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Impact of an institutional grant award on early career investigator applicants and peer reviewers

BACKGROUND: Obtaining research funding support is integral to a successful career in science. Training and practice in grant writing, as well as engagement in peer review of grant applications may help lead to successful research funding. However, there is little evidence on the impact of institutio...

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Autores principales: Mughal, Amreen, Wahlberg, Kramer J., Li, Zhaojin, Flyer, Jonathan N., Olson, Nels C., Cushman, Mary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8268663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34263104
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12555
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author Mughal, Amreen
Wahlberg, Kramer J.
Li, Zhaojin
Flyer, Jonathan N.
Olson, Nels C.
Cushman, Mary
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Wahlberg, Kramer J.
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Flyer, Jonathan N.
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description BACKGROUND: Obtaining research funding support is integral to a successful career in science. Training and practice in grant writing, as well as engagement in peer review of grant applications may help lead to successful research funding. However, there is little evidence on the impact of institutional programs on the career development of early career investigators (ECIs). OBJECTIVES: Understand the impact of participation in an institutional research award program on the career development of ECIs. METHODS: The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont established an Early Career Research (ECR) award program in 2018. ECIs who participated as applicants or reviewers in the first 3 years of the program (2018‐2020) were surveyed to understand the impact of the ECR award program on their grant writing and professional development. RESULTS: Ninety‐four percent of 17 applicants and 90% of 19 reviewers completed the survey. Ninety‐two percent of funded and 75% of unfunded applicants, and 87% of reviewers reported that the program was beneficial to their professional development. Similarly, 85% of funded applicants, 75% of unfunded applicants, and 80% of reviewers reported improvement in their grant‐writing skills. All respondents reported they would recommend the ECR award program to their peers. CONCLUSIONS: This single‐institution ECR award program had a positive impact on ECI’s professional development and grant‐writing skills and may lead to further extramural funding opportunities.
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spelling pubmed-82686632021-07-13 Impact of an institutional grant award on early career investigator applicants and peer reviewers Mughal, Amreen Wahlberg, Kramer J. Li, Zhaojin Flyer, Jonathan N. Olson, Nels C. Cushman, Mary Res Pract Thromb Haemost Original Articles BACKGROUND: Obtaining research funding support is integral to a successful career in science. Training and practice in grant writing, as well as engagement in peer review of grant applications may help lead to successful research funding. However, there is little evidence on the impact of institutional programs on the career development of early career investigators (ECIs). OBJECTIVES: Understand the impact of participation in an institutional research award program on the career development of ECIs. METHODS: The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont established an Early Career Research (ECR) award program in 2018. ECIs who participated as applicants or reviewers in the first 3 years of the program (2018‐2020) were surveyed to understand the impact of the ECR award program on their grant writing and professional development. RESULTS: Ninety‐four percent of 17 applicants and 90% of 19 reviewers completed the survey. Ninety‐two percent of funded and 75% of unfunded applicants, and 87% of reviewers reported that the program was beneficial to their professional development. Similarly, 85% of funded applicants, 75% of unfunded applicants, and 80% of reviewers reported improvement in their grant‐writing skills. All respondents reported they would recommend the ECR award program to their peers. CONCLUSIONS: This single‐institution ECR award program had a positive impact on ECI’s professional development and grant‐writing skills and may lead to further extramural funding opportunities. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8268663/ /pubmed/34263104 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12555 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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title_short Impact of an institutional grant award on early career investigator applicants and peer reviewers
title_sort impact of an institutional grant award on early career investigator applicants and peer reviewers
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8268663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34263104
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12555
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