: redcap-std.hs.pitt.edu/redcap/surve...

Join us 10/3 when Olivia Migliori will share how to engage multilingual participants in qualitative data analysis using HCD!

✨ Register to explore practical approaches to ensuring different perspectives are heard & valued in the data analysis process: pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We're back! The #HCD Brown Bag Lunch series is happening today at noon!

Register now to join Saadeddine Shehab & Liz Royea for a conversation on collaboration: lnkd.in/ewKqFkhd

Two experts. One incredible conversation on collaboration.
Join Saad Shehab, PhD & Elizabeth McNeil Royea, MPH for the first #HCD Brown Bag Lunch talk of the academic year!

📅 Sept. 5 | ⏰ Noon

Be part of the Human Centered Design Brown Bag Lunch Series – register now!
pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

✨ Something big is coming! The new Center for Medical Education Research and Scholarship (CMERS) site will be your hub for connecting across disciplines, building stronger educational scholarship, and shaping the future of #MedEd at #PittMed. Keep an eye out for more announcements!

Are you a mom in #HealthSciencesResearch with school-aged or younger kids? ✨ MOMENTUM is a yearlong leadership & coaching program to support your wellbeing, career, and community.

📅 The deadline to apply is tomorrow - Aug 15! Apply now 👉 icre.pitt.edu/momentum/ind...

Join us for the Human Centered Design Brown Bag Lunch Series!

📅 Sept. 5 | ⏰ Noon–1 p.m.

Learn from guest speakers Saad Shehab, PhD, and Elizabeth McNeil Royea, MPH, as they discuss #HCD in action.

Register now and bring your lunch – we’ll bring the inspiration! 🔗 pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Are you a mom in #HealthSciencesResearch with school-aged or younger kids? ✨ MOMENTUM is a yearlong leadership & coaching program to support your wellbeing, career, and community.

📅 Deadline extended to Aug 15! Apply now 👉 icre.pitt.edu/momentum/ind...

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Merriam on receiving the @pitticre.bsky.social‬'s Excellence in Teaching Award! Selected by students and trainees, this honor highlights her outstanding dedication to education, mentorship, and academic leadership. #PittMed #MedEd #PittGIM #TeachingExcellence

Congratulations to our Associate Director, Dr. Tom Radomski, & Director of Pitt's Doctor of Chiropractic Program, Dr. Michael Schneider, for being awarded an NCCIH U24 grant! 🎉

TL1 Postdoc, Jordyn Ting, PhD, is 2025's winner of the Hunter Family Foundation TBI Translational Research Program 🎉 Ting will receive $100K to support research on deep brain stimulation's connection with improved speech and swallowing.

📌 Read more: www.innovation.pitt.edu/jordyn-ting-...

🗓️ Happening today! Dr. Edward Barksdale presents “Calm Waters Do Not Make Strong Sailors” at the Wishwa N. Kapoor Grand Rounds. See you there! #GrandRounds #PittMedicine

🕒 3–5 PM | 📍 Scaife Hall

Mark your calendar for a powerful Wishwa N. Kapoor Grand Rounds with Dr. Edward Barksdale of the University of Chicago! #GrandRounds #PittMedicine #PittICRE

📅 May 19 | 3–5 PM | Scaife Hall
💻 Email icre@pitt.edu for more information

Don't miss the final spring #HCD Brown Bag Lunch! Learn how to apply Human Centered Design for usability testing with experts Aarohi Doshi & Maureen Brudzinski today at noon! #HealthResearch #HumanCenteredDesign #DesignThinking

Register for the Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We're wrapping up the spring HCD Brown Bag Series with a spotlight on usability! Join Aarohi Doshi & Maureen Brudzinski on May 2 at noon for a session on using #HCD to test if your design meets real user needs. #HumanCenteredDesign #UsabilityTesting

🔗 Register here: www.linkedin.com/company/inst...

Congrats to CSTP scholar Nana H. Abdul-Rahman on receiving the American Head & Neck Society 2025 Randal Weber, MD Award! 🎉 Her work on improving postop complication prediction in head & neck surgery will be recognized at #COSM2025 in May. #MedStudentResearch #PittMed

“Teaching is an exercise in empathy.”

@marieknorman.bsky.social’s innovative work in our IDEA Lab is transforming how educators engage learners and mentor future leaders in research and medicine. #MedEd #TeachingExcellence

🔗 www.pittwire.pitt.edu/pittwire/pit...

Navigating ethics & IRB in #HumanCenteredDesign? Join Chelsea Proulx & Will Hierholzer tomorrow at noon for expert insights!

📅 Register now to join us on Zoom: pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Mark Your Calendars! 📅🎉

KL2 Scholar Dr. Paula Powe has been selected for the 2025 Senior Vice Chancellor's Research Seminar Series! She’ll present on Nov. 21, 2025. More information will be announced later in the year.

Dr. Kelly Beck, KL2 alum, has won the YourMomCares Research Brilliance Award & was featured in People Magazine for her work transforming educator training to support neurodivergent children in schools. 👏 #PittResearch

Health: www.health.pitt.edu/news/kelly-b...
People: people.com/your-mom-car...

Dr. Carla Spagnoletti, Associate Director of the Pitt ICRE Medical Education certificate programs, has been honored with the Dr. Ann Preston Women in Medicine Award! 🎊 Congrats, Dr. Spagnoletti! #WomenInMedicine #MedEd

KL2 Program alum Dr. Ryan Shields has been named a Highly Cited Researcher for 2024! His impactful work joins that of 23 other Pitt faculty shaping the future of science & technology. Congrats, Dr. Shields! #HighlyCited #PittResearch #KL2Alum

Congrats to MLS Scholar Lacey Heinsberg, PhD, RN for receiving the 2025 Eastern Nursing Research Society ‘Rising Star’ Award! 🩺✨ This honor recognizes her outstanding contributions as a junior investigator in health & nursing research. #NursingResearch #NursingScience

Learn best practices for ethics & IRB in #HumanCenteredDesign with Chelsea Proulx & Will Hierholzer during the #HCD Brown Bag Lunch Series!

Join us April 4th at noon on Zoom - register now: pitt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Book Launch and Panel Presentation - Health, Parenting, and Community Perspectives on Black Fatherhood: Defying Stereotypes and Amplifying Strengths Join us for an inspiring book launch and panel discussion celebrating Black fatherhood and challenging harmful stereotypes as part of the Provost Year Of events series. This special event marks the…

Celebrate the resilience of Black fathers! Join Pitt DGIM’s Dr. Tasha Alston & fellow experts for a book launch & panel discussion on uplifting Black families & challenging stereotypes.

📍 Alumni Hall, March 20
💻 Register:

📣 Learn how to craft compelling HCD-focused grants tomorrow with Sean Munson, PhD, & Tricia Aung, MSPH, MS!

Register to join us on Zoom: buff.ly/4karC2L

#HCDGrants #PittICRE