{"id":8623,"date":"2020-07-13T17:27:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T21:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/?page_id=8623"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:26:57","slug":"career-development-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/training-education\/career-development-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program for Early Research Career Development (PERC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; max-width: 850px; margin: auto; padding: 20px; background-color: #f9f9f9; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #8b0000; text-align: center;\">Apply for PERC<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"font-style: italic; text-align: center; color: #444;\">Currently on Hold:\u00a0Exact Dates and Details to Be Announced<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"color: #28ca9d; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">Training for Bench, Clinical, Biomedical, Translational and Population Health Researchers<\/h4>\n<p>The Program for Early Research Career Development will provide a roadmap and targeted guidance for <span>senior post-doctoral fellows, post-doctoral associates, and early career faculty (both MD and PhD) committed to launching an independent research career. This program will help attendees assemble a professional portfolio requisite for attaining career development awards (such as the NIH K grant), pilot awards, and\/or other funding mechanisms consistent with the success of early-stage investigators. Areas of focus will include but are not limited to developing a mentoring team, conceptualizing and drafting a specific aims page, and the preparation\/evaluation of scientific manuscripts. Topics will be addressed through a combination of didactic sessions, review workshops (including constructive peer feedback of original documents), and individual professional mentoring for all participants.<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.6; font-size: 16px; color: #333;\"><em>Please note that this program is offered separately from the Career Development Award Writing Workshop, which is specifically tailored to individuals expanding an existing set of research aims into a mature grant proposal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.6; font-size: 16px; color: #333;\">The program is offered in the Fall and Spring and consists of 7, 2-hour sessions. Space is limited, and participants will be selected based on a competitive application process.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 16px 0; background-color: #fff8e1; border-left: 6px solid #f57c00; padding: 12px 16px; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\"><strong>&#x1f4c4; Learn more:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a href=\"\/ctsi\/files\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-PERC-Updated.jpg\" style=\"color: #993366;\">View the PERC Fact Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e0f8f2; padding: 20px; border-left: 6px solid #f57c00; margin-top: 20px; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #83224f;\">Program participants will:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 1.8; font-size: 16px; color: #444;\">\n<li>Improve CVs and NIH Biosketches<\/li>\n<li>Write effective Specific Aims pages and evaluate manuscript drafts<\/li>\n<li>Identify useful tips and strategies in finding mentors and funding<\/li>\n<li>Leverage research consults, tools, and other resources needed to move toward research independence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Note: Course content is subject to change based on participants\u2019 evolving needs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Drop-downs Start --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n<details style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<summary style=\"padding: 12px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #8b0000; cursor: pointer;\">Course Directors<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 10px 20px;\"><strong>Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH<\/strong> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Karen.Lasser\">BU-Profile<\/a>;\u00a0<strong>Manish Sagar, MD<\/strong> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Manish.Sagar\">BU-Profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<summary style=\"padding: 12px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #8b0000; cursor: pointer;\">Eligibility Requirements<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 10px 20px;\">\n<ul style=\"line-height: 1.6; font-size: 16px; color: #333;\">\n<li>Senior post-doctoral fellows, post-doctoral associates, and early career faculty (with 2+ years of research training)<\/li>\n<li>Especially those in the initial stages of forming a career development plan for an eventual K award (or equivalent)<\/li>\n<li>Able to attend every session; agree to participate actively and complete writing assignments<\/li>\n<li>Priority to new faculty hires with protected time and post-docs likely to remain at BU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<summary style=\"padding: 12px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #8b0000; cursor: pointer;\">Questions<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 10px 20px; font-size: 16px; color: #333;\">For questions regarding the application, please contact\u00a0<strong>CTSI Services<\/strong> at <a href=\"mailto:ctsisvcs@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ctsisvcs@bu.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<summary style=\"padding: 12px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #8b0000; cursor: pointer;\">Looking to expand beyond research?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 10px 20px; font-size: 16px; color: #333;\">Consider joining the year-long <strong>Early Career Faculty Development Program (ECP)<\/strong>\u2014designed for BU Medical Campus faculty seeking professional development beyond research.\u00a0This program fosters campus-wide connections and supports your growth across all areas of academic medicine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/facdev-medicine\/all-bumc\/ecfdp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explore ECP Program<\/a><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply for PERC Currently on Hold:\u00a0Exact Dates and Details to Be Announced Training for Bench, Clinical, Biomedical, Translational and Population Health Researchers The Program for Early Research Career Development will provide a roadmap and targeted guidance for senior post-doctoral fellows, post-doctoral associates, and early career faculty (both MD and PhD) committed to launching an independent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16447,"featured_media":0,"parent":286,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8623"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18493,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8623\/revisions\/18493"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}