# Mentoring Patient-Oriented Research: Sleep & Health During & After Hospital Stay

> **NIH NIH K24** · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · 2021 · $111,856

## Abstract

Project Summary
As an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Sleep Metabolism and
Health Center and an academic hospitalist, I have established a research program in
patient- oriented research (POR) to develop and test interventions that aim to improve care
for hospitalized adults with sleep and respiratory disorders. I lead two important research
training programs at the University of Chicago (Assistant Director, Hospitalist Scholars
Training Program and co-Director, NIH-funded Pritzker Medical School Summer Research
Program). As such, I am committed to continuing to mentor pre-doctoral students, post-
doctoral students, and early-stage investigators in these areas. There are several
institutional resources, such as the University of Chicago Institute of Translational Medicine
(CTSA), the Sleep Metabolism and Health Center, and the Center for Health and the Social
Sciences (CHeSS) and its' associated clinical research training programs, as well as the
strong departmental and divisional support and commitment to the mission of training junior
investigators. These resources will ensure the successful development of a mentoring
program in POR to understanding and improving the health of hospitalized patients through
addressing sleep disorders and improving sleep for acutely ill hospitalized medical patients
as they transition home. My career goals in POR are: 1) to acquire new training relevant to
my current projects including long-term follow up in clinical studies, 2) to continue to support
my research infrastructure and studies via NIH funding, 3) to continue my collaborations
with other investigators in the area of sleep which is essential for both my work and that of
my trainees. My career goals in mentoring are: 1) to acquire formal mentoring training
through the NIH CTSA and National Mentoring Network, 2) to expand training from
experienced mentors, 3) to assist my current trainees in obtaining K funding, and 5) to take
on new trainees at the fellowship, residency, and student levels. The overall aim of the two
research projects in this proposal are to test whether interventions improving sleep health
and hygiene can improve health outcomes of hospitalized patients after discharge. Building
on existing NIH-funded infrastructure that supports my research program, the specific
research aims are: (1) to understand the long-term consequences of sleep deprivation in the
hospital; and (2) to test whether educating and empowering patients about sleep loss in the
hospital is associated with improved sleep and health after discharge. This project will
provide an ideal training environment for mentoring junior investigators in a novel field of
POR. We will utilize the clinical, translational, and scientific resources of the University of
Chicago Sleep Metabolism and Health Center. This award will allow sufficient time to
increase my mentoring expertise, to enhance my research skills, and to help me guide
trainees in POR studies b...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10136684
- **Project number:** 5K24HL136859-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
- **Principal Investigator:** Vineet Arora
- **Activity code:** K24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $111,856
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-07-01 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10136684

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10136684, Mentoring Patient-Oriented Research: Sleep & Health During & After Hospital Stay (5K24HL136859-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10136684. Licensed CC0.

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