The CTSA mentored career development program: supporting the careers of child health investigators. 2014

Carrie L Byington, and Sarah Higgins, and Fredrick J Kaskel, and Mary Purucker, and Jonathan M Davis, and William E Smoyer
Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Science and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Training translational scientists is a priority of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium. OBJECTIVE 1) Describe the landscape of CTSA Mentored Research Career Development Awards (CDA) and 2) evaluate participation and outcomes of child health investigators in these programs. METHODS Survey of the CTSA Child Health Oversight Committee (CC-CHOC) and review of nonresponders' CTSA Websites. RESULTS Thirty-two of 53 CC-CHOC members (60%) responded and all nonresponder Websites were reviewed. Institutions supported 1,166 CDA positions from 2006 to 2011, with 134 awarded to child health investigators (11.5%). Respondents reported a mean of 29.8 KL2 positions (95% CI 17.5-42.2) during their award period, with a mean of 2.8 (95% CI 1.8-3.8) awarded to child health investigators. The proportion of child health awardees varied from 0% to 50% across institutions. We identified 45 subsequent National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards to the 134 child health investigators (34%). CONCLUSIONS The CTSA program contributes substantially to training the next generation of translational investigators. One-third of child health investigators obtained subsequent NIH awards in the short follow-up period demonstrating success of the CTSA CDA programs. Child health investigators are represented variably across the consortium. Pediatric institutions can partner with the CTSA program to further support training child health investigators.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008611 Mentors Senior professionals who provide guidance, direction and support to those persons desirous of improvement in academic positions, administrative positions or other career development situations. Mentorships,Mentor,Mentorship
D009316 National Institutes of Health (U.S.) An operating division of the US Department of Health and Human Services. It is concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to health and medical research. United States National Institutes of Health,National Institutes of Health
D012108 Research Personnel Those individuals engaged in research. Clinical Investigator,Clinical Investigators,Researchers,Investigator, Clinical,Investigators,Investigators, Clinical,Survey Personnel,Investigator,Personnel, Research,Personnel, Survey,Researcher
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002669 Child Welfare Organized efforts by communities or organizations to improve the health and well-being of the child. Adolescent Welfare,Welfare, Adolescent,Welfare, Child
D003625 Data Collection Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data. Data Collection Methods,Dual Data Collection,Collection Method, Data,Collection Methods, Data,Collection, Data,Collection, Dual Data,Data Collection Method,Method, Data Collection,Methods, Data Collection
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014146 Training Support Financial support for training including both student stipends and loans and training grants to institutions. Grants and Subsidies, Educational,Student Loans,Subsidies, Educational,Educational Grants,Educational Grants and Subsidies,Educational Subsidies,Grants, Educational,Traineeships,Educational Grant,Educational Subsidy,Grant, Educational,Loan, Student,Loans, Student,Student Loan,Subsidy, Educational,Support, Training,Supports, Training,Traineeship,Training Supports
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D016730 Program Development The process of formulating, improving, and expanding educational, managerial, or service-oriented work plans (excluding computer program development). Program Descriptions,Description, Program,Descriptions, Program,Development, Program,Program Description

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