ReSET Program

Improving grant/proposal writing success for Ob/Gyn trainees, faculty and career development scholars through structured education and mentorship.

ReSET at a Glance

Do you need help coming up with a study idea or writing a convincing proposal? Want to be a clinical collaborator and work effectively with researchers? Or maybe you want to understand more about grant sections, RFAs, how to work with your PO, how to craft budgets? Would you like a grant support team to work with you and keep you on a timeline? ReSET provides the structure and guidance necessary to help you produce a well-written grant or proposal and get it out the door.

ReSET on Canvas Learning Platform

Lecture and workshop descriptions and materials, ReSET team members, recordings, and other relevant information are on the ReSET Canvas website. Contact Rebecca Kameny for access.

A 2024 ObGyn Departmental survey found that faculty and trainees lacked structured, real-time, individualized grant writing support. From 2011-2016, the Duke School of Medicine provided resources and organized mentorship for grant writing through the K-Club and Pathway-To-Independence. These programs, which incorporated lectures, workshops, mentored support teams, and internal mock reviews improved the success of obtaining grant funding. The ReSET Program aims to fill this need for ObGyn.

ReSET is open to anyone in the department (faculty, residents, fellows, staff) who is interested in learning more about grant and proposal writing. It is mandatory for all K12 scholars (BIRWCH, KURe and WRHR) and strongly recommended for any department member who has not submitted a grant (departmental, institutional, federal or nonfederal) before and is planning to submit within 6-9 months.

Hands-on grant and proposal writing workshops, lectures, and a GRADS (mentoring) Team work together to create an environment for successful writing and timely submission.

Lectures & Workshops

The ReSET curriculum consists of 1- to 1.5-hour lectures on essential grant and proposal writing topics, and hands-on workshops on writing specific sections of a grant. Lectures and workshops are generally held on the 4th Wednesday of each month at Baker House Room 214 from 9:30 - 11:00 AM.

Meeting

Date

TOPIC

Lecturer/Facilitator

Time

Location

1

08/27/25

Understanding tasks, timelines, and organizing your team

Chuck Scales

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

2

09/24/25

Writing strategies: common pitfalls, key resources

Warren Grill

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

3

10/22/25

The science of using figures effectively

Margeaux Marbrey 

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

4

 11/19/25

Workshop: challenges and solutions in the design and conduct of a pilot study

Ken Schmader 

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

 

12/24/25

BREAK

 

   

5

01/28/26

Finding the right scope for your proposal

Kevin Weinfurt

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

6

02/25/26

How to write your research proposal in a way that is responsive to the funding announcement

Megan Huchko

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

7

03/25/26

Workshop: Writing Specific Aims

Cathleen Colon-Emeric

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

8

04/22/26

How and when to communicate with your project officer

Whitney Robinson

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

9

05/27/26

How to craft a budget

Cathleen Colon-Emeric

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

10

06/24/26

Workshop: Writing Significance and Innovation

Matt Maciejewski

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

 

07/22/26

BREAK

 

   

11

08/26/26

Effective communication: Balancing technical and non-technical language for broader appeal 

Kevin Weinfurt

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

12

09/23/26

Searching for funding opportunities

SOM Faculty Office

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

13

10/28/26

Workshop: Writing research design

Amy Corneli and Warren Grill 

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

14

11/25/26

Working with research administration (ORA, RASR)

Margeaux Marbrey 

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

 

12/23/26

BREAK

 

   

15

01/27/27

Incorporating feedback from collaborators and mock reviewers

Whitney Robinson 

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

16

02/24/27

Workshop: Other sections of the grant (biosketches, facilities, etc.)

Margeaux Marbrey 

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

17

03/24/27

 Your grant got scored: responding to NIH reviews

Matt Maciejewski

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

18

04/28/27

How and where to disseminate/present your results  

Megan Huchko

9:30 - 11:00 AM

Baker House 214

Grant Development Support

The Grant Development Support (GRADS) Team facilitates grant submission progress, and provides grant section reviews and career development advice for individuals submitting a grant.

If you will be submitting an external grant in the next six months and would like  a GRADS team to support your progress in completing the grant application, complete the ReSET Request for Grant Development Support form.

As leader of your GRADS team, you (the grant submitter) will organize a timeline for your team. The team is expected to meet for approximately 1 hour at 1-2 week intervals during the 2 months prior to submission. The purpose of the meetings will be to review your Specific Aims, Significance and Innovation, and Research Design sections, as well as any other grant sections. 

Join the ReSET Grant Development Support (GRADS) Team

Do have have expertise in grant writing or reviewing? Consider joining the GRADS Team. Monetary stipends will be allocated for efforts related to grant development support. To indicate your interest in serving as a mentor or reviewer, complete the ReSET Sign Up form.

Contact

Cindy Amundsen, MD: Program Director

Rebecca Kameny, PhD: Program Coordinator