# Palliative Care Research Training Grant

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2022 · $301,448

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
This T32 renewal application from the University of Washington (UW) focuses on a critical and understudied
area of research – palliative care research for heart, lung, and blood diseases. Our aging population and
advances in chronic disease management have combined to create an enormous need for improved palliative
care research across diverse diseases. Heart, lung, and blood diseases encompass leading causes of death
and disability in the US and represent areas where palliative care research lags behind compared to cancer.
This application differs from other T32 programs by focusing on training in palliative care research for patients
with heart, lung, and blood diseases. Because health disparities in palliative care have been well documented,
this innovative training program also focuses on understanding and eliminating these disparities. This proposal
capitalizes on the exceptional faculty and academic environment across multiple schools (Medicine, Nursing,
Public Health, Pharmacy, and Social Work) at the UW, and multiple departments within the UW School of
Medicine. Dr. J. Randall Curtis, the founding program director, is a national leader in palliative care research
and was a recipient of a K24 Award for mentoring from NHLBI for the full 10 years. He is also the Director of
the UW Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence (PCCE) which supports this T32. With this renewal
application, Dr. Curtis is adding two outstanding new program directors, both R01-funded leaders in palliative
care research: Dr. Erin Kross, Director of Research Training for the Cambia PCCE, and Dr. Abby Rosenberg,
Director of Pediatrics for the Cambia PCCE. We propose a rigorous research training program built on four
core principles to prepare new researchers for independent careers: 1) Trainees must master a defined set of
core content and research skills necessary to become independent yet collaborative investigators; 2)
Structured research mentoring and academic career development are critical to retaining trainees in science
careers; 3) Research projects must be tailored to each trainee and designed to be training vehicles that
facilitate early academic productivity and success; 4) Training in palliative care research should provide real
opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions and promote team-science. To continuously improve our
program, we will assess the effectiveness of our methods for training and mentoring using well-defined metrics,
and adjust our methods as necessary. We are requesting the same 4 post-doctoral training slots as our initial
T32. This application represents an important opportunity to advance palliative care research concerning heart,
lung, and blood diseases, to address key compelling questions in the 2016 NHLBI Strategic Vision, and to
create a research workforce for the future.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10401783
- **Project number:** 5T32HL125195-08
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Erin Kathryn Kross
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $301,448
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2015-03-01 → 2025-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10401783

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10401783, Palliative Care Research Training Grant (5T32HL125195-08). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10401783. Licensed CC0.

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