# Training Program in Hypertension

> **NIH NIH T32** · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · 2020 · $454,576

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The Hypertension Training Program provides comprehensive, curriculum- and mentor- based research
training in hypertension at the molecular, cellular, whole animal, translational, patient-oriented and
population-oriented levels by continuing the process that began nine years ago that integrated the resources
of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) into a cohesive
single, two site program. The training program is mature, being over 50 years old, with nearly 2/3’s of the
preceptors serving longer than 5 years. Yet, also it is dynamic with 1/3 of preceptors being new to the program.
Administratively, the program is guided by 3 committees: Steering Committee (responsible for overall program
structure and function); Mentoring Committee (responsible for the mentoring relationships); and Individual
Mentoring Team (functions like a thesis committee). The Program is divided into five components. (1) The
introductory course is a broad survey-type activity consisting of lectures and seminars that provide all trainees
with broad exposure to endocrine, renal and cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology; vascular biology;
laboratory, patient- and population- oriented research; human subjects and animal care; and ethics. (2)
Mentor-guided research project(s) begin with trainees (with Mentoring Committee guidance) choosing one of
the training tracts - Patient-Oriented Research; Human Genetics; Population Science; or Bench Research - as
well as a mentor(s). Trainees develop Individual Development Plans (with Individual Mentoring Team
guidance). Trainees gain experience in diverse areas such as ethics of medical research, molecular biology,
transgenic technology, signal transduction, receptor techniques, human and animal genetics, vascular biology,
nutrition and detailed assessment of the factors regulating blood pressure at the cell, animal and human levels.
(3) Trainees are encouraged to participate in a formal program (e.g. Program for Clinical and Translational
Sciences, Clinical Effectiveness Program, master in medical science or public health or a PhD). (4) On-going
activities in this interdisciplinary, translational research program include the availability of co-mentors with
specialized complementary expertise, an exchange program between MSM and BWH, a variety of lectures and
seminars and rounds in which the trainee gives a presentation. (5) The program includes individual career
guidance and mentoring with formal evaluations of the trainees, mentors and the program. The program
selects post-doctoral candidates based on: letters of recommendation, previous training experience, research
interests, and the results of a personal interview. During the past 10 years, approximately 40% of entering
trainees had an MD plus another degree or a PhD, with 10 MDs obtaining a second degree while in the
program. Under-representative minorities comprised 20% of the trainees during the past 10 years. In the past
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9994102
- **Project number:** 5T32HL007609-34
- **Recipient organization:** BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Gail Kurr Adler
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $454,576
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1991-07-01 → 2023-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9994102

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9994102, Training Program in Hypertension (5T32HL007609-34). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9994102. Licensed CC0.

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