# Enhancing Resident Investigation and Career Advancement in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Science

> **NIH NIH R38** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2021 · $356,915

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The goal of this Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) program is to recruit, train, and mentor
a multidisciplinary group of exceptional postgraduate resident investigators in acquiring rigorous clinical and
translational research skills, conducting high-impact, clinically relevant research projects, and launching
promising careers as clinician investigators in cardiovascular or pulmonary science. This initiative will build on
a large and diverse faculty with expertise in clinical and translational research in cardiovascular and pulmonary
diseases, a strong institutional track record in multidisciplinary postgraduate research training, and an existing,
successful Resident Research Training Program developed by the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science
Institute that provides a strong preliminary foundation for this initiative. Our program will emphasize clinical and
translational research, defined broadly to include early translational research involving human subjects or
tissues, clinical and epidemiologic investigations, population-based science, and dissemination research to
translate scientific findings into real-world settings. We have designed an intensive, 12-month, contiguous
StARR program that emphasizes rigorous training in clinical and translational research methods, recognizing
that many clinician scholars seeking to pursue clinical or translational research lack formal methodologic
training. For the initial stages of this program, we have worked closely with department and residency leaders
in internal medicine, pediatrics, and anesthesia to develop a detailed plan for recruiting and selecting the most
promising resident investigators, enhancing their research training and career development opportunities,
cultivating their relationships with experienced faculty research mentors, and guiding them in obtaining future
competitive research funding, while simultaneously fulfilling all necessary board credentialing requirements.
Our aims are to: 1) recruit and train 3 clinical residents annually with the potential and commitment to become
successful clinical and translational researchers in cardiovascular or pulmonary science; 2) guide these
residents in obtaining more advanced methodological, analytic, and collaborative research skills appropriate for
their level of training; 3) create and support effective, influential, and long-lasting research mentor relationships
during and after residency; and 4) guide resident scholars in successfully competing for other forms of clinical
and translational research support that will pave the way for them to pursue long-term clinical and translational
science careers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10201732
- **Project number:** 5R38HL143581-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
- **Activity code:** R38 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $356,915
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-07-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10201732

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10201732, Enhancing Resident Investigation and Career Advancement in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Science (5R38HL143581-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10201732. Licensed CC0.

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