Research Symposium for Clinician Scientist Development

The Research Symposium for Clinician-Scientist Development in Otolaryngology and the Communication Sciences' goal is to provide  instruction, mentorship, and career development tools to aspiring and promising residents, fellows, and early career faculty in Otolaryngology, who may not otherwise receive the training, preparation, or mentorship to establish a successful clinician-scientist career. 

This symposium is designed to address this important problem by providing high-quality training in research methodology and data analysis, career development tools, and opportunities for mentoring by successful clinician-scientists to participants who may not have access to such support at their own institutions.

Additionally, this conference can also be used to supplement training of prospective attendees already undergoing mentorship and training at their own institutions in an effort to strengthen the network between trainees of all levels and resources across the country; pursing the shared goal of maintaining and diversifying the biomedical workforce in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Communication Sciences.
 

Course Director and Principal Investigator: Justin H. Turner, MD, PhD

Program Committee Leader: Aaron Moberly, MD

Invited Speakers

Debara L. Tucci, MD, MS, MBA: Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Stacey Halum, MD, FACS: Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine

Do-Yeon Cho, MD, MS: Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine

Nicole C. Schmitt, MD, FACS: Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine | Co-Director for Translational Research, Head and Neck Program | Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Joseph A. Califano, III, MD: Professor, Iris and Matthew Strauss Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Surgery | Director, Moores Cancer Center | Director, Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center

Steven L. Goudy, MD, MBA: Professor of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine | Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

This educational investment is funded by NIH R13 DC021381 “Early Career Development of Clinician-scientists in Otolaryngology and the Communication Sciences”, enabling travel grants for qualified participants.

The planning committee of the Research Symposium is committed to recruiting women and underrepresented minority trainees
to participate as both faculty and attendees.

This symposium will provide childcare at no cost for our participants. Vanderbilt maintains several partnerships with sitting and
nanny services for faculty and staff in need of sitting services. Meeting attendees will have the option of requesting childcare
services during the registration process and arrangements will be made on their behalf.

Please note that all necessary software for the course will be provided to participants at no cost. 

Holiday Inn is the exclusive housing provider for the symposium. Book your stay at a special rate, using the link below. Availability is limited.

Click here to reserve your room

Additional housing options are listed below.

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• Moxy Downtown Nashville 
• Graduate Nashville 
• Kimpton Aertson 
• Loews Vanderbilt 
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville Vanderbilt 
• Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt 
• Hampton Inn & Suites Nashville-Vanderbilt at Elliston Place 

REGISTER HERE

Registration is required on or before June 24, 2024. Please note that registration is free of cost, but will require the following information:

• Educational background
• Institution/program of study
• Research interests
• Research opportunities available at your institution
• Demographics

Registrations requesting on-site childcare are required by May 24, 2024. 

Applications for travel grants are required by May 24, 2024. To submit an application, please visit the application submission webpage.