NIDAs Research Training: State of the Program Research Training Directors Meeting November 3, 2006 N

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NIDAs Research Training State of
the ProgramResearch Training Directors
MeetingNovember 3, 2006NIDAs Research
Training Program Update forTraining
Directors November 3, 2006
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NIDAs Research Training Mission

• The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  offers a strategic set of funding mechanisms to
  support the development of research scientists
  through various stages of their careers. These
  awards are designed to ensure that scientists of
  the very highest caliber will be available in
  adequate numbers and in the appropriate research
  areas and fields to meet the Nations drug abuse
  and addiction research needs.

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NIDA Budget for FY 2006
FY 2006 990 M
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NIH FY 2005 NRSA Training Funds (Fs and Ts)
of ICs Awards Budget
NIH Average 3.03
Funds As a Percent of IC Awards Budget (incl.
AIDS)
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NIH FY 2004 Training Career Funds (Fs, Ts, Ks)
of ICs Awards Budget
Funds As a Percent of IC Awards Budget (incl.
AIDS)
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Research Training Committee

• OSPC
• Susan Weiss, Ph.D.
• Suman King, Ph.D.
• Genevieve deAlmeida-Morris, Ph.D.
• Mimi Ghim, Ph.D.
• DBNBR
• Charles Sharp, Ph.D.
• Beth Babecki, M.A.
• Diane Lawrence, Ph.D.
• OEA
• Mark Swieter, Ph.D.
• Eliane Lazar-Wesley, Ph.D.
• CCTN
• Harold Perl, Ph.D.
• Quandra Scudder
• BUDGET
• Larry Raigrodski

• DESPR
• Belinda Sims, Ph.D.
• William Bukoski, Ph.D.
• Kathy Etz, Ph.D.
• DPMCDA
• Jamie Biswas, Ph.D.
• Jane Acri, Ph.D.
• DCNBR
• Debbie Grossman, M.A.
• Laurence Stanford, Ph.D.
• Special Populations
• Lula Beatty, Ph.D.
• Pamela Goodlow
• AIDS Research Program
• Lynda Erinoff, Ph.D., J.D.
• GMB
• Catherine Mills

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NIDA RTC Mission

• Make Funding Recommendations on NRSA Training
  Grants and Fellowships
• Serve as Second Level of Review (Council) for
  NRSA Fellowships
• Advise Director on Policy Issues Related to
  Research Training (NRSA and K awards)

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Research Training Program Invigorated in mid
1990s with goals to

• Develop and maintain diverse training program
• Stimulate and support clinical research training
• Grow the program to levels comparable to other
  ICs
• Develop outreach activities to recruit
  trainees/mentors, e.g., grant writing workshops
• T-32 director meetings K-awardee meeting

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NIDA Trainees and FellowsFiscal Years 1986 - 2006
Number of Trainees and Fellows
Fiscal Year
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Mentored K Career Development AwardsFY 1992-2006
Number Awarded
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NRSA Institutional Research Training Sites (2006)
WA
ND
MT
MN
ME
SD
OR
WI
VT
NH
ID
WY
MI
NY
MA
IA
NE
RI
PA
IL
OH
NJ
CT
UT
NV
IN
CO
MD
DE
KS
WV
MO
KY
VA
DC
CA
OK
TN
NC
AR
AZ
NM
SC
GA
MS
AL
TX
LA
NIDA T32 (N 42)
FL
1
3
7
Puerto Rico ATTC
2
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Roadmap (N 6)
11/06
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NIDA NRSA Training Dollars by Division
Total 22.9 Million
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How Have the Success Rates Changed Over Time for
Institutional and Individual NRSA Training Awards?
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Number of Institutional Training Grants Received
vs. Awarded (FY 2000-2006)
Interdisciplinary Training RFAs 2006
Roadmap
Blueprint
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Number of Fellowships Received vs. Awarded(FY
2000-2006)
Number of Applicants
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Number of Pre-Doctoral Fellowships Received vs.
Awarded (FY 2000-2006)
Number of Applicants
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Number of Post-Doctoral Fellowships Received vs.
Funded (FY 2000-2006)
Number of Applicants
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Current Research Training Goals and Challenges

• Continue NRSA Programs at Current Levels Despite
  Increasing Costs
• Encourage Clinical and Patient-oriented Research
  Training
• Ensure Balanced Training Portfolio (AIDS, Health
  Services Research)
• Enhance Training of Minority/Diversity
  Researchers
• Support Interdisciplinary Training
• Creatively use other mechanisms to support young
  scientists (B/I Start, Ks, dissertation grants)
• Optimize Investment through Program Evaluation

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Issues the RTC is Grappling With Regarding
Institutional Training Programs

• New vs. Established programs
• Size of programs Optimal use of slots/funds
• Pre- vs. Post-doc training
• How well are trainees being transitioned to
  independence?
• Tracking and EvaluationHow can we improve data
  collection capture different career paths?

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Issues the RTC is Grappling With Regarding
Institutional Training Programs (continued)

• Investing in Fs vs. TsWhat are the data?
• Increasing diversity of training programs
  Interdisciplinary, clinical, health services
  research, AIDS
• OverlapFew schools with many Ts
• MentoringHow should this be evaluated?

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Best Practices ForumsIssues for Participant
Feedback

• What Makes a Successful Training Program?
• Foster Independence--Research Careers
• Size of programs optimal use of slots/funds
• Leverage University resources
• Quality Mentoring
• Recruitment of diverse populations
• Components of Successful Program Evaluation and
  Tracking
• How can we improve data collection capture
  different career paths?

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Best Practices ForumsIssues for Participant
Feedback

• Targeting New Program Areas for Enhanced Training
  Development
• Increasing diversity of training programs
  Interdisciplinary, clinical, health services
  research, AIDS
• Encouraging Good Mentorship What Can you Do?
• How should this be evaluated?
• How well are trainees being transitioned to
  independence?

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NIH Loan Repayment Programs are a vital
component of our nation's efforts to attract
health professionals to careers in research
How LRP Works Applicant Commit to perform
research for 2 years NIH Repays up to
35,000 per year of qualifying
educational debt and the resulting taxes. 

Goal To increase our nations stock of
clinical research scientists.
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LRPs and Qualifying Research

• Clinical Research
• Patient-oriented clinical research conducted
  with human subjects, or research on the causes
  and consequences of disease in human populations
  involving material of human origin (such as
  tissue specimens and cognitive phenomena) for
  which an investigator or colleague directly
  interacts with human subjects in an outpatient or
  inpatient setting to clarify a problem in human
  physiology, pathophysiology or disease, or
  epidemiologic or behavioral studies, outcomes
  research or health services research, or
  developing new technologies, therapeutic
  interventions, or clinical trials.
• Pediatric Research
• Research that is directly related to diseases,
  disorders, and other conditions in children.

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NIDA Extramural Loan Repayment Program FY2002-2005
Clinical
Number of Applications vs. Awards
Pediatric
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NIDA Extramural Loan Repayment Programs New
Applications vs. Renewals (FY06)
Number of Applications
New Applications
Renewals
72 Success Rate
61 Success Rate
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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

• Deadline for Applications December 1, 2006
• Website www.lrp.nih.gov