The Early Career Professionals Network aims to provide its members with opportunities to enhance their knowledge, skills, and expertise by providing a platform for international networking with early career professionals or other members in the Cochrane community.

Though there is no one single definition of an ‘Early Career Professional/Researcher,’ bodies such as the European Research Commission, Economic and Social Research Council, and De Montfort University generally agree that an ECP is someone who is roughly within the first five years of their research activity. Informally, we also define an ECP as PhD students and post-docs.

This group has four main objectives, including international networking, representing trainees, active patient involvement, and knowledge translation.

Upcoming Events: 

Cochrane US mentoring program: past experiences and future possibilities / challenges
Date: 30 August 2022
Time: 16:00 BST (view in your time zone)
Language: English
Register: Register for free!
Join  Cochrane Early Career Professionals Network (ECP) as they host Cochrane US Mentoring Program founder, Tiffany Duque and former & current program participants.  Hear Maria and Paola’s accounts of participating in and now working with the mentoring program - what they learned, how it has helped their careers, and what is next for them in Cochrane.  Also, Year 2 mentee applicants are invited to attend to hear the final Y2 participants announced.  Tiffany will talk about what is new for Year 2, and how you can get involved.  Hosted by Ana Beatriz Pizarro, Year 1 program coordinator and Year 2 mentor.  Come to listen and stay to ask questions! A great opportunity to learn and network!  Everyone is welcome! 

Host:

• Ana Beatriz Pizarro, RN
  Co-lead, Cochrane ECP & ExME
  Member, Cochrane Editorial Board
  Year 1 program coordinator

Speakers:

• Tiffany Duque, MPH, RDN
  Senior Officer, Cochrane Geographic Groups, Networks & Fields
  Founder, Cochrane US Mentoring Program

• Paola Andrenacci, RDN
  Clinical Nutritionist - Argentina
  Coordinator – Cochrane Mentoring Program
  Year 1 mentee; Year 2 mentor

• Maria Alejandra Barrios, MD
  Professor of EBM  & Director, EBM Research Center - Colombia
  Year 1 mentee; Year 2 mentor

Related information:

• Visit the Early Career Professionals Cochrane Network page on Cochrane Community
• View videos of past events
• Follow ECP on Twitter or check out the #CochraneEarlyCareer hashtag

• Subscribe to the ECO Newsletter for a ‘one-stop-shop’ of resources, training, events, opportunities, features, blogs relevant to Early Career Researchers. Register for a Cochrane Account > My account > Communications tab > Sign up for all of the newsletters you’re interested in, including the Early Career Professionals Network newsletter.