Summer 2022
Week 1: June 20 - June 24, 2022 
Preparation Week

New Fellows

June 20, 21, and 22

  • Complete RCR (Responsible Conduct of Research) CITI Training - and other appropriate training.  
  • Some of you may be engaging in basic human or animal related research, thus you may need to complete addition CITI modules as required by your research laboratory.  
    • Check with your research mentor to see what other training might be required of you and complete that training. For example if you are working with animals you may need to complete CITI IACUC training or with human subjects you may need to complete Human Subject Biomed Research
  • Read up on the research happening in your mentor's laboratory.  
  • Complete the Skills Assessment Survey.

June 23

  • 9:30 am - 10:15 am Report to Center on Health Disparities(CoHD) – 730 E. Broad Street 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23219
    • Welcome and Introductions with HERO-T Fellows and CoHD and HERO-T Staff
    • Learn about Center on Health Disparities Program
    • Photos and Other Housekeeping Items
    • Google Shared Drive and HERO-T Website
    • Research Practice Course
    • Workshop in
    • Summer Schedule
  • 10:15 - 11:00 am  VCU id’s and MCV Campus walking tour

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm VCU Health Sciences library Tour and Resources (Room TBD) - Ms. Thelma Mack
  • Noon - 1:30 pm - Lunch and travel to Monroe Park Campus

  • 1:30 - 3:00 pm Cabell Library Tour and Resources Session - Cabell (Room 203) -  Ms. Julie Arendt http://guides.library.vcu.edu/hero-t/databases

  • 3:00 - 4:00 pm Responsible Conduct of Research Session (Facilitator TBD)

June 24

  • Report to your lab

Returning Fellows

June 20, 21, and 22

  • Review reading materials for your summer experience
  • Meet with your mentor and/or lab director
  • Complete the Skills Assessment Survey.

June 23

  • 9:30 am - 10:15 am Report to Center on Health Disparities(CoHD) – 730 E. Broad Street 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23219
      • Welcome and Introductions with HERO-T Fellows and CoHD and HERO-T Staff
      • Program Administration and Housekeeping Items
      • Google Shared Drive and HERO-T Website
      • Summer Schedule

  • 11:00 am Report to your research lab

June 24

  • Report to your lab