# Pediatric Injury Research Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2024 · $301,127

## Abstract

Abstract
This is a proposal for the renewal of our Pediatric Injury Research Training Program. Our goal is to create and
sustain a corps of interdisciplinary-trained investigators who will conduct rigorous research on ways to reduce
the toll from injuries. Injuries are the most common cause of death and acquired disability during childhood and
adolescence, and addressing this key public health problem is part of the core mission of NICHD. This
application and our training program uniquely addresses pediatric injury (scientific focus) and includes
a health equity lens. This remains the only comprehensive pediatric injury research training program in
the nation that addresses injury and violence of all types.
The specific aims of this training program are to: (1) Recruit and train 2 outstanding post-doctoral fellows
annually for a two year program from a national applicant pool with attention to diversity in clinical and academic
backgrounds, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity and gender. (2) Provide trainees with a well-balanced
curriculum in injury control and theory along with methodologic skills in research and an introduction to
non-clinical disciplines important to interdisciplinary research. (3) Foster a learning environment with highly
engaged mentors who provide practical and relevant research experience and serve as role models for the
trainee as teachers, researchers, and clinicians, and can assist the fellow with placement beyond the trainee
program to support career development. There are 5 components to the training: (1) Formal didactic courses to
fill gaps in prior academic training to conduct research in injury control and to provide exposure to disciplines
relevant to injury research. These have been adjusted to better meet the needs of our fellows, and to include
education on health disparities and equity. (2). Attendance at fellowship-focused seminars including weekly small
group research seminars, a 12-week Biomedical Integrity in Research Seminar Series, formal training in scientific
writing, and formal training in grant writing. (3). Provide fellows with the opportunity to present their work at two
national meetings annually focused on a discipline in their primary research area, providing ability to network
with other injury researchers. (4). In depth research training in an active, on-going research program at one of
the training units with mentoring from an interdisciplinary group of faculty at the UW and its collaborating sites.
(5). Development and implementation of research projects in injury research, supervised by one or more of the
core faculty mentors, to achieve these goals: (1) To develop the research skills necessary to initiate a career as
an independent investigator in injury control research. (2) To become expert in a focused area of pediatric injury
control research and begin to develop a trajectory of research on which to build a successful career as an
extramurally funded investigator.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10827389
- **Project number:** 5T32HD057822-15
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** CAROLYN A MC CARTY
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $301,127
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2010-05-05 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10827389

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10827389, Pediatric Injury Research Training Program (5T32HD057822-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10827389. Licensed CC0.

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