Training Future Generations of Mental Health Researchers: Devising Strategies for Tough Times
| Autor: | Harold Alan Pincus, Leslie O. Dunn, David J. Kupfer, Charles F. Reynolds, Paul A. Pilkonis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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| Zdroj: | Academic Psychiatry. 31:152-159 |
| ISSN: | 1042-9670 |
| DOI: | 10.1176/appi.ap.31.2.152 |
| Popis: | Objective: The authors describe a junior faculty scholars program in a large academic department of psychiatry, designed to reduce attrition during the high-risk period of transition from post-doctoral fellowship to receipt of the first extramural research award. Method: Scholars receive 25% salary support for two years to enable their participation in a research survival skills practicum, mentored collection of pilot data, preparation of manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, and submission of K23 and K01 proposals. Results: Of 22 junior faculty scholars appointed during the period of 1999–2004, 17 have submitted K award proposals. All were funded on either the first or second submission Conclusions: A program for junior faculty scholars can provide support for successfully navigating the critical and often difficult transition from post-doctoral fellowship to junior faculty. The program is expanding its efforts to assist K awardees in moving successfully along the developmental continuum (e.g., successful submission of R01, development of mentoring skills |
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