# PA-20-072: Supplement to A Chicago Center of Excellence in Learning Health Systems Research Training (ACCELERAT)

> **NIH AHRQ K12** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $48,148

## Abstract

The goal of A Chicago Center of Excellence in Learning Health Systems Research Training
(ACCELERAT) is to develop the next generation of health system transformation leaders. The
COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive impact on almost all aspects of life in the US,
including academic research and training. Illinois is among the states hit hardest by COVID-19,
with over 110,000 cases and more than 5,000 deaths. A majority of these cases and deaths are
concentrated in the Chicagoland region. Thus, both ACCELERAT scholars and faculty have,
and will continue to experience both new COVID-19 responsibilities and unforeseen barriers to
completion of the K12 mentored research and embedded health improvement activities. The
proposed K12 research supplemental funds will both enable current ACCELERAT Scholars to
(a) extend K12 research timelines to complete proposed research interrupted by COVID-19 and
to (b) enhance current research to address urgent COVID-19 topics related to their ongoing
research. The preliminary research that emerges from both the extended time and
enhancements will strengthen the timeliness and relevance of future independent funding
applications by including enhanced and complete preliminary data that are directly relevant to
the learning health system in the COVID-19 era.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10175540
- **Project number:** 3K12HS026385-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** PATRICIA D FRANKLIN
- **Activity code:** K12 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** AHRQ
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $48,148
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2018-09-30 → 2023-09-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10175540

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10175540, PA-20-072: Supplement to A Chicago Center of Excellence in Learning Health Systems Research Training (ACCELERAT) (3K12HS026385-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10175540. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*