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Specific Aims: Steps to Success

Specific Aims: Steps to Success

When:
April 18, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm America/Los Angeles Timezone
2022-04-18T12:00:00-07:00
2022-04-18T13:30:00-07:00
Where:
Online Event
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Cost:
Free
Contact:
Aric Lane

Event Video

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Description

The Specific Aims page is a concise master plan for your research grant, and is one of the most important components of a grant proposal. In this session, participants will learn how to write each of the four critical sections of a Specific Aims page.

Event Materials

3 MBPRESENTATION – Specific Aims Steps to Success198 KBHANDOUT – Specific Aims Exercises

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify the critical sections of a specific aims page
  2. List the important components of each specific aims section
  3. Name the most common reviewer critiques of specific aims pages

Pre-Work

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own Specific Aims page from a grant proposal they have written, if available. If not, sample Specific Aims pages will be provided. There will be an opportunity to either self-assess these Specific Aims pages or pair up with another attendee to assess each others’ Specific Aims pages for the critical components, and identify areas for improvement.

Schedule of Activities

  • 12:00-12:10pm – Welcome, Overview, Introductions
  • 12:10-1:25pm – Presentation, Interactivity, Q&A
  • 1:25-1:30pm – Thank You and Feedback Survey

About the Speaker

Dr. Laura-Mae BaldwinLaura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and a seasoned researcher with a focus on implementation of evidence-based interventions into diverse primary care clinical settings. As either Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on grants funded by federal agencies, foundations, and non-profit organizations, she has developed and applied her quantitative and qualitative research skills in diverse projects involving partnerships with community-based clinicians and clinical organizations. She currently serves as Senior Advisor for the Community Engagement Program within the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS).