H-LTLA Academy Spanish – Voting 2022

Part I. Personal Information and Demographic Data

Applicant Full Name / Nombre completo:

Janaina M. Alves

Applicant Title / Título:

Assistant professor

Institution or System / Institución o Sistema:

Universidad Central del Caribe-School of Medicine

Address for Official Correspondence / Dirección oficial donde recibe su correspondencia:

Ave. Santa Juanita

Track of interest / Área de interés:

Any track (English or Spanish)

Languages / Idiomas:

Fully Bilingual

Have teach an online course in the past three years / ¿Ha enseñado un curso en línea en los pasados tres años?:

Yes

Have taken an online course in the past three years / ¿Ha tomado un curso en línea en los pasados tres años?:

Yes

Have you been in charge of an instructional technology initiative / ¿Ha liderado alguna iniciativa de tecnología instruccional?:

Yes

Have you been in charge of a distance education initiative / ¿Ha liderado alguna iniciativa de educación a distancia?:

Yes

Years of experience in Higher Education / Años de experiencia en educación superior:

11-15 years

Part II. Education

Highest Earned Degree / Grado más alto de educación obtenido:

PhD

College/University / Colegio/Universidad:

University Federal of Sao Paulo-School of Medicine

Field/Major / Campo de estudio/Especialidad:

Neurosurgery and Biochemistry

Highest Earned Degree / Grado más alto de educación obtenido:

PhD

College/University / Colegio/Universidad:

University Federal of Sao Paulo-School of Medicine

Field/Major / Campo de estudio/Especialidad:

Neurosurgery and Biochemistry

Other Degrees Earned / Otros grados obtenidos:

Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree

College/University / Colegio/Universidad:

University Federal of Sao Paulo-School of Medicine

Field/Major / Campo de estudio/Especialidad:

Neurosurgery and Biochemistry

Part III. Experience

Present Responsibilities (up to 150 words) / Resumen de responsabilidades (máximo de 150 palabras) *

Title V Program: I am currently PI of a research proposal and lead as well as mentor a great number of students under this program within my laboratory.

Clinical Project: I am in charge of coordinating drug tests for male HIV positive patients selected for our project at the clinic in Universidad Central del Caribe. Our institutions then sends blood samples of clean patients for further testing at the Medical Sciences Campus.

Director of University Faculty: Participated in the LCME AND MSCHE accreditation process due to this position. Under my supervision, the manuals for all faculties ( Medicine, Quiropractic, Medical Imaging and Substance Abuse) were revised and approved by all faculty members.

Leadership and Mentorship Programs: I actively participate in mentorship and leadership programs in the United States. Within these programs I have had the opportunity to mentor PhD candidate and medical students alike. In addition I also teach graduate students in many programs here at Universidad Central del Caribe.

Academic and Professional Distinctions and Honors (up tp 150 words) / Reconocimientos y premios académicos y profesionales (máximo de 150 palabras)

2022: ACUE’s course in Credential in Effective College Instruction. Certificate signifies my commitment to excellence in teaching and student success.
2021-present: Leading Emerging and Diverse Scientists to Success (LEADS) Fellow in Translational Research. Certificate in Translational Research from the Institute for Clinical Research Education at the University of Pittsburgh.
2019 – present: Accomplishing Career Transitions (ACT) Program in Chapel Hill, N.C., ASCB
2018 -present: Faculty Research and Education Development (FRED) Program. Start: April, 2018. Chicago, IL., ASCB NSF – FRED.
2018-2019 – Scientific Communications in Clinical and Translational Research., University of Puerto Rico- Medical Sciences Campus. Puerto Rico, USA.
2016-2017 – Implementation of the Research Training Opportunity Program- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, RTOP-PRCTRC, University of Puerto Rico – Medical Sciences Campus. Puerto Rico, USA.
2013-2014 – MAC 8th Annual Jr. Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellows Career Development Workshop, Chicago, IL., ASCB

Civil and Community Activities (up to 150 words) / Actividades civiles y comunitarias (máximo de 150 palabras)

N/A

Professional Goals (up to 150 words) / Metas profesionales (máximo de 150 palabras):

– Set-up the research mentorship program for medical students (Medical Student Research Initiative) at Universidad Central del Caribe.
– Making online learning more accessible and engaging to students at the graduate school level.
– Applying and receiving a RO1 NHI grant to help expand the scientific knowledge around the neuroprotective effects of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
– In the future, extend my reach for this program into the high-school level of education, specially into the public-school system of Puerto Rico. This would help to tackle the diversification of the higher education student body.

Please explain what you expect to gain by participating in the H-LTLA (up to 150 words) / Explique lo que espera adquirir al participar en la H-LTLA (máximo de 150 palabras):

I expect the H-LTLA program to further my professional development as a medical/researcher. I expect it to instill within me new tools (technological or otherwise) and practices that I will then be able to use to further my students and mentees experiences within the research setting.

Part IV. Professional References

Professional Reference #1 (Include name, title, institution, phone, and email) / Referencia profesional #1 (incluya nombre, título, institución, número de teléfono, y correo electrónico):

Dr. José A. Capriles Quiros (MD),
Dean of Medicine
Universidad Central del Caribe-School of Medicine.
Fone number: (787)798-3001 ext. 2002
email: jose.capriles@uccaribe.edu

Professional Reference #2 (Include name, title, institution, phone, and email) / Referencia profesional #2 (incluya nombre, título, institución, número de teléfono, y correo electrónico)

Dr. Willams A. Mejías Chávez, Ed.D.,
Faculty Development Coordinator,
Universidad Central del Caribe-School of Medicine.
Fone number: (787)798-3001
email: willams.mejia@uccaribe.edu

Professional Reference #3 (Include name, title, institution, phone, and email) / Referencia profesional #3 (incluya nombre, título, institución, número de teléfono, y correo electrónico)

Dr. Richard J. Noel Jr., PhD
Chair of Basic Sciences Department
Professor of Biochemistry
Ponce Health Sciences University
Ponce Research Institute
787-840-2575, ext. 2202 (office), 2219 (lab)
787-844-1980 fax

Upload a letter from a president, chancellor, or administrator stating the nominee’s qualifications for the program, leadership strengths, and development opportunities. NOTE: If at the moment of sending the application you don’t have a signed nomination letter, please upload a document with the evidence that it is being processed (for example: a print screen of an email requesting the letter) along with the contact information of the person in charge of completing it. (Accepted format: pdf) / Someta una carta de un presidente, decano o administrador que indique las cualificaciones del candidato para el programa, sus fortalezas de liderazgo y oportunidades de desarrollo. NOTA: Si al momento de enviar la solicitud no tiene una carta de nominación firmada, por favor suba un documento con la constancia de que se está tramitando (por ejemplo: una pantalla impresa de un correo electrónico solicitando la carta) junto con la información de contacto de la persona encargada de completarlo. (Formato aceptado: PDF)

https://hets.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/164/Dra.-Janaina-Alves-Dr-Nereida-Diaz-03102022.pdf

Part V. Initiative and Mentor

A letter describing a project that you will consider implementing at your campus or organization with the name of the Mentor of your preference. Your Mentor can be different from your references and should be a staff with experience in the area selected. The Mentor information will be submitted with the signature to confirm the availability to guide the implementation of your campus initiative. NOTE: If at the moment of sending the application you don’t have the signature of your Mentor on the project letter, please upload a document with the evidence (for example: a print screen of an email requesting the signature of your Mentor) that it is being processed along with the contact information of the Mentor. (Accepted format: pdf)* / Una carta que describa un proyecto que considerará implementar en su campus u organización con el nombre del mentor de su preferencia. Su mentor puede ser diferente a sus referencias y debe ser una persona con experiencia en el área seleccionada. La información del mentor se enviará con la firma para confirmar la disponibilidad para guiar la implementación de su iniciativa. NOTA: Si al momento de enviar la solicitud no tiene la firma de su mentor en la carta del proyecto, por favor cargue un documento con la evidencia (por ejemplo: una pantalla impresa de un correo electrónico solicitando la firma de su mentor) que se está procesando junto con la información de contacto del mentor (Formato aceptado: PDF)

https://hets.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/164/ProjectDrCapriles03102022.pdf

Part VI. Statement of Purpose

1. From your perspective, what are the top three issues facing higher education today? Why? (no more than 300 words) / Desde su perspectiva, ¿cuáles son los tres principales problemas que enfrenta la educación superior hoy día? ¿Por qué? (máximo de 300 palabras)

1. Providing or highlighting inclusion values within the classroom.
2. Taking action in actively diversifying the higher learning student population.
3. Having mentors that can dedicate sufficient time to their mentees, mentors who are committed to efficient online learning and mentors who are empathetic towards the adversity that we face this day and age

2. What are your own institution’s priorities and challenges with regard to leveraging instructional technology and distance education for the benefit of the entire organization? (no more than 300 words) / ¿Cuáles son las prioridades y los retos de su institución con respecto al aprovechamiento de la tecnología educativa y la educación a distancia en beneficio de toda la organización? (máximo de 300 palabras)

Our institutions present priority is to promote mentorship for medical students and faculty in the area of research. With the pandemic, we have observed that there are students that show interest in working on-line while others prefer in-person education. This makes it difficult to promote our institutions current priority. Another problematic factor is the faculty’s availability and interest in mentoring students within the medical program. Some researchers’ activities include working from home and solely working on developing new projects while having post-docs or technicians complete the benchwork. Other professors are not professionally developed enough to bring in new students since they still need close attention from senior researchers. This, along with our new in-pandemic reality needs to be tackled soon as too not prevent our medical students’ development within research. A possible solution would be the development of a new research program aimed at implementing both educational specific to either or both on-line and in-person education.

3. If have the influence to instill change at your Institution, was one thing you could change, what would that be; and what is the unique aspect of your institution you would like to keep? (no more than 300 words) / Si pudiera influir para lograr algún cambio en su institución, ¿cuál sería? y ¿cuál es el aspecto único de su institución que le gustaría mantener? (máximo de 300 palabras)

I would opt to further implement the use of educational technologies on line to promote mentorship opportunities for medical students interested in research. One unique aspect of Universidad Central del Caribe that I would keep would have to be its medicine department faculty. They have taken it upon themselves, to a certain extent, to implement mostly clinical research education and experience to medical students in our program.

Evaluation

Please provide your input for the following candidate application, using a scale from 1 to 3 (based on the rubric and metrics provided for each area):

Applicant name (for your reference): *

Title (for your reference): *

Track of interest (for your reference): *

Part I. Personal Information and Demographic Data

Part I. Personal Information and Demographic Data: Please provide your input using a scale from 1 to 3 with the following metrics: 1 – (Poor: Have not taught or taken an online course, or have not been in charge of instructional technology or a distance education initiative, and have less than 5 years of experience in Higher Ed.); 2- (Good: Have taught or taken at least two online courses, or have been in charge of instructional technology or a distance education initiative, and have between 6 and 10 years of experience in Higher Ed.); 3- (Excellent: Have taught or taken two or more online courses, have been in charge of instructional technology or a distance education initiative, and have between 11 and 20 or more years of experience in Higher Ed.) *

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Part II. Education

Part II. Education: Please provide your input using a scale from 1 to 3 with the following metrics: 1- (Poor: Bachelor’s degree or less than a bachelor’s degree in any academic Field); 2- (Good: Bachelor’s degree in Education with a major related to Learning Technologies or Distance Ed., or a master’s degree in Education); 3- (Excellent: Master or courses towards a doctor degree, or a doctor’s degrees in Education related to Learning Technologies or Distance Ed.) *

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Part III. Experience:

Present Responsibilities, distinctions, and activities: 1- (Poor: Not present responsibilities related to Learning Technologies or Distance Ed., and doesn't have distinctions or activities related to the fields); 2- (Good: Present responsibilities related to Learning Technologies or Distance Ed., and mentioned distinctions or activities related to the fields); 3- (Excellent: Present responsibilities related to management or supervision of Learning Technologies or Distance Ed. initiatives, and mentioned the distinctions or activities related to the fields). *

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Professional Goals: Professional Goals: 1 – (Poor: Goals described are not related to Learning Technologies or Distance Ed. Initiatives); 2 – (Good: Goals described are related to Learning Technologies or Distance Ed. Initiatives); 3 – (Excellent: Goals described are innovative and related to the management or supervision of Learning Technologies or Distance Ed. Initiatives). *

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Please explain what you expect to gain by participating in the H-LTLA: Please explain what you expect to gain by participating in the H-LTLA: 1 – (Poor: Candidate’s expectations are not aligned with the H-LTLA curriculum and competencies); 2 – (Good: Candidate’s expectations are in some way aligned with the H-LTLA curriculum and competencies); 3 – (Excellent: Candidate’s expectations are significantly aligned with the H-LTLA curriculum and competencies) *

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Part IV. Professional References

Part IV. Professional References: Please provide your input using a scale from 1 to 3 with the following metrics: 1 – (Poor: Provided are one or two references and are not related to Learning Technologies or Distance Ed. Faculty or Administrators, and the nomination letter is pending); 2 – (Good: Provided two references and are related to Learning Technologies or Distance Ed. Faculty or Administrators, and included the nomination letter or provided the evidence that is in process); 3 – (Excellent: Provided more than two references and are related to Learning Technologies or Distance Ed. Administrators, and included the nomination letter) *

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Part V. Initiative and Mentor

Part V. Initiative and Mentor: Please provide your input using a scale from 1 to 3 with the following metrics: 1 – (Poor: The candidate’s initiative is unclear or not aligned with the H-LTLA curriculum and competencies, and the mentor does not seem to have experience in the proposed initiative area.); 2 – (Good: The candidate’s initiative is clear and somehow aligned with the H-LTLA curriculum and competencies, and the mentor seems to have some experience in the proposed initiative area.); 3 – (Excellent: The candidate’s initiative is clear and very aligned with the H-LTLA curriculum and competencies, and the mentor seems to have a lot of experience in the proposed initiative area) *

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Part VI. Statement of Purpose:

1. From your perspective, what are the top three issues facing higher education today? Why? Please provide your input using a scale from 1 to 3 with the following metrics: 1 – (Poor: The issues and explanations are not clear or pertinent to the education reality today); 2 – (Good: The issues and explanations are somehow clear or pertinent to the education reality today); 3 – (Excellent: The issues and explanations are very clear and pertinent to the education reality today) *

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2. What are your own institution’s priorities and challenges with regard to leveraging instructional technology and distance education for the benefit of the entire organization? Please provide your input using a scale from 1 to 3 with the following metrics: 1 – (Poor: The priorities and challenges described are not directly related to leveraging instructional technology and distance education); 2 – (Good: The priorities and challenges described are somehow related to leveraging instructional technology and distance education); 3 – (Excellent: The priorities and challenges described are directly related to leveraging instructional technology and distance education.) *

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3. If have the influence to instill change at your Institution, was one thing you could change, what would that be; and what is the unique aspect of your institution you would like to keep? Please provide your input using a scale from 1 to 3 with the following metrics: 1 – (Poor: Only mention one aspect, and is not directly related to a thing that he/she could change or keep at his/her Institution); 2 – (Good: Mention one or two aspects, and are somehow related to a thing that he/she could change or keep at his/her Institution); 3 – (Excellent: Mention both aspects and are related to a thing that he/she could change and keep at his/her Institution.) *

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Name of the Evaluation Board Member *

Evaluation Board Member Comments about the Applicant: Please write your recommendations or additional feedback

Please select the best category that applies to this candidate based on the following criteria

Please select the best category that applies to this candidate based on the following criteria: 1-Beginner: Obtained mostly 1 point in Personal Information and Demographic Data; Education; Present Responsibilities distinctions, and activities; and Initiative and Mentor; but the rest of the categories could score 1, 2 or 3); 2- Intermediate: Obtained mostly 2 points in Personal Information and Demographic Data; Education; Present Responsibilities distinctions, and activities; and Initiative and Mentor; but the rest of the categories could score 1, 2 or 3); 3- Advanced: Obtained mostly 3 points in Personal Information and Demographic Data; Education; Present Responsibilities distinctions, and activities; and Initiative and Mentor; but the rest of the categories could score 1, 2 or 3) *

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