# Vanderbilt Interdisciplinary Hospital-Based Systems of Care Research and Training ProgrAm (VISTA)

> **NIH NIH T32** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · 2024 · $216,770

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The fields of emergency medicine and hospital medicine deliver rapid diagnosis, treatment, and transitional
care for the most common acute heart, lung, and blood disorders in the hospital setting. Despite being the
foundation of hospital-based care, these fields are underrepresented in scientific career development efforts.
These are complex conditions with systemic challenges requiring interdisciplinary approaches to engage
patients and health system stakeholders, develop new knowledge, and translate this knowledge into practice.
Building on Vanderbilt’s strong infrastructure and track record of training research fellows, we propose the
Vanderbilt Interdisciplinary Hospital-based Systems of Care Research Training ProgrAm (VISTA). This
two-year training program will train three postdoctoral investigators per year, with a focus on patient-oriented
and health systems research for acute heart, lung, or blood disorders in the hospital setting. The program is
rooted in the model of learning health systems, which are designed to “generate and apply the best evidence
for the collaborative healthcare choices of each patient and provider, drive the process of discovery as a
natural outgrowth of patient care, and ensure innovation, quality, safety, and value in healthcare.”
We will provide junior investigators with role models and forums that demonstrate the intellectual productivity
and practical benefits of multidisciplinary research in advancing human health. We endorse a team-based
approach to filling knowledge gaps and translating discoveries into application. A robust and diverse pool of
talented applicants is available, along with formidable research programs in emergency medicine and hospital
medicine. We also have a thriving implementation science program; well-positioned Departments of
Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, and Health Policy; expertise in stakeholder engagement; and diverse
partners, including Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.
VISTA trainees will engage with faculty mentors with sustained federal funding and extensive mentoring track
records. Each trainee will be guided by an individualized multidisciplinary team of experienced mentors with
clinical expertise in hospital-based care of heart, lung, and blood disorders and methodological expertise in
discovery, evidence translation, data science, policy and epidemiology, and operations research, with a focus
on health equity. We will provide 1) advanced didactics, including degree program or focused coursework
options; 2) mentorship to prepare trainees for K-level scholarship; and 3) experiential learning through
research. Trainees will be supported by broad institutional resources for training and development, including
multidisciplinary Work in Progress sessions, clinical and translational research seminars, career development
seminars, and peer-mentoring activities. Taken together, these resources provide an optimal environment ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10769058
- **Project number:** 1T32HL170986-01
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** SUNIL KRIPALANI
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $216,770
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-07-01 → 2029-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10769058

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10769058, Vanderbilt Interdisciplinary Hospital-Based Systems of Care Research and Training ProgrAm (VISTA) (1T32HL170986-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10769058. Licensed CC0.

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