Developmental and Educational Resources
Prisma Health New Faculty Workshop
A foundational professional development experience that begins to cultivate faculty identity as educators and leaders in the clinical learning environment at Prisma Health and University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia.
Early Research Career Accelerator Program
Reflective Teaching Practices for Medical Educators (RTPforME)
Clinical Translational Research Certificate
Emerging Physician Scientists Faculty Fellowship Program
Other References
USC Center for Teaching Excellence
- Certificates of Completion: Mentoring, Fostering Proactive Learning Environments, Integrative and Experiential Learning, Mental Health and Well-being competency, Redesign for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Towards Inclusive Excellence, Teaching with the Library
- Short courses: opportunities to learn about a particular area of teaching with the guidance of an expert colleague in that specific area
- Communities of Practice: informal conversation and idea sharing among colleagues involved in a particular area of teaching
- Instructional Design Consultation: assistance for educators tailored to the educator’s specific course and learning objectives
- Teaching Resources: platform for sharing resources providing valuable tools to help with preparation, teaching, and course assessment
AAMC Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME)
Faculty Development Series on Assessment in Graduate Education: Patient Care Skills
ACGME Course: The Foundations of Competency-Based Medical Education
The Urgency of Now: Rethinking and Improving Assessment Practices in Medical Education Programs
DESC Tool for Difficult Conversations
Assessment of the Struggling Learner
Generative Artificial Intelligence
USC Center for Teaching Excellence Technology Tools and Resources
Leadership and Supervisory Development - USC HR
AAMC CORE Leadership Development
Physician Leadership Institute (PLI)
A program designed for emerging and rising leaders at Prisma Health and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia such as program directors, vice chairs, division chiefs, and directors. Further information about the 2024-25 cohort will be available in Spring 2024. Contact Morgan Rhodes for additional details.
Literature Searches
Library Assistance
- SOMC Library Liaison Service
- SOMC Library Website
- SOMC Library New Faculty Orientation Tutorial
- Prisma Health Home Page
IRB Information
- USC Information
- Prisma Information
Statistician Consult
Grants
Posters
- USC
- Prisma Health
- Printing: Consolidated Printing | 803-296-3349 | consolidatedprinting@prismahealth.org
- Template
- Large Format Posters Using Powerpoint
Student Engagement
Other Resources
University of South Carolina Office of the Vice President of Research
Advanced Support for Innovative Research Excellence (ASPIRE) Program: This initiative enhances USC's commitment to research excellence by providing faculty
with funding to develop innovative projects aimed at securing extramural funding,
with a focus on supporting early-career researchers. For full application details,
visit the website.
Important: Submit ASPIRE 2025 applications via USCeRA by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19,
2025.
Propel Research Mentorship Program: This program focuses on supporting new and early-career faculty by helping them succeed in securing federal grants. Through the Propel Research Mentorship Program, participants receive nine months of intensive mentorship, education, and editing support to develop grant proposals for NIH or NSF. This program is open to assistant or associate professors new to federal grant applications, employed at USC Columbia or associated campuses. Participant requirements includes attendance at eight in-person sessions, regularly meeting with mentors, proposal submissions on schedule, and development of a competitive grant proposal. For details on workshops and deliverables, visit the Propel program page.
Other internal funding including RISE and SMART
University of South Carolina Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CLINTRUSC): This is an NIH/NIGMS Funded CTR-D center for clinical and translational research. Anyone engaging in clinical and/or translational research at/with USC is encouraged to engage with CLINTRUSC and its cores. CLINTRUSC has funding opportunities, data & biostatistics resources, collaboration & community engagement for C&T research, training/research series, future team science/affinity groups, and general resource for C&T research. For more information about CLINTRUSC, see their website or email Shalon Howard at shalon.howard@uscmed.sc.edu
School of Medicine Columbia Office of Research
Includes information on grant preparation/submission and biostatistical support and research resources
SC INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence): Information and grant opportunities for basic science faculty