Upcoming and Past Events
ASPIRE! —Columbia University Irving Institute Peer and Near-Peer Mentoring Program
2025 Session Dates:
Monday, Jan 13th at 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Monday, Feb 10th at 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Tuesday, March 4th at 1:00- 4:00 PM
March-June: Monthly peer and near-peer mentoring sessions (remote and/or in person)
End of Year Celebration - Friday, May 30, 2025 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
June: End of the Year Networking Event (June)
Past Events
ASPIRE! Columbia University Irving Institute (CTSA)
Peer and Near-Peer Mentoring Program
2024 Cohort: End of the year Celebration
This networking event took place on May 29, 2024. We celebrated a cohort of 19 scholars who completed ASPIRE! programming. Dr. Katrina Armstrong, Dean of CUIMC delivered the Keynote for the event. Dr. Armstrong focused on her personal and professional mentoring experiences. She highlighted the numerous programs and ongoing efforts at CUIMC that will enhance resources, support mechanisms and career advancement for early stage investigators at CUIMC.
Managing It All: Research, Clinical, and Life Priorities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
PAST EVENTS
Session 1:
Recalibrating Standards: How to Set Achievable Goals and Manage Time During the Pandemic
Date: Friday, October 2, 2020
Time: 12:00- 1:30 p.m. EST (1-hour lecture with 30-minute breakout sessions)
Location: Zoom (link sent upon registration)
Speakers:
Erin Marie Furtak, PhD
Professor of STEM Education and Associate Dean of Faculty
University of Colorado at Boulder
Angela M. Christiano, PhD
Richard and Mildred Rhodebeck Professor of Dermatology and Professor of Genetics and Development
Faculty Advisory Dean for Basic Scientist Faculty
Anne L. Taylor, MD
John Lindenbaum Professor of Medicine/Cardiology at CUMC
Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Career Development at CUMC
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Facilitators:
Teresa Lee, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Marisa Spann, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry and Pediatrics) at the Columbia University Medical Center
Session 2:
How Parents and Families Can Survive (and Thrive) During the Pandemic
Date: Monday, October 26, 2020
Time: 12:00- 1:15 p.m. EST
Location: Zoom
Keynote Presentation: “The Struggle is Real: Strategies for Balancing Kids' Learning while Working from Home”
Alana Bjorklund-Young, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Education
Johns Hopkins University
Angela Watson, PhD
Senior Research Fellow
Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy
Speakers:
William L. Innes
Chief Human Resources Officer
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Amy P. Rabinowitz, Ed.D.
Associate Provost and Director
Office of Work/Life
Columbia University
Rini Ratan, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at CUMC
Advisory Dean for Clinician Educator Faculty
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Moderators:
Lauren Chernick, MD MSc
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Emergency Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Pulmonary Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Session 3: Am I Ready for My Next Zoom? Adapting Your Team to a Hybrid Remote and In-Person World
Date: Monday, November 2, 2020
Time: 12-12:50 p.m.
Keynote Speaker:
Paul Ingram, PhD
Kravis Professor of Business
Columbia Business School
Speaker:
Daichi Shimbo, MD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean for Research Career Development, VP&S
Facilitators:
Gissette Soffer-Reyes, MD
Herbert Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Session 4: Different Faces and Phases of Stress for Clinicians and Scientists During the Continued Covid-19 Pandemic
Date: Friday, November 13, 2020
Time: 12-1:30 p.m.
Speaker:
Lourival Baptista-Neto, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Vice Chair for Clinical Services at CUIMC
Moderator:
Brett Anderson, MD, MBA, MS