# Research Education Component

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · 2020 · $63,086

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The dramatic growth of the older adult population in the United States dictates the need to develop and train a
biomedical research workforce to address the challenges of population aging. Because population growth among
older adults is greatest for racial and ethnic minorities, it is particularly critical to develop scientists with expertise
investigating racial and ethnic disparities among older adults. Therefore, the Research Education Component
(REC) of the University of Florida (UF) RCMAR aims to establish an innovative research training and mentoring
program designed for early career investigators from underrepresented backgrounds who are conducting
research addressing our thematic focus of biopsychosocial drivers of pain and disability among older adults. The
REC will enact a multimodal recruitment strategy to attract promising investigators from underrepresented
backgrounds. Training will emphasize competency-based development of skills for conducting high-impact social
and behavioral research addressing biopsychosocial contributions to pain and disability among older adults. The
REC will be led by Co-Leaders with extensive experience in training and mentoring early career investigators
and will be supported by an outstanding interdisciplinary pool of mentors who are committed to supporting the
career development of RCMAR Scientists. To accomplish its goals, the REC will work closely with the other
RCMAR Cores and with other UF programs that provide career development support, including the Clinical and
Translational Science Institute (CTSI), the UF Older Adults Independence Center (OAIC) Junior Scholars
Program, and the Integrative and Multidisciplinary Pain and Aging Research Training (IMPART) Program.
Through these efforts, the REC will achieve its overall objective of supporting the advancement of RCMAR
Scientists toward becoming independent scientists and future leaders as pain and aging researchers. In order
to promote the career development of RCMAR Scientists, the REC will ensure that each RCMAR Scientist is
supported by a committed multidisciplinary mentoring team. All RCMAR Scientists will work with their mentoring
team to develop an individual development plan (IDP) tailored to their training needs and career goals and
objectives. Further, the REC will provide didactic and experiential training tailored to each RCMAR Scientist to
facilitate their career development and successful transition to independence and leadership. The REC will also
implement a Pilot Studies Program to support RCMAR Scientists' research addressing biopsychosocial
contributions to pain and disability among older adults. Finally, the REC will monitor and evaluate the outcomes
of its research and career development activities, which will include tracking RCMAR Scientists' publications and
future grant awards, as well as evaluating both processes and outcomes of mentoring and career development
activities supported by the REC. Successful impl...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9967964
- **Project number:** 5P30AG059297-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
- **Principal Investigator:** Roger B Fillingim
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $63,086
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-30 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9967964

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9967964, Research Education Component (5P30AG059297-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9967964. Licensed CC0.

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