Seminars and Didactics
The Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers the following required and elective seminars and didactics:
General Core-required Seminars
Title: Postdoctoral Fellowship Professional Development Seminar
Frequency: once a month
Organizer: Co-Chief Fellows
Purpose: to provide a forum to discuss issues of professional development such as grant writing and preparing for job talks, interviews and licensure.
Title: Psychology Research Seminar
Frequency: once a month
Organizer: Robert Ammerman, PhD; Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD
Purpose: to foster the development and review of research projects within the division
Title: Psychological Colloquium
Frequency: once a month
Organizer: David Smith, PhD
Purpose: to provide an up-date on various aspects of psychological research and clinical care
Elective Seminars
Title: Introduction to Clinical Research Series
Frequency: once a month
Organizer: sponsored by the General Clinical Research Center
Purpose: to enhance the participant's knowledge of various aspects of research involving human subjects
Title: Pediatric Grand Rounds
Frequency: once a week (approximately 10-12 a year are granted psychology continuing education credits)
Organizer: Department of Pediatrics (David Smith, PhD, takes responsibility for notifying the psychologists of those that meet criteria for continuing education.)
Purpose: to keep psychologists abreast of current developments in research and clinical care
Title: Topics in Clinical Research Series
Frequency: once a week
Organizer: sponsored by the General Clinical Research Center
Purpose: to familiarize participants with the broad array of clinical research currently being conducted at Children's Hospital Medical Center
Title: Ethics Seminar -- "Ethics in Research" class
Frequency: offered once a year in the winter quarter Organizer: offered through the Biomedical Ethics Committee of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Purpose: to help participants to develop responsible conduct in research related to ethical issues arising in medicine, bio-medical research, and health policy
Title: Clinical Case Conference
Frequency: offered once a month
Organizer: O'Grady Resident, postdoctoral fellow or faculty member
Purpose: to present and discuss clinical cases and issues in a group supervision / group consultation format
Title: Scientific Writing Course
Frequency: Annually -- one day (8.0 hrs.)
Organizer: editor and associate editors of the Journal of Pediatrics
Purpose: to facilitate trainee and junior faculty's understanding of scientific writing for medical journals
Title: Critical Aspects of Grant Proposals
Frequency: three times weekly course that runs for three months every other year at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Organizer: Children's Hospital Research Foundation
Purpose: to introduce fellows and junior faculty to the foundations of grant applications
Title: Research in Progress
Frequency: once a month
Organizer: Bruce Lanphear, MD
Purpose: to provide fellows an opportunity for feedback on research in progress
Rotation-Specific Required Seminars
Developmental Disorders
Title: Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (Required of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Fellows)
Frequency: once a week (September through May)
Organizer: George J. Vesprani, PhD
Purpose: to provide fellows with a broad and current interdisciplinary knowledge base in the area of Developmental Disorders
Neuropsychology
Title: Neuropsychology Didactic Series and Case Conference
Frequency: Once a week
Organizer: Brenna LeJeune, PhD
Purpose: To educate fellows about a range of neurological and developmental conditions that are commonly seen in pediatric neuropsychology practice and to provide fellows with a forum in which to develop their case presentation skills.
Neuropsychology
Title: Neuropsychological Readings Group
Frequency: Every two weeks
Organizer: Marsha Nortz Gragert, PhD and Brenna LeJeune, PhD
Purpose: To review readings in preparation for the ABPP written exam. Intended for fellows, junior faculty, and select graduate students.
Neuropsychology
Title: Child Development Reading
Frequency: Every two weeks
Organizer: Marsha Nortz Gragert, PhD
Purpose: To educate fellows about general child cognitive and socioemotional development as well as developments in cognitive neuroscience to augment their broad knowledge for the practice of pediatric neuropsychology.
Pediatric Psychology Adolescence
Title: Adolescent Medicine training seminars
Frequency: three times a month
Organizer: Frank M. Biro, MD
Purpose: to provide detailed information on a broad range of adolescent issues
Title: Psychiatry consultative conference
Frequency: once a month Organizer: Linda Martin, M.S.W.
Purpose: to provide an opportunity to observe clinical psychiatric assessment interviews and discuss potential treatment recommendations
Title: Adolescent Medicine Research Conference
Frequency: once a month Organizer: Elizabeth Goodman, MD
Purpose: to provide a forum for development and review of research within the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute
Title: Research Methodology
Seminar Frequency: once a week
Organizers: Cynthia Gerhardt, PhD; Robert Noll, PhD; and Kathryn Vannatta, PhD
Purpose: to discuss published research and ongoing work within this division in terms of methodological rigor and clarity of writing
Biobehavioral Assessment and Treatment
Title: Behavioral Methods for Assessment of Feeding Problems
Frequency: once a week
Organizer: Lori Stark, PhD, Scott Powers, PhD, Brian Saelens, PhD
Purpose: to improve skills on behavior research of feeding topics, a critical review of the latest research in the area, evaluation of measurement devices, including interview, direct observation, and issues of measurement development
Risk and Prevention
Title: Prevention Science Seminar
Frequency: once a month
Organizer: Robert T. Ammerman, PhD
Purpose: to disseminate innovative programs and research in prevention science in the areas of health, mental illness, substance abuse, child abuse and neglect, and child development
