Recent studies have shown that mentorship experiences had a strong impact on the decisions of medical students involving rotation choices, residency programs, field of practice, and career trajectory and medical students who receive mentoring reported feeling improved competence in both clinical and professional skills as well as an impact on career development and specialization choice.
As a Grants for Emerging Researcher/Clinician Mentorship (GERM) review panel member, you can directly impact the mentorship experience for medical students to support a longitudinal, mentored clinical learning and/or research project for up to a year on infectious diseases-related topics, including HIV, under the mentorship of an IDSA or HIVMA member.
The GERM Review Panel exists to guide the strategic development and support for the GERM Program in addition to reviewing and scoring grant applications submitted by medical students and recommending applications to fund to the Professional Development Committee.
Bhatnagar, V., Diaz, S., & Bucur, P. A. (2020); Wilson, M. D., Jacques, R., Fiddes, P. J., & Palermo, C. E. (2013) and Ng KYB, Lynch S, Kelly J, et al (2019).
Responsibilities
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Review and score grant applications.
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Help evaluate and strengthen the program, e.g., hosting a proposal writing workshop for prospective applicants, poster workshop, etc.
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A commitment to ensuring that principles of inclusion, diversity, access and equity are considered in evaluating applications.
Qualifications
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Members should be active or leaders in ID/HIV clinical education and/or research and interested in ID/HIV workforce development. (basic science, clinical, epidemiology, medical education, quality improvement) and topics of ID research (HIV, AMR, global health)
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Special consideration will be given to candidates who have a specialization in Epidemiology.
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- Embodies the appropriate Ideal Characteristics for IDSA Leadership for the role.
Estimated Time Commitment
Eight to ten hours per year:
Benefits of Serving
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Opportunity to contribute to growing the ID/HIV Workforce and increase clinical research projects in ID/HIV
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Networking opportunity and chance to collaborate
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Rewarding experience to review emerging leaders in ID
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Opportunities to provide trainings for professional development of GERM recipients
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Professional visibility and credibility
Method of Appointment
With input from the panel chair, and panel staff liaison, the members shall be appointed by the CEO or designee.
Terms of Office
Two-year term with option to extend for two years
Composition
Up to 26 members:
- Chair & vice chair with experience serving on the research committee
- Up to 24 additional at-large members reflecting the diversity of types of research (basic science, clinical, epidemiology, medical education, quality improvement) and topics of ID research (HIV, AMR, global health)
Accountability
The GERM Review Panel Reports to the Workforce and Professional Development Department of IDSA.