Teaching Summary
As a director of resident research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke, I co-designed a didactic research education curriculum for trainees. This is a core 12 lecture series delivered over a 2 year time frame, and includes the following topics: the nuts and bolts of research, literature search/reference management, regulatory aspects of research, trainee research grant application and management, basic study designs, clinical study metrics, communicating with statisticians, basic science/translational research topics, qualitative research, quality improvement versus research, how to give research presentations, publication of research, and how to respond to reviewer comments.
I currently teach LIC program medical students in my weekly gynecologic oncology clinics at Macon Pond.
Advising & Mentoring Summary
I am actively involved in mentoring medical students, residents and fellows. I serve as Director of Resident Research for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. I have been a mentor for over 40 students, residents, fellows and junior faculty engaged in one or multiple research projects, the vast majority of which have been presented at national or regional meetings and/or published in peer-review journals.
I oversee Health Services Research in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. As such, I oversee a biweekly research meeting that includes 4 faculty, 1 research fellow, and 3-4 medical students currently doing research in our division. These meetings include project updates as well as faculty lectures on research topics such as Elevator talks, Writing a manuscript, Oral presentations, and Responding to reviewer comments.