K Awards: The Career Development Plan

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1 K Awards: The Career Development Plan Stephania A. Cormier, PhD Department of Pediatrics University of Tennessee Health Science Center Le Bonheur Children s Research FoundaCon

2 Types of Mentored Career Development Awards There are a number of different mentored K awards that individuals with a research or health professional doctorate should consider. Most of these awards support individuals a"er they have completed training and are transiconing to a faculty posicon. Websites: hlp:// development- programs- k- series.shtml hlps://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/career- development hlp://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_invescgators/qsandas.htm#1596

3 Key Features of Mentored K Awards 3 5 years in length Provide substancal salary support but limited research funding. Contain both a training plan and a research plan. Includes a team of mentors, co- mentors, advisors, etc. Goal: transicon to research independence.

4 Program Policies and No=ces K01 K02 K05 K07 K08 K12 Career Award Policy Issues Descrip=on NIH: Mentored Research ScienCst Development Award (Parent K01) (PA ) (see NOT- OD ) NCI: NCI Mentored Research ScienCst Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01) (PAR ) NHLBI: Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01) (RFA- HL ) NIH/BD2K: Mentored Career Development Award in Biomedical Big Data Science for Clinicians and Doctorally Prepared ScienCsts (K01) (RFA- HG ) NIDDK: NIDDK Mentored Research ScienCst Development Award (K01) (PAR ) NINDS: NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01) (PAR ) NLM: NLM Career Development Award in Biomedical InformaCcs (K01) (PAR ) FIC: InternaConal Research ScienCst Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) (PAR ) NIH: Independent ScienCst Award (Parent K02) (PA ) (see NOT- OD ) None Currently AcCve NCI: Cancer PrevenCon, Control, Behavioral Sciences, and PopulaCon Sciences Career Development Award (K07) (PAR ) NIA: NIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07) (PAR ) NIH: Mentored Clinical ScienCst Research Career Development Award (Parent K08) (PA ) (see NOT- OD ) NCI: NCI Mentored Clinical ScienCst Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08) (PAR ) The following Mentored Clinical ScienCst Development Program Awards (K12) provide support to an insctucon for the development of independent clinical sciencsts: NCI: Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12) (PAR ) NEI: NEI InsCtuConal Mentored Physician ScienCst Award (K12) (PAR ) NIDA: NIDA Mentored Clinical ScienCsts Development Program Award in Drug Abuse and AddicCon (K12) (PAR ) NIGMS: InsCtuConal Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) (K12) (PAR ) NINDS: Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award (K12) (PAR ) ORWH: Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (K12) (RFA- OD )

5 Program Policies and No=ces K18 K22 K23 K24 K25 K26 K30 K99/R00 Career Award Policy Issues Descrip=on NIDCD: NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established InvesCgators (K18) (PAR ) NIDCR: Short- term Mentored Career Enhancement Award in Oral, Dental and Craniofacial Research for Mid- Career and Senior InvesCgators (K18) (PAR ) The following Career TransiCon Awards provide support to an individual postdoctoral fellow in transicon to a faculty posicon: NCI: The NCI TransiCon Career Development Award (K22) (PAR ) NCI: NCI TransiCon Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22) (PAR ) NHLBI: NHLBI Career TransiCon Award for Intramural Fellows (K22) (PAR ) NIAID: NIAID Career TransiCon Award (K22) (PAR ) NIDCD: NIDCD Research Career TransiCon Award for Nurturing Clinician- InvesCgators (K22)(RFA- DC ) NIDCR: NIDCR DenCst ScienCst Career TransiCon Award for Intramural InvesCgators (K22)(PAR ) NIMH: NIMH Career TransiCon Award for Tenure- Track and Tenured Intramural InvesCgators (K22) (PAR ) NINDS: NINDS Advanced Postdoctoral Career TransiCon Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K22) (PAR ) NINDS: Career TransiCon Award for NINDS Intramural Clinician- ScienCsts (K22) (PAR ) NIEHS: TransiCon to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Development Award (K22) (PA ) Special InstrucCons for Submihng K22 ApplicaCons from Unaffiliated Applicants using the SF424 (R&R): hlp://grants.nih.gov/training/k22_special_instruccons.htm NIH: Mentored PaCent- Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23) (PA ) (see NOT- OD ) NCI: NCI Mentored PaCent- Oriented Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K23) (PAR ) NIH: Midcareer InvesCgator Award in PaCent- Oriented Research (Parent K24) (PA ) (seenot- OD ) NIH: Mentored QuanCtaCve Research Development Award (Parent K25) (PA ) (see NOT- OD ) None Currently AcCve Clinical Research Curriculum Development NIH: NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00) (PA ) (see NOT- OD ) NIDCR: NIDCR DenCst ScienCst Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) (PAR )

6 Types of Mentored Career Development Awards K01 Mentored Research ScienCst Development Award: provides for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Some NIH insctutes use this award for individuals who propose to train in a new field. Other NIH insctutes use this award to increase research workforce in parccular types of research.

7 Types of Mentored Career Development Awards (cont d) K22 (example for NIAID*) Career TransiCon Award: Provides 2 years of funding, once the candidate (postdoctoral fellow) has alained a full- Cme faculty posicon (to be achieved within 12 months of the award). *K22s differ widely across NIH Ins7tutes

8 Types of Mentored Career Development Awards (cont d) K08 Mentored Clinical ScienCst Development Award: development of the independent clinical research sciencst. K12 Mentored Clinical ScienCst Development Program Award: support for an insctucon for the development of independent clinical sciencsts.

9 Types of Mentored Career Development Awards (cont d) K23 Mentored PaCent- Oriented Research Career Development Award: Development of the independent research sciencst in a clinical arena. K25 Mentored QuanCtaCve Research Development Award: To foster interdisciplinary collaboracon in biomedical research by supporcng career development experiences for sciencsts with quanctacve and engineering backgrounds.

10 Newest Types of Mentored Career Development Awards K99/R00 NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award: Provides an opportunity for promising post- doctoral sciencsts to receive both mentored and independent research support from the same award. Non- ciczens can apply with a work VISA!

11 Amount of Funding per year Salary Support Research/ Training K01 K08 K23 $50K - $150K ($75K) $20K - $50K ($25K) $75K - $105K ($75K) $20K - $90K ($25K) $75K - $180K ($75K) $25K - $50K ($25K)

12 Success Rates 51% 50% 46% 43% 46% 46% 44% 36% 35% 31% 31% 35% 38% 36% 32% 32% 29% 30% 31% K01 35% 34% 39% 36% 43% 42% 43% 32% 31% 28% 32% 39% 36% 40% 34% 32% 33% 34% 34% 2015 K02 53% 57% 71% 54% 56% 46% 48% 47% 38% 35% 42% 38% 36% 29% 38% 26% 23% 40% 19% K07 49% 44% 43% 41% 36% 39% 36% 20% 22% 24% 26% 34% 39% 22% 25% 7% 27% 18% 25% K08 55% 58% 52% 50% 50% 52% 47% 40% 39% 34% 36% 44% 47% 44% 42% 42% 36% 40% 40% K % 36% 24% 43% 35% 46% 31% 28% 34% 45% 53% 52% 49% 32% 47% 45% 26% 44% % K22 0% 9% 19% 38% 40% 33% 32% 29% 29% 27% 23% 26% 25% 30% 24% 20% 15% 23% K % 49% 46% 47% 42% 36% 34% 27% 33% 38% 44% 38% 34% 37% 32% 38% 35% % K24 44% 45% 45% 44% 45% 42% 51% 44% 47% 50% 47% 61% 45% 46% 39% 49% 48% K25 42% 56% 52% 42% 30% 33% 31% 35% 48% 22% 30% 23% 25% 29% 27% 23% K % 23% 29% 25% 22% 23% 22% 22% 22% %

13 General Tips on Mentored K Awards Understand the intent of the mentored K award. To help promising new invescgators achieve research independence (i.e., to compete successfully for R01 funding). Therefore, preparing for the R01 grant applicacon you will submit at the end of the K award should be the organizing principle of the K grant applicacon.

14 General Tips on Mentored K Awards (cont d) Make a compelling argument why you need a K award Explain exactly how addiconal training and mentored research experience will enable you to compete successfully for R01 funding. Be specific: give concrete examples of areas where you need addiconal training or experience in order to conduct the proposed research or areas where you are deficient that are directly related to your research career goals.

15 General Tips on Mentored K Awards (cont d) Develop a career development training plan that is uniquely suited to you. Given your previous training and research experience, and your short- and long- term career goals, propose a mix of didaccc training and hands- on research experience that make perfect sense for you (and only you). Degree- grancng programs (e.g., MPH, MAS) are appropriate for candidates with lille or no previous formal training in research, but even these programs should be customized whenever possible.

16 Career Development Plan Let s look at the RFA hlp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- files/ PA html

17 Candidate's Plan for Career Development/Training Ac=vi=es During Award Period Per NIH guidelines (search Career Development Plan) There are 3 places where you need to address the Career Development Plan 1. Candidate InformaCon, Candidate's Plan for Career Development/Training AcCviCes During Award Period 2. Environmental and InsCtuConal Commitment to the Candidate, InsCtuConal Commitment to the Candidate s Research Career Development 3. Research Plan, Research Strategy

18 Scoring: Career Development Plan/Career Goals and Objec=ves What is the likelihood that the plan will contribute substancally to the sciencfic development of the candidate and lead to sciencfic independence? Are the content, scope, phasing, and duracon of the career development plan appropriate when considered in the context of prior training/research experience and the stated training and research objeccves for achieving research independence? Are there adequate plans for monitoring and evaluacng the candidate s research and career development progress?

19 Scoring: Research Plan Are the proposed research quescon, design, and methodology of significant sciencfic and technical merit? Is the research plan relevant to the candidate s research career objeccves? Is the research plan appropriate to the candidate's stage of research development and as a vehicle for developing the research skills described in the career development plan?

20 So how do you fold it into the grant?

21 In the Research Plan Some disagreement if it should be included in your aims; however, In the research plan, include some specific challenges, for which you need addiconal training and/or experience to accomplish successfully. These deficits in your training/experience then become the focus of your career development training plan. Summarize in 1-2 paragraphs at the end of your research plan Challenges Training to overcome them

22 In the Research Plan Cont d Describe the specific areas where you have deficiencies (e.g., primary data colleccon, biostacsccs, qualitacve research methods). Example: I have made progress in developing my clinical research skills, but there are three important areas where I require addiconal training, mentoring, and experience: (1) mulc- disciplinary collaboracon with clinical and basic sciencsts, (2) the design and implementacon of prospeccve study design with involvement in the IPFnet, and (3) advanced study design and biostacsccal methodology. In the following seccon, I present a detailed career development plan designed to enable me to acquire the addiconal training and mentored research experience I need to address these deficiencies and compete successfully for R01 funding, thereby achieving independence as a clinical invescgator.

23 Career Development Plan I Suggested length: 1-2 pages. This is defined by your Career Goals! So what are your career goals? To be an independently- funded principal invescgator studying the effect of physical accvity on the outcomes of rheumatoid arthrics pacents To be an independently- funded principal invescgator studying the translacon of a recently discovered rheumatoid arthrics disease mechanism into therapeuccs for rheumatoid arthrics pacents To be a principal invescgator for industry sponsored clinical trials in rheumatoid arthrics To be a site principal invescgator for industry sponsored mulc- centered clinical trials in rheumatoid arthrics

24 Career Development Plan II Domains Training to gain substancve knowledge/skills Clinical condicon: epidemiology, clinical presentacon, diagnoscc tools, treatment, prognosis, prevencon Relevant exposures and outcomes Conceptual model(s) Training to gain methodologic knowledge/skills Measurement of relevant exposures and outcomes Study design and analysis techniques Training in the responsible conduct of research Training in professional advancement AAMC Faculty Professional Development Courses

25 Career Development Plan III Elements DidacCc component Coursework (e.g. exercise physiology, outcomes measurement, epidemiology, biostacsccs, clinical trials, clinical research ethics, wricng for peer review) Degree program (e.g. MS in Clinical InvesCgaCon, MS in Epidemiology/BiostaCsCcs, MPH) Workshops (e.g. annual Physical AcCvity and Public Health Course at Sea Pines, GA) ExperienCal Component Research Project ParCcipaCon in mulcdisciplinary research group(s) ParCcipaCon in local and naconal conferences and events

26 Career Development Plan IV Expected measurable outcomes and Cme horizon Coursework (degree) completed by. Number and Ctles of abstracts submiled by.. Number and Ctles of papers submiled by.. First independent grant proposal submiled by.

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