TY - JOUR
T1 - The First National Institutes of Health Institutional Training Program in Emergency Care Research
T2 - Productivity and Outcomes
AU - Newgard, Craig D.
AU - Morris, Cynthia D.
AU - Smith, Lindsey
AU - Cook, Jennifer N.B.
AU - Yealy, Donald M.
AU - Collins, Sean
AU - Holmes, James F.
AU - Kuppermann, Nathan
AU - Richardson, Lynne D.
AU - Kimmel, Stephen
AU - Becker, Lance B.
AU - Scott, Jane D.
AU - Lowe, Robert (Bob)
AU - Callaway, Clifton W.
AU - Gowen, L. Kris
AU - Baren, Jill
AU - Storrow, Alan B.
AU - Vasilevsky, Nicole
AU - White, Marijane
AU - Zell, Adrienne
N1 - Funding Information:
We used descriptive statistics to characterize scholars. We analyzed the quantity, type, and timing of all scholar grant submissions, funded grants, and publications in relation to scholar time in the K12 program. Using date restrictions, we generated baseline scholar publication productivity on entry to the program and then compared publication output for each subsequent year. We tracked all scholar publications and generated the Relative Citation Ratio metric using publicly available databases. To identify and track grants, we used information from site-level surveys and public databases. For the scholar survey, we excluded questions when fewer than 50% of respondents answered. We used medians, interquartile range (IQR), and proportions where appropriate.
Funding Information:
Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article as per ICMJE conflict of interest guidelines (see www.icmje.org). The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. This project was supported by National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute K12 awards at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (K12 HL109005); Oregon Health & Science University (K12HL108974); University of California, Davis Medical Center (K12 HL108964); University of Pennsylvania (K12 HL109009); University of Pittsburgh (K12 HL109068); and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (K12 HL109019).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American College of Emergency Physicians
PY - 2018/12
Y1 - 2018/12
N2 - Study objective: We assess the productivity, outcomes, and experiences of participants in the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute–funded K12 institutional research training programs in emergency care research. Methods: We used a mixed-methods study design to evaluate the 6 K12 programs, including 2 surveys, participant interviews, scholar publications, grant submissions, and funded grants. The training program lasted from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2017. We tracked scholars for a minimum of 3 years and up to 5 years, beginning with date of entry into the program. We interviewed program participants by telephone using open-ended prompts. Results: There were 94 participants, including 43 faculty scholars, 13 principal investigators, 30 non–principal investigator primary mentors, and 8 program administrators. The survey had a 74% overall response rate, including 95% of scholars. On entry to the program, scholars were aged a median of 37 years (interquartile range [IQR] 34 to 40 years), with 16 women (37%), and represented 11 disciplines. Of the 43 scholars, 40 (93%) submitted a career development award or research project grant during or after the program; 26 (60%) have secured independent funding as of August 1, 2017. Starting with date of entry into the program, the median time to grant submission was 19 months (IQR 11 to 27 months) and time to funding was 33 months (IQR 27 to 39 months). Cumulative median publications per scholar increased from 7 (IQR 4 to 15.5) at program entry to 21 (IQR 11 to 33.5) in the first post-K12 year. We conducted 57 semistructured interviews and identified 7 primary themes. Conclusion: This training program produced 43 interdisciplinary investigators in emergency care research, with demonstrated productivity in grant funding and publications.
AB - Study objective: We assess the productivity, outcomes, and experiences of participants in the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute–funded K12 institutional research training programs in emergency care research. Methods: We used a mixed-methods study design to evaluate the 6 K12 programs, including 2 surveys, participant interviews, scholar publications, grant submissions, and funded grants. The training program lasted from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2017. We tracked scholars for a minimum of 3 years and up to 5 years, beginning with date of entry into the program. We interviewed program participants by telephone using open-ended prompts. Results: There were 94 participants, including 43 faculty scholars, 13 principal investigators, 30 non–principal investigator primary mentors, and 8 program administrators. The survey had a 74% overall response rate, including 95% of scholars. On entry to the program, scholars were aged a median of 37 years (interquartile range [IQR] 34 to 40 years), with 16 women (37%), and represented 11 disciplines. Of the 43 scholars, 40 (93%) submitted a career development award or research project grant during or after the program; 26 (60%) have secured independent funding as of August 1, 2017. Starting with date of entry into the program, the median time to grant submission was 19 months (IQR 11 to 27 months) and time to funding was 33 months (IQR 27 to 39 months). Cumulative median publications per scholar increased from 7 (IQR 4 to 15.5) at program entry to 21 (IQR 11 to 33.5) in the first post-K12 year. We conducted 57 semistructured interviews and identified 7 primary themes. Conclusion: This training program produced 43 interdisciplinary investigators in emergency care research, with demonstrated productivity in grant funding and publications.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.018
DO - 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 30078658
AN - SCOPUS:85050880623
VL - 72
SP - 679
EP - 690
JO - Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians
JF - Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians
SN - 0196-0644
IS - 6
ER -