Empowering Early Career Investigators in Science and Medicine: The Critical Role of Mentorship

Dates and Times

Start: 3/11/2026 8:00 AM
End: 3/11/2026 9:00 AM

Objectives

Recognize the critical role of mentorship in academic medicine and biomedical research, including the benefits of mentoring teams and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Understand the complexities of the biomedical research funding landscape, including opportunities across public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

Realize the key NIH funding mechanisms available to Early Career Investigators (ECIs), including F, T, K, and R awards.

Address the importance of research resources and collaborative science, including cohort development, large datasets, and multi-institutional partnerships.

Develop a strategic approach for navigating the NIH grant process, including networking, early engagement with NIH program staff, and consultation in grant submission.

Speakers

Location

MART Auditorium
101 Nicolls Rd.
Stony Brook, NY 11733

Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.