Services & Resources
Our goal is to assist faculty, staff, residents, and students in their research/scholarly/creative activities by offering support and enhancing skills. The Division of Academic Pediatrics can assist you with the following:
Project consultation | Grant funding search | Grant budget preparation |
Research assistant coordination | IRB protocol guidance and entry | Survey instrument development |
Data collection guidance | Statistical analysis | Manuscript review |
Resources
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Literature Review
The ETSU Medical Library Clinical Reference Librarians can assist with literature searches.
Free reference managers such as those listed below assist with managing bibliographies, citations, and references.
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Quality Improvement vs Research
- Research is a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation,
designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
- A systematic investigation is typically a predetermined method for studying a specific topic, testing a specific hypothesis(es), answering a specific question, or developing a theory. To develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge typically means that results or conclusions of the activity are intended to be extended beyond the group or program being studied.
- Quality Improvement can be defined as systematic, data-guided activities, designed to bring about immediate
improvements in particular settings, processes, or practices.
- Initiators of QI projects identify promising improvements, implement small scale changes, monitor results, and decide about additional changes and wider implementation.
- Quality improvement is a core function of good clinical care and organization operations.
- Research is a systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation,
designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
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Protocol Preparation
The ETSU IRB provides information, forms, and instructions on preparing a research study.
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Funding
- Search for funding opportunities through SPIN.
Internal Funding at ETSU Research- The ETSU Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has compiled a list of funding opportunities.
- TN Department of Health Funding Opportunities
- Rural Health Information Hub Tennessee Funding Opportunities
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Grant Writing Resources
The ETSU Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has complied a list of grant writing resources.All ETSU faculty have access to the following resources:
- Grants Learning Center : The GLC is an on-demand grants training resource that orients you to major funders and includes a proposal builder template. Currently, Hanover has modules for NSF CAREER and NIH R-Series Grants. Within the next few months, Hanover will release several new modules on key grantsmanship skills such as program officer outreach, prospecting, and concept development. Contact Meredith Tallent (tallentml@etsu.edu) to obtain your referral code.
- Grants Alerts and Funding Calendars: Sign up to receive weekly grant alerts, monthly webinars, and monthly funding calendars email notifications. I particularly appreciate the calendars.
- The Grant Rant Podcast: If you prefer to get your grants news by podcast, you can download episodes of Hanover's Grant Rant. Recent episodes include how to write good aims and objectives, a series on navigating the NIH, and the importance of preliminary data in grant seeking.
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Additionally, we have limited licenses to access Hanover’s HR Digital. HR Digital is a repository of grants and market research related tools, including recorded webinars, grant checklists, grant planning guides, and more. If you’re actively seeking grants or helping others do the same, please contact me to discuss HR Digital access.
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Hanover Research is providing a limited number of proposal reviews between 2024 and 2025. Proposal review services include a teleconference to discuss the draft prior to Hanover review, review of the proposal for narrative alignment with the funding opportunity announcement, specific recommendations using margin comments, a memo outlining high-level recommendations, and a teleconference debrief. To be considered for this program, please submit a request at this link. To maximize the benefits of the review services, requests should be submitted at least four weeks before the proposal submission deadline.
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Poster Preparation
ETSU templates available through Biomedical Communications
Poster design and tips video
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Manuscript-Writing Tips & Resources
- Department of Pediatrics Request for Publication Fee Assistance
- Complete the Request for Manuscript Publication Fees Assistance form
- Return to Dr. Karen Schetzina
- The Academic Pediatric Steering Committee will review the request and provide a recommendation to the Department Chair
- Scholarly Writing and Presenting Presentation
- Pediatric Resident Scholarly Publication Training Series
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Writing Tips collection
- CDC Guide to Successful Writing and Publishing
- JANE (Journal/Author Name Estimator) can assist you in identifying journals to target for manuscript submission.
- Author instructions may be downloaded from journal websites.
- Review a few articles similar in scope, methodology, or topic from journals of interest as examples.
- Many authors begin by drafting an outline of their manuscript.
- If writing a manuscript with colleagues, consider using a document or file-sharing platform to facilitate co-author review and revisions (Google Docs, Sharepoint, Dropbox, etc).
- Set aside time on your calendar on a recurring basis to write individually or with a accountability group.
- Use reference managers like Mendeley, Zotero, and EndNote to create manuscript references and maintain citations for future use.
- Department of Pediatrics Request for Publication Fee Assistance
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Miscellaneous Research Related Links
Research Gate is a social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators.
Active Projects
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Research
Does Integrated Management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) with Weaning of Opioid Improve Neurological Outcome of Infants
Darshan Shah, MD (PI), Alyson Chroust, PhD (CoI), Martin Olsen, MD (CoI)
Funded by the Quillen Research Enhancement GrantOptimal gifted and talented identification: Maximizing efficacy, efficiency, and equity
Kiana Johnson, PhD, MSEd, MPH (CoI), Lindsay Lee, PhD (CoI)
Funded by the US Department of EducationClassifying and diagnosing failure to thrive by microbiome composition and fecal fermentation profile John Schweitzer, MD (PI), Andy Clark, PhD (CoI), Michelle Johnson, PhD (CoI), Lauren Selzer, DO (CoI), Lauren Swift , MD (CoI)
Funded by the ETSU Research Development Committee Large GrantDiabetes Treatment Nonadherence in Older Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
Morgan Treaster, PhD (PI), George Ford, MD, MS (CoI), Evan Los, MD (CoI), Kiana Johnson, PhD, MPH (CoI)Current Physician Practices with LGBTQ+ Adolescents at ETSU Pediatrics
Kyndal Grammer (PI), Matthew Tolliver, PhD (CoI), Morgan Treaster, PhD (CoI)Developing strategies to improve and facilitate transdisciplinary research through use of an Institute Model
Kathryn Duvall, MA (PI), Karen Schetzina, MD, MPH (CoI)
Funded by the National Organization of Research Development ProfessionalsHepatitis B Vaccine Non-Responders in High Risk Populations
Debra Mills, MD (PI), Jennifer Gibson, MD(CoI), Kiana Johnson, PhD, MPH(CoI), Dianna Puhr, MD(CoI), Karen Schetzina, MD, MPH (CoI)Identifying Factors that Contribute to Faltering Growth in Infants in a Rural Primary Care Setting in South Central Appalachian
Michelle Johnson, PhD (PI), Debra Mills, MD (CoI)Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Management in Pediatric Primary Care
Morgan Treaster, PhD (PI), Debra Mills, MD (CoI), Matthew Tolliver, PhD, (CoI)Pediatric Anxiety Diagnostic and Treatment Trends in an Appalachian Teaching Clinic
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Quality Improvement
Learning & Implementing Guidelines for Hyperbilirubinemia Treatment (LIGHT)
Aimee Barton (Lead), Jack Owens, MD, MPH (Co-Lead), John Schweitzer, MD (Co-Lead)Pediatric Intern QI project
Priya Jain (Lead)Tennessee Initiative For Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC)
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Advocacy
ReadNPlay for a Bright Future
ReadNPlay for a Bright Future is a collaborative initiative led by ETSU Health Pediatricians to support families to Play More, Play Together, Play Safely, and Fuel to Play! Additional program information for families is available on our ETSU Health site: ReadNPlay (etsuhealth.org)Caring for Motherhood
The Department of Pediatrics was awarded a Maternal Mortality Action Project Grant. Money was awarded from the CDC through the TN Dept of Health. The new grant will allow us to continue engaging providers and community members in the region and beyond in maternal mortality prevention education and includes a new podcast series, called “Growing Stronger Together.” The grant will also fund the dissemination of information, tools, and resources developed in the “Caring for Motherhood” journal through ETSU Health Clinics, regional care coordination programs, community events and digital media.Baby Steps Antenatal Drug Exposure Program
The Baby Steps Clinic, recognized as a Promising Practice by the American Academy of Pediatrics, is for families who have a child exposed to drugs before birth, which can influence growth, development, learning, and behavior. We know you want the best for your child, and the Baby Steps Clinic can help by offering support, assessment, and interventions. The clinic is here to help your child reach his or her full potential and to support you as you support your child’s development.