Please Note: We have just received word that our BIRCWH funding has been approved through August, 2012. We are currently accepting applications for ONE additional BIRCWH Scholar. Please follow the application procedures link to learn more about applying for a BIRCWH award. The application deadline for this current round of funding is October 31, 2008.
provide them with the support and training
to needed for them to develop independent research careers in women's health. There is a demonstrated need to expand
research in women's health, and to increase the number of excellent researchers in women's health and gender-based
medicine. The Boston University Research Scholars Program will recruit, select and train junior faculty in conducting
clinical and health services research on women's health issues. The focus of research training and research will be on
addressing the needs of underserved, minority and elderly women.
The Boston University BIRCWH Research Scholars Program will train a cadre of clinician investigators in health services
research, clinical research and clinical epidemiology to address a focus of important questions in the care of women:
| • | Prevention research, with focus on behavioral, cultural
and health service delivery influences on risk and lifestyle change, in addressing the prevention of cardiovascular
disease, cancer, and diabetes. |
| • | Health services outcomes and
effectiveness, especially investigating outcomes in ethnic and racial minority communities. |
| • | Addiction medicine, with particular
focus on adverse outcomes of alcoholism, and interactions of gender, violence and HIV. |
| • | Issues of aging women, including
the prevention of functional decline, diabetes and cardiovascular disease management, and cancer outcomes. |
| • | Consequences of multiple caregiver
roles, especially in the chronic care of women with disabilities, elders, and those with Alzheimer's disease.
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Applicants are eligible from all clinician disciplines at Boston University/Boston Medical Center who are interested in
developing a career as a clinician investigator. Eligible applicants must hold a doctoral degree in a clinical discipline
such as medicine, dentistry, rehabilitation medicine or psychology. The program will include two levels of research
Scholars. The first level will be Basic Clinical Scholars who have completed their clinical training but who have not
had formal research training. This level of Scholar will complete a master's degree as part of their research training
within the Scholar program, and will require time to develop an independent research program and extramural funding.
The second level will be Advanced Clinical Scholars, who will have already completed master's level research training,
and will utilize the program to refine their research skills, develop an independent program of research, and obtain
independent extramural funding. Basic Clinical Scholars will on average receive funding for 2 - 3 years; Advanced
Clinical Scholars will on average receive funding for 1 - 2 years.
The Program will have 5 key components to the structured training curriculum that will be tailored to meet each
Scholar's training needs:
| 1. | Mentoring. Scholars will have guidance provided by a
strong mentoring system that will address research as well as career development. This will be overseen by the Program
Director, with input from the Principal Investigator and the Advisory Board. |
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| Formal research training. For Scholars who have
completed their clinical training but have no formal research training, they will be enrolled in one of the MSc degree programs
in Epidemiology, Health Services Research or Clinical Research to gain skills in research methodology. |
| 3. | Interdisciplinary research seminars. All Scholars will
participate in a series of required seminars. These include
the BIRCWH interdisciplinary research seminars, and the Boston University Medical Center course on the responsible conduct of
research. Scholars will also have the opportunity to participate in a number of other seminar and training opportunities,
including the Center of Excellence in Geriatrics and the interdisciplinary CREST program in clinical research training,. |
| 4. | Mentored research project. All Scholars will complete a
mentored research project, utilizing the Core Resource Laboratory for technical assistance in the planning, conduct, and
analysis of their data. |
| 5. | Grant proposal development. All Scholars will receive
mentoring and guidance in the preparation of their first grant applications, as it is an expectation that all Scholars will
have independent funding by the end of their tenure in the program.
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