Services and Programs
Research Operations and Support Enterprise (ROSE)
Our office is dedicated to providing specialized support and alleviating administrative burdens for FMPH faculty, clinicians, and staff engaged in research and scholarship.
ROSE is a resource available to FMPH faculty, scholars, and postdoctoral researchers for developing research proposals, navigating the grant cycle from conceptualization to submission, and managing funded awards. We support scholars and faculty with research development, assist with external grant applications through our Pre-Award group, provide Post-Award support on funded projects, and offer structural support for the Utah Health Research Network. Additionally, we run research support and training programs for faculty, clinicians, and staff.
Research and Scholarship Committee
The mission of the Research and Scholarship Committee is to advance the strategic research plan of the department. The committee meets monthly; membership is open to all FMPH research faculty. For additional details, contact the Committee Chair, Dr. Joseph Stanford at joseph.stanford@utah.edu.
FMPH Research Mentoring Program (2026-2027)
The Department of Family Medicine and Public Health's Research Mentoring Program is designed to support research career development, foster collaboration, and strengthen our research community through structured mentorship opportunities.
The program includes two components:
Quarterly Mentorship Events (See ROSE SharePoint for the event calendar.)
Quarterly events will provide opportunities for faculty, researchers, trainees, and staff to:
Friday, September 18: Speed Mentoring
Similar to speed dating, mentees rotate through brief (10–15 minute) one-on-one sessions with different senior faculty members. Attendees should show up with an Individual Development Plan and a question. There could be a theme ‘Career Transitions’ or ‘Grant Strategy’. We are aiming for at least five junior faculty pairing with five senior faculty. IDP assistance is available for Junior faculty or help with thinking about questions.
Friday, December 11: ScienCV Hackathon
This is a dedicated, 60-minute working session where faculty bring their laptops and update their ScienCVs in a shared space. Faculty will rotate and review each other’s biosketches and provide feedback. This is incredibly useful for navigating frustrating administrative hurdles, such as migrating documents to comply with new SciENcv formatting requirements or restructuring a CV for a promotion dossier. It turns an isolating chore into a collaborative, mentored event.
Friday, February 19: Flash Pitch Session
In this session, attendees pitch a clinical research idea or specific aim to a panel of senior researchers in a low-stakes, supportive environment. Attendees will have five minutes and one slide to pitch their grant idea, followed by 10 minutes of rapid-fire feedback from the panel and audience. This provides early and mid-career investigators with critical, diverse perspectives on their methodology and public health impact before they commit months to writing a full proposal.
Friday, May 7: Pop-Up "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) Office Hours (tentative date)
This would be a highly informal, unstructured hour where a panel of established researchers simply answer questions. Attendees can drop in for five minutes or stay the whole hour.
Events may include workshops, panel discussions, networking sessions, and presentations from experienced researchers and mentors.
Mentorship Committees
Mentorship Committees offer a structured approach to supporting researchers through regular guidance and feedback.
Committee members may provide support in areas such as:
- Research planning and strategy.
- Grant development and funding opportunities.
- Manuscript and publication planning.
- Career development and promotion pathways.
- Building collaborations and research networks.
Researchers participating in the program will work with committee members to identify goals and establish a mentorship plan that supports their professional development.
Resources
Additional mentorship and research development resources are available in the ROSE Resource Library on the FMPH SharePoint.
Contact
For questions about the Research Mentoring Program, please contact Tanis Garcia or Dr. Kelly Baron.
Health Studies Fund (HSF)
The mission of the Health Studies Fund (HSF) is to support research conducted by FMPH faculty, clinicians, and postdoctoral fellows in the context of their career development, to promote effective research teams in FMPH, and to leverage extramural funding. HSF awards are inclusive of the following:
- Research Pilot Award
- Mentored New Researcher Award
- Scholarship Award
- Open Access publication fees
- F. Marian Bishop Award
FMPH Scholars Program
The goal of the FMPH Scholars Program is to support and increase scholarship by clinical faculty, increase research collaborations amongst the 4 divisions, and to develop potential future collaborations including but not limited to 1) develop new pilot projects/grants, 2) involve clinical faculty as co-investigators on NIH and other research grants that the research faculty is leading. The objective of this program is to publish at least 2 scientific manuscripts per year per person, with the clinical faculty writing the paper as first author. The priority research themes will be investigating health disparities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, rural, and urban disparities.
Utah Women's Health Review
The Utah Women's Health Review (UWHR) is a collaboration between the University of Utah Center of Excellence in Women’s Health and Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Although not produced by FMPH, Dr. Karen Schliep (faculty in Public Health) is the Editor-in-Chief, while other FMPH faculty serve on the editorial board and are contributors to the research published in UWHR.
Research Roundtable
This is a fantastic opportunity for research providers, faculty, staff, and students to come together, learn about others' research projects, share ideas, and discuss various stages of research. No question is too big or too small! This will also incorporate the New Proposal Working Group (NPWG), which is a forum for faculty to workshop different aspects of grant writing, including a specific aims page and discussion of summary statements and how to revise grants for future funding success. For more information please reach out to Anne Randall at Anne.Randall@utah.edu.