# Cincinnati Children's Summer Medical Student Respiratory Research Fellowship

> **NIH NIH T35** · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · 2024 · $57,767

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
There is a shortage of well-trained research-oriented physicians who are prepared to develop new
approaches to prevent, diagnose and treat childhood respiratory diseases. This limited pool of well-
established investigators is further threatened by a decreasing number of young physician scientists who
choose to specialize in pediatric respiratory disciplines. Training at all levels is an important priority at
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital which has established extensive programs for developing MD, PHD and
MD/PhD fellows and faculty into independent clinical and basic science investigators.
The Pediatric Pulmonary Division at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) is uniquely
positioned to interest students in careers focused on pediatric respiratory disorders. Pulmonary research at
CCHMC has very strong and diverse clinical and basic science research programs and the Sleep Disorder
Center is one of the few pediatric programs in the United States that has a certified pediatric sleep fellowship
program with an extensive research focus.
This proposal will provide a 10 week summer research fellowship for 12 medical
students following their first year of medical school. The program has a well-organized method of selection of
trainees from a competitive pool of medical students with outstanding academic qualifications. A faculty of
over 35 MDs, PhDs and MD/PhDs from multiple departments with a proven record of success in research
and mentoring are available to the trainees. All investigators are well-funded in NHLBI-focused research
areas focused on pediatric respiratory disorders. Included within the program are opportunities to pursue
basic and clinical research projects with weekly meetings at which instruction in responsible conduct of
research and specific clinical and research topics in pulmonary and sleep medicine are provided.
Students present their projects to peers and mentors at the end of summer symposium. Past trainees
rate the program highly on research education received and report a very high interest in pursuing careers
in research at the end of the summer. Past trainees have been consistently successful in publishing
manuscripts and winning awards for their research at national meetings.
The strengths of our research programs in the areas of pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine combined
with an enthusiastic faculty and a well-organized summer program provides an excellent opportunity to
attract physician trainees at early and critical stages in their careers and increase the likelihood they will
want to further pursue research as physician- scientists.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10837023
- **Project number:** 5T35HL113229-13
- **Recipient organization:** CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Raouf S. Amin
- **Activity code:** T35 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $57,767
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-05-01 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10837023

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10837023, Cincinnati Children's Summer Medical Student Respiratory Research Fellowship (5T35HL113229-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10837023. Licensed CC0.

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