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Do you want to...?
- Improve your skills at writing and submitting manuscripts?
- Learn how to better respond to reviewer criticisms?
- Know how to select a journal for submission?
- Learn how to be a good reviewer yourself?
- Discover how diversity issues may influence how you write and review manuscripts?
- Learn about resources that can further develop your writing and reviewing skills?
Who can apply?
- Upper level graduate students who have a 1^st-author draft manuscript
- Lower level postdoctoral fellows who have a 1^st-author draft manuscript
- Students/postdocs who are in the following physiology fields are especially encouraged to apply: renal, water & electrolyte homeostasis, cardiovascular, exercise, and neurophysiology.
How will I benefit?

After finishing the program, you will have…
- A detailed plan for improving your draft manuscript
- Hands-on experience at critiquing abstracts and manuscripts
- Network of peers and mentors to share critiques and advice
- Tools and resources for developing future manuscripts and abstracts
What is the cost?
- Travel (roundtrip budget airfare or mileage)
- Ground transportation to and from home airport (if applicable)
- $700 Registration includes:
  - Materials and instructor support
  - Hotel room - double occupancy (note that students are expected to share a room with another course participant)
  - Food
  - Ground transportation from Orlando airport to hotel
How is the Course structured?
- Intensive 2.5-day course (day & evening work, so please, no families during the course)
- Groups of 4 students paired with 1 instructor/mentor from your field
- Taught by experienced biomedical researchers in your field
- Hands-on training at critiquing your presentation skills and those of your colleagues
- Pre-workshop homework required (readings, sending in a draft abstract and/or poster)
What is my commitment?
- Attend the entire short course on “Writing and Reviewing for Scientific Journals”
- Complete all the required readings before the course
- Send in a complete draft manuscript of which you are the 1^st author by December 1^st
- Send in a critique of an supplied abstract by January 2^nd
- Complete a journal exploration assignment before the course
- Complete all the required work during the course
- Thoughtfully complete all the evaluations: before, during, and after the course
- Participate in all aspects of the course as fully as possible
How do I apply?
- APPLICATIONS due October 3^rd, 2008 with payment
- Go to http://www.the-aps.org/awardapps
- Fill in your profile information
- Submit the requested material:
  - The title and key words for your first-author manuscript
  - 2-page biographical sketch
  - 1-page letter stating why you want to attend the course
  - Letter from your research advisor agreeing for you to attend and discuss your manuscript
- Submit payment via fax (download payment form)
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