National Institutes of Health Career Development “K” Awards: Why to Apply and How to Succeed (Research Committee Sponsored)

Presenters:

Ambrose H. Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Christian D. Pulcini, MD, MEd, MPH
Michelle P. Lin, MD, MPH, MS
William E. Soares, III, MD, MS
Nicholas E. Harrison, MD, MSc
Elizabeth M. Schoenfeld, MD, MS
Lauren M. Westafer, DO, MPH, MS
Julian T. Hertz, MD, MSc

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

-Describe the rationale and process of applying for a mentored career development “K” award
-Recognize characteristics of applicants and proposals associated with increased likelihood of funding success
-Identify common barriers to funding success and strategies for overcoming these barriers

The training and development of clinician-investigators in emergency medicine has been cited by the National Academy of Medicine as a critical pathway for strengthening scientific evidence in emergency care and improving health outcomes. However, emergency medicine physicians are currently underrepresented in research - accounting for less than 1% of NIH funding (despite being 4% of all U.S. physicians) and the fewest average grants per faculty member among all specialties. Mentored career development grants or “K” awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) have the potential to support intensive training and funding for early career clinician-investigators. Prior evidence demonstrates that K awardees are more likely to apply for and successfully compete for NIH research project grants and receive NIH funding for longer periods of time relative to researchers with unfunded K awards. In this session, a panel of current and former K awardees will discuss the rationale for pursuing K awards, along with best practices and barriers to successfully applying for a K award. Panelists include recent and past K awardees with content expertise in basic science, clinical research, and health services research.

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