Building Independent Researchers Recommendation 1

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Building Independent Researchers(Recommendation
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• Jane D. Scott, ScD, MSN, FAHA
• Director, Office of Research, RAC Shock Trauma
  Center, University of Maryland
  
• (and former Program Officer at AHRQ,, 1988-1995)

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Characteristics of successful investigators

• Solid research training
• Strong, focused, research environment
• Research savvy collaborators
• Knowledge of research funding mechanisms
• Research dollars ()
• Available clinical sites
• Teamwork

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Who are successful EMS researchers?

• NIH CRISP system
• www.nih.gov
• Grants
• Crisp
• Database DHHS research since 1979
• Search by topic, investigator, institution or
  funding mechanism

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Who are successful EMS researchers?What
research environment?

• Mickey Eisenberg, MD, PhD, U WASH SOM
• Richard Cummins, MD, MPH, MS, UWASH, SOM
• Al Halstrom, PhD, UWASH SOM
• Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH, TUFTS SOM
• Arthur Kellerman, MD, MPH, EMORY
• Allan Braslow, PhD, Consultant
• Ellen Mackenzie, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
  School
  

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Define EMS Research Methods

• What methods are core to EMS research?
• Epidemiology
• Health Services Research
• Biostatistics
• Education Research
• Behavioral Sciences
• Determine where useful partnering can occur
  (e.g., economics, statistical modeling)
  
• Research vs. Evaluation

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Training for independent researchers?

• Intensive research courses
• Independent research project
• Research degree two year minimum
• Grant and scientific writing courses
• Success of training programs determined by
  proportion of graduates who become independently
  funded researchers

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Research Fellowships, Post docs Training
monies

• Commonly aligned with federal research programs
  (K awards, T32)
  
• See agency websites NIH Grants and Contract
  Guide
  
• Important to know funding programs assoc.
  methods
  
• AHRQ Health services research
• NIH Clinical studies of safety efficacy
• CDC Epidemiologic studies

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Currently available programs

• Schools of Public Health
• Epidemiology, health services, statistics
• Schools of Medicine
• Clinical care research, epidemiology
• RWJ Fellowship Programs
• Federal T and K awards

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Political partnerships to reach goals?

• Emergency medicine
• Internal medicine
• Trauma resuscitation
• Health services research association