A new service is available that can assist you with enhancing scholarship. Through this service, faculty and fellows receive customized, one-on-one guidance and facilitation.<\/p>\n
“Contributing original scholarship is an essential part of the academic enterprise, and the responsibility really belongs to all of us,\u201d says Dr. Jim Nataro, Department Chair. \u201cWe all sit on the cutting edge of pediatrics; we are all thoughtful and are able to make observations that are valuable to our colleagues at other institutions, and in community settings. But some of us have more experience generating scholarship that others.\u00a0The purpose of this initiative is to ask those with great experience to help mentor those with less.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior faculty Dr. Robert Chevalier (Nephrology), Dr. Gregory Hayden (General Pediatrics), Dr. John Kattwinkel (Neonatology), and Dr. Alan Rogol (Endocrinology\/Diabetes) are the original members of the Faculty Scholarly Mentoring program. \u201cThis is year number 40 for me at this institution. Between the 4 of us, we have about 140 years of experience at UVA combined,\u201d says Dr. Rogol.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what your job is in the Pediatrics department; everyone has to show scholarship. Scholarship comes in many flavors; you may be conducting a clinical trial, running a patient care experiment, or researching bacterial cell death,\u201d says Dr. Rogol.<\/p>\n
The service provides assistance with anything scholarship-related. The mentors are available to help with formulation, draft review, and overall advice. \u201cMentors will discuss your project with you at any level \u2013an idea in your mind, preliminary data, or after completion,\u201d says Dr. Rogol. \u201cFrom promotions, to grants, to deliverables, we can give you the structure you need.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNone of us get anywhere without a mentor at some time during our careers.\u00a0No one should have any hesitation in using this service. I am excited to be able to facilitate it,” says Dr. Nataro.<\/p>\n