Division of Sleep Medicine @ Harvard Medical School
Administrative Resources and Training Support
All trainees in the Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology, including trainees enrolled in the Certificate Program but not supported by this grant, are advised to make use of the administrative resources and training support available to them through this program.
On this page you will find helpful information on:
Administrative Support
Disbursement of Funds (including Travel)
Training Support and Mentoring
Other Training Resources
If after reviewing the information provided here you have remaining questions, please contact the Training Program Administrator at sleep_training@hms.harvard.edu.
Trainees are expected to meet in person with both the Program Administrator and the Administrator as early as possible in their appointment, and ideally before their appointment begins. When questions arise, or documentation must be filed, trainees are strongly encouraged to use email and electronic or scanned documents whenever possible.
The Program Administrator, Ms. Christine Gordon, can answer questions regarding applications, renewal of funding, meetings and events, as well as assist in contacting faculty and other trainees. Ms. Gordon should receive and will maintain all documentation of completion of training program requirements, and oversees maintenance of current and former trainee records for all preceptors.
The Administrator for the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Ms. Bonnie Wheeler, maintains all appointment forms and records, and is the conduit for all payments and reimbursements. Ms. Wheeler also processes all hospital and Medical School appointments for the trainees employed at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Trainees funded by this program have access to funds for tuition, travel to conferences, and other training related expenses. With sufficient advance notice, some expenses can be paid directly from this grant. Other expenses are reimbursed directly to the trainee, or to their laboratory, as appropriate. Trainees are advised to obtain pre-approval, either from Ms. Bonnie Wheeler or through Ms. Christine Gordon, for expenses for which they will request reimbursement.
To arrange for direct payment of tuition, travel or other expenses, trainees should contact Ms. Bonnie Wheeler a minimum of 6 weeks in advance of the payment due date. For reimbursement of approved expenses, trainees should collect all receipts and proof of payment (such as copies of credit card statements showing the expenses) and submit to Ms. Bonnie Wheeler, who oversees the disbursement of funds.
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Trainees are advised to take personal responsibility for obtaining the support and mentoring that they need, for example by making sure that they schedule appropriate meetings with their mentors. In addition to each trainee's faculty mentor(s), there are also several other individuals who are available to provide support to trainees in this program. For guidance on required and recommended meetings with mentors and others, please see the appropriate Training Requirements page, linked from the Research Training Program main page.
The Training Coordinator, Orfeu M. Buxton, PhD, initiates most of the mentoring training activities for this Training Program, and has a strong background in developing mentoring plans for post-doctoral trainees in conjunction with FASEB. Dr. Buxton assists with all 'community of trainees' activities, such as the quarterly administrative and career meetings of all trainees. All trainees are required to write a grant application within their first year (typically an individual NRSA application) and Dr. Buxton is available to all trainees to help with scientific and mentoring related issues of such grant applications (in addition to the trainee's primary mentor and any co-mentor).
The Chair of the Curriculum Development Sub-committee, Robert Stickgold, PhD, serves as or assigns another Preceptor to serve as an independent advisor to each incoming trainee. In collaboration with the other members of this committee, Dr. Stickgold or the trainee's assigned advisor develops and makes recommendations regarding appropriate laboratory placement of trainees as necessary, and conducts the annual review of core requirements and elective courses.
Vincent Ricchiuti, Ph.D., Manager of the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) Core Laboratory, and lnstructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, provides assays of biological specimens collected in patient-oriented research.
Joseph M. Ronda, M.S., Director of Information Systems for the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham & Women's Hospital, is responsible for developing and supporting the use of computers as tools in medical research. Mr. Ronda assists with the computer needs of the trainees with respect to both on-line data collection and analysis.
Wei Wanq, Ph.D., Biostatistician at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Lecturer on Medicine at Harvard Medical School, is responsible for courses in statistical analysis directly related to research questions being encountered by fellows in their patient-oriented applied research, and is available to assist each trainee in statistical considerations in the design and interpretation of experiments and the resulting data analyses.
John W. Winkelman, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Associate Director of the Sleep Disorders Program at Brigham & Women's Hospital, together with Drs. Malhotra, Shea and White, oversees the clinical operations of the Brigham & Women's Hospital Sleep Disorders Center, which carries out polysomnographic evaluations and clinical appointments of nearly 2,000 sleep disorders patients per year. Dr. Winkelman is available to advise trainees in the execution of clinical research studies and many MD fellows choose to perform a rotation in the sleep clinic.
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In addition to these resources and information, links to other resources can be found in the Resources section of this site. In particular, trainees may find useful:
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If after reviewing the information provided here you have remaining questions, please contact the Training Program Administrator at sleep_training@hms.harvard.edu.
On this page you will find helpful information on:
Administrative Support
Disbursement of Funds (including Travel)
Training Support and Mentoring
Other Training Resources
If after reviewing the information provided here you have remaining questions, please contact the Training Program Administrator at sleep_training@hms.harvard.edu.
Administrative Support
Trainees are expected to meet in person with both the Program Administrator and the Administrator as early as possible in their appointment, and ideally before their appointment begins. When questions arise, or documentation must be filed, trainees are strongly encouraged to use email and electronic or scanned documents whenever possible.
The Program Administrator, Ms. Christine Gordon, can answer questions regarding applications, renewal of funding, meetings and events, as well as assist in contacting faculty and other trainees. Ms. Gordon should receive and will maintain all documentation of completion of training program requirements, and oversees maintenance of current and former trainee records for all preceptors.
The Administrator for the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Ms. Bonnie Wheeler, maintains all appointment forms and records, and is the conduit for all payments and reimbursements. Ms. Wheeler also processes all hospital and Medical School appointments for the trainees employed at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Disbursement of Funds (including Travel)
Trainees funded by this program have access to funds for tuition, travel to conferences, and other training related expenses. With sufficient advance notice, some expenses can be paid directly from this grant. Other expenses are reimbursed directly to the trainee, or to their laboratory, as appropriate. Trainees are advised to obtain pre-approval, either from Ms. Bonnie Wheeler or through Ms. Christine Gordon, for expenses for which they will request reimbursement.
To arrange for direct payment of tuition, travel or other expenses, trainees should contact Ms. Bonnie Wheeler a minimum of 6 weeks in advance of the payment due date. For reimbursement of approved expenses, trainees should collect all receipts and proof of payment (such as copies of credit card statements showing the expenses) and submit to Ms. Bonnie Wheeler, who oversees the disbursement of funds.
Back to top
Training Support and Mentoring
Trainees are advised to take personal responsibility for obtaining the support and mentoring that they need, for example by making sure that they schedule appropriate meetings with their mentors. In addition to each trainee's faculty mentor(s), there are also several other individuals who are available to provide support to trainees in this program. For guidance on required and recommended meetings with mentors and others, please see the appropriate Training Requirements page, linked from the Research Training Program main page.
The Training Coordinator, Orfeu M. Buxton, PhD, initiates most of the mentoring training activities for this Training Program, and has a strong background in developing mentoring plans for post-doctoral trainees in conjunction with FASEB. Dr. Buxton assists with all 'community of trainees' activities, such as the quarterly administrative and career meetings of all trainees. All trainees are required to write a grant application within their first year (typically an individual NRSA application) and Dr. Buxton is available to all trainees to help with scientific and mentoring related issues of such grant applications (in addition to the trainee's primary mentor and any co-mentor).
The Chair of the Curriculum Development Sub-committee, Robert Stickgold, PhD, serves as or assigns another Preceptor to serve as an independent advisor to each incoming trainee. In collaboration with the other members of this committee, Dr. Stickgold or the trainee's assigned advisor develops and makes recommendations regarding appropriate laboratory placement of trainees as necessary, and conducts the annual review of core requirements and elective courses.
Vincent Ricchiuti, Ph.D., Manager of the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) Core Laboratory, and lnstructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, provides assays of biological specimens collected in patient-oriented research.
Joseph M. Ronda, M.S., Director of Information Systems for the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham & Women's Hospital, is responsible for developing and supporting the use of computers as tools in medical research. Mr. Ronda assists with the computer needs of the trainees with respect to both on-line data collection and analysis.
Wei Wanq, Ph.D., Biostatistician at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Lecturer on Medicine at Harvard Medical School, is responsible for courses in statistical analysis directly related to research questions being encountered by fellows in their patient-oriented applied research, and is available to assist each trainee in statistical considerations in the design and interpretation of experiments and the resulting data analyses.
John W. Winkelman, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Associate Director of the Sleep Disorders Program at Brigham & Women's Hospital, together with Drs. Malhotra, Shea and White, oversees the clinical operations of the Brigham & Women's Hospital Sleep Disorders Center, which carries out polysomnographic evaluations and clinical appointments of nearly 2,000 sleep disorders patients per year. Dr. Winkelman is available to advise trainees in the execution of clinical research studies and many MD fellows choose to perform a rotation in the sleep clinic.
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Other Training Resources
In addition to these resources and information, links to other resources can be found in the Resources section of this site. In particular, trainees may find useful:
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If after reviewing the information provided here you have remaining questions, please contact the Training Program Administrator at sleep_training@hms.harvard.edu.
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