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Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program (PCCSDP)

Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program (PCCSDP). DHHS NIH/NICHD/NCMRR. What is it?.

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Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program (PCCSDP)

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  1. Pediatric Critical Care Scientist Development Program (PCCSDP) DHHS NIH/NICHD/NCMRR

  2. What is it? The PCCSDP will support research career development of pediatric intensivists who have recently completed subspecialty training, and who are commencing basic and/or clinical research relevant to improving outcomes, decreasing morbidity, and minimizing disability in children who are survivors of pediatric critical care. The goals of this initiative are to…

  3. What is it? An effort to… • “expand the cadre of investigators trained to advance research in pediatric critical care and to support educational institutions in their abilityto stimulate novel research.”

  4. Intent The intent of the initiative is to stimulate pediatric critical care research in the basic and clinical sciences that will improve long-term outcomes in children who sustain critical illness and/or injury.

  5. Why? • As the clinical, educational and administrative agenda increases in critical care, time for fully trained intensivists to devote to research is in ever-shorter supply.

  6. Why?-II • Direction of the attention of pediatric intensivists at the junior faculty level toward rigorous research is vital to progress in pediatric medicine…FOR THE KIDS!!

  7. What is the structure? • Candidates • Commitment  • Process

  8. Candidates • Support is for Junior Faculty • Mentors are crucial! • 4 Awards beginning in January (2005 and each year) • Mentor bank is one of our goals! • 75% time in Phase I • 50-75% time in Phase II

  9. We are looking for Stars! • And Dreamers, too! • And Committed Departments • And Mentors • And institutions that honor research as vital to the mission for children!

  10. Commitment • Four to five years for the Candidate and the Institution! • Movement toward independent funding • Oversight by a National Advisory Committee

  11. Process-I • Application instructions are on pedsccm.org • Email the Program Director, Mike Dean, and make a time to discuss mentor choice. • Mike will help you broker the mentor deal! • Get the buy-in of your division chief/chairman

  12. Process-II • Applications are due on October 15th! • Commitment of the Donor Department • Commitment of the Recipient Department • Commitment of the Mentor • START your application Process-II

  13. Process-III • You identify yourself as an applicant • You think about mentors with Dr. Dean. • You will spend Phase I, 75% research time where your mentor is! (two years, sometimes three). • In Phase II, you will return to the institution where you plan to spend your career. • Your Phase II institution MUST commit to you as 50-75% research time….BEFORE you are accepted!

  14. Process-III • The institutions CAN be the same..but not a prerequisite. • YOU commit to a research career, and turn in your application by October 15th! • About 10 ( or more, or less) candidates or departments are invited to our November retreat! Your expenses…help available! • The National Advisory Committee interviews the candidates and selects the awardees!

  15. Help Our PICU KIDS find the STARS! • Think hard about research! • Email the NIH whenever you need to! We love it! • Remember, there are only a certain number of young pediatric intensivists…

  16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS!! • Carol Nicholson, MD nicholca@mail.nih.gov

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