# Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · 2020 · $381,593

## Abstract

This T32 renewal application seeks to continue a highly successful postdoctoral training program in
cardiovascular outcomes research. It is designed to meet a regional and national need for more scholars in
cardiovascular outcomes and quality of care research, especially as healthcare reimbursement transitions
from rewarding volume to emphasizing value. It extends and improves the Mid America Heart
Institute/University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)’s outcomes research training program, which is unique in
the Midwest and serves as the central unifying research program for our region (2 medical schools (UMKC
and University of Kansas) and 4 hospital systems). Our program provides a robust foundation with which
young investigators can acquire the techniques of cardiovascular outcomes and quality of care research and
our objective is to recruit and mentor outstanding potential researchers who are motivated to learn and apply
outcomes research principles and techniques in performing comparative effectiveness research and
translating existing knowledge to clinical practice. Our 19 multi-disciplinary faculty and 6 advisors are
independently funded and specialize in team-based science and collaboration. The 2-year training program
has 3 synergistic components: 1) a basic foundation of in clinical research (including a Masters degree in
bioinformatics with a clinical research emphasis), 2) specialized skills for outcomes research coupled with
academic ‘survival skills’ (our outcomes-based core curriculum), and 3) hands-on research. Hallmarks of the
research experiences include multi-disciplinary group mentorship, individualized to meet the needs of each
trainee; access to numerous existing data sources; access to clinical populations for primary data collection
and implementation; and highly experienced statistical support. Enhancements planned for the existing
program include adding new curricular offerings in entrepreneurship – a key skill set to sustain and
disseminate proven innovations for improving healthcare – and new training activities for recruiting individuals
from diverse backgrounds. Administering the program will be an experienced program director, supported by
well-qualified associate and assistant directors. Leaders in methodological cores (economics and decision
analysis; large database analysis; bioinformatics; qualitative and implementation research; study design,
methodology and statistics; patient and clinician behavior change; community-based participatory research;
entrepreneurship; shared medical decision-making and patient-centered research; multi-disciplinary
cardiovascular research; disparities research; and risk models and creation of clinical tools) are committed to
supporting the training program, as is an advisory committee of national leaders. Collectively, our committed
team will provide a formal training, mentorship and evaluation program to continue and enhance our prior
success in supporting the ability of trainees to m...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9974559
- **Project number:** 5T32HL110837-09
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY
- **Principal Investigator:** JOHN A SPERTUS
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $381,593
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9974559

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9974559, Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Training Program (5T32HL110837-09). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9974559. Licensed CC0.

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