The UMSON Office of Research and Scholarship (ORS) Monthly Digest: May 2026
ORS offers the following opportunities to participate in activities that support research.
Thursday, May 14
Monthly Research Seminar
1-2 p.m.
Online
Topic: “Demystifying QI and Research”
Casey Jackson, MS, CCRP, UMSON director of research, quality improvement (QI), and compliance, will be discussing the differences between QI initiatives and human subjects research studies, their relational importance to each other, the regulatory importance for their distinction, and how to ease the burden of obtaining a non-human subjects research determination for QI projects from an authoritative reviewer.
Friday, May 15
Building Healthy Behaviors Across the Life Span (BBAL) Organized Research Center Monthly Meeting
1-2 p.m.
Online
Topic: “AI and Research Q+A Session”
Join us as we welcome Manas Gaur, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, for an interactive Q&A session exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can support and enhance research. This is an opportunity to gain insights, ask questions, and discuss practical applications of AI in your work.
Monday, May 18
Center for Health Equity Outcomes and Research (CHEOR) Monthly Meeting
1-2 p.m.
UMSON, Room 211 or Online
Topic: “Equitable Community Advisory Boards and Tips for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Engagement Awards”
Please join the upcoming CHEOR monthly meeting with guest presenter Hillary Edwards, PhD, MPH, director of research, PATIENTS Program, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and Jeff Wells, PATIENTS Professors Academy advisor.
Overview of the PATIENTS Program
- An introduction to the PATIENTS Program and its mission to advance patient-centered, community-engaged health outcomes research
- Building Equitable Community Advisory Boards: Practical guidance on creating viable and equitable community advisory boards for research studies — even outside formal patient/community-engaged research contexts
- PCORI Community Engagement Awards: Strategies for Success: Best approaches for PCORI Community Engagement Award applications, with a focus on capacity building and stakeholder convening opportunities
- Q&A and Discussion