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The NIH recognizes a unique and compelling need to promote diversity and re-entry in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social sciences research workforce. The NIH expects efforts to diversify the workforce to lead to the recruitment of the most talented researchers from all groups, to improve the quality of the educational and training environment, to balance and broaden the perspective in setting research priorities, to improve the ability to recruit subjects from diverse backgrounds into clinical research protocols, and to improve the Nations capacity to address and eliminate health disparities. There is a need to ensure a pathway for re-entry into academics for these individuals who, because of these interruptions, may have unique perspectives on problem solving, adaptability to new situations, and ability to bring innovative insights into the academic research environment that can make a significant contribution to the scientific workforce.
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- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health invites Research Education (R25) applications to promote diversity in undergraduate and health professional student populations by providing short-term research education support to stimulate career development in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research. The overall goal of the program is to provide research opportunities for individuals from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical science, including individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups , and individuals with disabilities that will significantly contribute to a diverse research workforce in the future. The research opportunities should be of sufficient depth to enable the participants, upon completion of the program, to have a thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of research, and help prepare students interested in research to pursue competitive fellowships.
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program provides two years of support to postdoctoral scholars at all stages of their careers to help build the nation's capacity for research that addresses the multiple determinants of population health and contributes to policy change.
The program is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends on multidisciplinary collaboration and exchange. Its goal is to improve public health by training scholars to investigate the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health; and to develop, evaluate, and disseminate knowledge, interventions, and policies that integrate and act on these determinants.
To be eligible, scholars must have completed doctoral training by the time they enter the program (August or September 2012) in one of a variety of fields, including but not limited to the behavioral and social sciences, the biological and natural sciences, health professions, public policy, public health, history, demography, environmental sciences, urban planning, engineering, and ethics; have significant research experience; connect their research interests to substantive population health concerns; and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories.
Up to twelve scholars will be selected for two-year appointments beginning in the fall of 2012. Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $80,000.
For complete program information, selection criteria, and application procedures, visit the RWJF Web site.
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced the 2011 cohort of its Executive Nurse Fellows Program.
As part of the three-year fellowship program, twenty-one nurses — selected from a pool of more than 130 applicants — will continue in their current roles at a wide range of health and healthcare organizations nationwide, while they also work to develop, plan, and implement new initiatives to improve healthcare delivery in their respective communities. Since its launch in 1998, more than two hundred nurses have participated in the program.
Located at the Center for Creative Leadership, the nurse fellows program advances the mission called for in a 2010 Institute of Medicine report, which argued that nurses should contribute as essential partners in the redesign of the country's health care system. To that end, the program provides coaching, education, and other support services to strengthen the fellows' ability to lead teams and organizations in improving health and health care.
The 2011 fellows include Debra Barksdale, associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing; Ruth Carrico, assistant professor at the University of Louisville's School of Public Health and Information Sciences; Janie Gawrys, vice president of Clinical Operations at ACCESS Community Health Network; Jean Giddens, executive dean and professor of the University of Mexico Health Sciences Center's College of Nursing; Pamela Jeffries, associate dean of academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; and Kim Moore, interim chief operating officer and chief nursing officer at the Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
"The RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program is building and enhancing the leadership skills of extraordinary nurses around the country," said co-director Linda Cronenwett. "Our alumni are a virtual 'who's who' of accomplished nurses, and we know that the 2011 cohort will join them in doing great things. This program supports nurse leaders with potential to develop innovative ways to improve healthcare delivery."
For a complete list of this year's fellows, visit the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Web site.
“Twenty-One Accomplished Nurse Leaders From Across Nation Selected for Prestigious Three-Year Fellowships.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Press Release 8/11/11.
- This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages Research Education Grant (R25) applications from institutions that propose to increase the pool of masters degree students from underrepresented backgrounds who go on to research careers in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, and who are trained and available to participate in NIH-funded research. This initiative promotes partnerships/consortia between colleges or universities granting a terminal masters degree with institutions that offer the doctorate degree. The program expects that the joint efforts of doctorate degree-granting and masters degree-granting institutions will foster the development of a well-integrated institutional program that will provide students from underrepresented groups with the necessary academic preparation and skills to enable their transition and successful completion of the Ph.D. degree in biomedical and behavioral sciences.
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- The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will award the MARC Ancillary Training Activities (T36) Program as a means to facilitate the training and development of individuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences. Ancillary training support is provided for national conferences, short courses, or other well-defined training activities that further the NIGMS mission of increasing the diversity of the NIH funded biomedical and behavioral research workforce.
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Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, a national organization working to find a cure for all childhood cancer, awards funding through its Nursing Grants Program to improve the quality of life for young cancer patients and their families. The program's goal is to invest in research that can help nurses find better ways to care for children undergoing cancer treatment.
Nurse researchers are invited to apply in the following categories:
Mentored Nurse Researcher grants of $10,000 per year for two years will be awarded to early-career nurse researchers working on small projects with both mentor and institutional support. Examples of eligible projects include collecting information to answer a nursing question related to care of children with cancer or applying research-based evidence to improve pediatric cancer nursing practice at an institution. An individual or small group of nurses may apply. The principal investigator must have a master's or doctoral degree, have a minimum of two years' experience in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing, and have not received more than $5,000 in previous research funding.
Intermediate Nurse Researcher grants of $20,000 per year for two years will be awarded to experienced nurse researchers working on projects with the support and commitment of the institution where they practice. Such projects may collect information to answer a nursing question related to care of children with cancer or may be designed to apply research evidence to improve pediatric cancer nursing practice at an institution. Awards may not be used to supplement other support. An individual or small group of nurses may apply. The principal investigator must have a master's or doctoral degree, have a minimum of five years' experience in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing, and have not received more than $15,000 in previous research funding.
Independent Nurse Researcher grants of $50,000 per year for two years will be awarded to experienced nurse researchers who demonstrate a career plan that shows commitment to pediatric cancer nursing. Applicants must be experienced investigators who wish to investigate topics and issues related to the quality of nursing care and the quality of life for children with cancer. Awards may not be used to supplement other support. An individual or small group of nurses may apply. The principal investigator must have a master's or doctoral degree, have a minimum of five years' experience in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing, and provide evidence of previously completed successful research projects and published results.
In each category, the aims of the project must include plans to disseminate and share findings to improve nursing care for children with cancer.
For complete program guidelines and application procedures, visit the foundation's Web site.
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