Resource Directory

The OACD Resource Directory contains a list of websites, organizations, and resources on a variety of topics related to your career development and success. You can refine the results by using any combination of the search options below including keyword, category, and audience.

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Professional Development, Research, Research Funding, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs

The intent of the CMRF program is to provide funds for junior, independent scientists at the University of Pittsburgh to develop the preliminary data and refinement of procedures and hypotheses that will enable submission of highly competitive applications to national funding sources.

Pittsburgh Information
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

A University site to explore the wide variety of Pittsburgh entertainment.

Pittsburgh Information
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students, Administrators

Whether you’ve already joined the Pitt community or you’re considering a move here, this guide will help you to get the most out of the city. 

Research Funding, Research
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students

HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the US. Most HHS grants are provided directly to states, territories, tribes, and educational and community organizations, then given to people and organizations who are eligible to receive funding.

Career Exploration, Career Specific Development, Professional Development
Administrators

An interactive online tool that can be used to help you figure out your career goals.

Research Funding, Research
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students

The CDMRP fills research gaps by funding high impact, high risk and high gain projects that other agencies may not venture to fund. While individual programs are unique in their focus, all of the programs managed by the CDMRP share the common goal of advancing paradigm shifting research, solutions that will lead to cures or improvements in patient care, or breakthrough technologies and resources for clinical benefit. The CDMRP strives to transform healthcare for Service Members and the American public through innovative and impactful research.

Career Exploration, Career Specific Development, Career Transition, Employment Postings, Job Search Skills
Faculty, Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

Flamingo™ is SciPhD’s web application that:

  • Guides you in finding jobs, importing those job descriptions, analyzing the job descriptions to identify the critical technical, business, and social skills, relates those skills to your own experiences and accomplishments, and generates a targeted resume for that job.  
  • Helps you select a career
  • Helps you develop a career development plan
  • Helps you find a job now

All University of Pittsburgh trainees are eligible for a free, permanent license to SciPhD’s web application Flamingo™!

Research, Research Funding
Faculty, Postdocs, Residents & Clinical Fellows, Grad & Med Students

The Office of Research, Health Sciences, maintains a list of foundations by disease type, a list of foundations that are more broadly focused, and a list of foundations that focus on health care delivery and patient well-being.

Research, Research Funding
Faculty, Postdocs, Grad & Med Students

Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, Grants.gov is an E-Government initiative operating under the governance of the Office of Management and Budget. Today, the Grants.gov system houses information on over 1,000 grant programs and vets grant applications for federal grant-making agencies.

Family-friendly, International, Research, University of Pittsburgh
Faculty, Postdocs, Administrators

Postdoctoral education is an important element in the research and scholarship environment at the University of Pittsburgh. In general, a postdoctoral appointment provides a recent Ph.D. graduate with opportunities to continue development of his or her research skills, learn new research techniques, and work under the supervision of a senior research faculty member. This document describes the process of postdoctoral appointment.