Building the Women's Health Research Workforce: Fostering Interdisciplinary Research Approaches in Women's Health:

Global Advances in Health and Medicine

Joan D.Nagel¹ 

关键词: Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH);    sex;    gender;   

DOI  :  10.7453/gahmj.2013.049

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) program is a mentored institutional research career development program developed to support and foster the interdisciplinary research careers of men and women junior faculty in women's health and sex/gender factors. The number of scholars who apply for and receive National Institutes of Health (NIH) research or career development grants is one proximate indicator of whether the BIRCWH program is being successful in achieving its goals.Primary Study Objective:To present descriptive data on one metric of scholar performance—NIH grant application and funding rates.Methods/Design:Grant applications were counted if the start date was 12 months or more after the scholar's BIRCWH start date. Two types of measures were used for the outcome of interest—person-based funding rates and application-based success rates.Main Outcome Measures:Grant application, person funding, and application success rates.Results:Four hundred and nine...

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