# Patient-centered Approach To Improving Dialysis Adherence in African Americans

> **NIH NIH K23** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · 2021 · $185,758

## Abstract

Dr. Ebele Umeukeje is a Nephrologist and a Health Services Researcher in the Nephrology Division at
Vanderbilt University. Her long-term career goal is to become a successful Independent Physician Scientist
with expertise in kidney disease disparities research focused on improving clinical outcomes in vulnerable
kidney disease patients. She is specifically interested in reducing the excessive hospitalization and re-
hospitalization in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by intervening upon dialysis treatment non-adherence. Her
short-term career goals, with support from this K23, are to gain 1) advanced skills in the development of novel
culturally sensitive, multi-level strategies to eliminate disparities by enhancing patient engagement in self-care
and 2) practical experience in patient-centered adherence and disparities research, including the responsible
conduct of research. Excessive hospitalization and re-hospitalization in ESRD has significant

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10224855
- **Project number:** 5K23DK114566-04
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Ebele M Umeukeje
- **Activity code:** K23 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $185,758
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10224855

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10224855, Patient-centered Approach To Improving Dialysis Adherence in African Americans (5K23DK114566-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10224855. Licensed CC0.

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