# University of Washington Implementation Science Training Program (UW-ISTP)K12

> **NIH NIH K12** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2020 · $920,772

## Abstract

The University of Washington Implementation Sciences Training Program (UW-ISTP) proposes to recruit and
train a new generation of researchers focused on the science of dissemination and implementation. We will
utilize our extensive experience in training multidisciplinary clinician scientists and our ongoing implementation
science research programs as the foundation and source of this new K12 program focused on implementation
science research. Our long term goal is to produce scientists with mastery of cutting edge implementation
science (IS) methodology, grounded in a rich research environment that includes not only a critical mass of
trainees and faculty, but also a robust opportunity to directly engage in ongoing research studies. The UW-
ISTP will provide an unparalleled opportunity that provides the skills necessary to become independent
clinician scientists whose impact will be on improving health at a population level.
Drs. David H. Au, J. Randall Curtis and Bryan J. Weiner will serve as leadership for the UW-ISTP. These
leaders marry 1) implementation science from the Department of Health Services, 2) established mentors
within pulmonary and critical care medicine and health services, 3) robust research programs contained within
the UW Department of Health Services, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cambia Palliative
Care Center of Excellence (PCCE), and the VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center
of Innovation (COIN), 4) our multiple NHBLI funded T32 and VA post-doctoral fellowships.
Our overall aims are to:
 1. Provide scholars with multidisciplinary didactic and experiential training that will allow them to:
 a. Develop and use theoretical frameworks to advance the science of implementation
 b. Build implementation science methods expertise, including pragmatic interventions that incorporate
 the healthcare context
 c. Engage patients and operational stakeholders from research inception to completion
 d. Design and conduct studies to test theoretical IS constructs within research projects/programs
 e. Lead and evaluate the adoption and spread of evidence-based interventions into clinical practice,
 enterprise/health systems level solutions and policy
 2. Engage K12 scholars in utilizing the world-class opportunities afforded by UW, Group Health Research
 Institute/Kaiser Permanente of Washington (GHRI/KPW) and the VA HSR&D. We will exploit existing
 opportunities from ongoing projects, existing data infrastructure, mentoring teams, real-world clinical
 settings and organizational and patient stakeholders.
 3. Foster a critical mass of junior investigators interacting across T2-T4 translational scientists developing
 collaborations and facilitating productivity.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9990844
- **Project number:** 5K12HL137940-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** David H Au
- **Activity code:** K12 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $920,772
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9990844

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9990844, University of Washington Implementation Science Training Program (UW-ISTP)K12 (5K12HL137940-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9990844. Licensed CC0.

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