RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Increasing Primary Care Research Workforce and Output through T32 Primary Care Fellowship Training
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 6661
DO 10.1370/afm.22.s1.6661
VO 22
IS Supplement 1
A1 Rabago, David
A1 Carver, Holly-Mae
A1 Zgierska, Aleksandra
A1 Paul, Ian
A1 McCall-Hosenfeld, Jennifer
A1 Wang, Li
A1 Van Scoy, Lauren
YR 2024
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/22/Supplement_1/6661.abstract
AB CONTEXT Primary care (PC) is well-positioned to address rapidly evolving public health priorities and research meaningful to patients and other stakeholders. Research training is rate-limiting. Funding opportunities for pre-/post-doctoral training exist in the US, including T32 programs. The 60+ Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSAs)-supported institutional programs also offer robust training (e.g., TL1 or KL2), including in team science, community-engaged research (CER), and implementation science (IS), all well aligned with PC research. However, most PC departments are not leveraging such programs.OBJECTIVE: We describe the framework and outcomes of a new post-doc T32 program (HRSA-21-013) from inception to the end of year three.STUDY DESIGN/INTERVENTION: Our 2-year T32 PC research training program includes 3 curricular tenets: 1) justice, equity diversity, and inclusion; 2) translational team science, with emphasis on CER and IS; and 3) actively-mentored research with a diverse group of senior mentors. Culturally-competent, high-quality training is provided via coursework, seminars/workshops, and mentored, hands-on research.SETTING: Academic medical center.POPULATON: Trainees with terminal degree in health care or related field and interested in PC-based research careers.Primary: A) Program stability as assessed by trainee satisfaction and meeting institutional/administrative requirements; and B) the proportion of trainees who graduate to PC-based research careers.Secondary: A) Trainees’ research output (i.e., number of conference abstracts, peer-reviewed publications, or grants).RESULTS: In the first 3 years, we hired/trained seven T32 trainees from diverse backgrounds, and developed a parallel cohort of clinicians interested in PC research. We work closely with our institutional CTSA and its resources. Trainees rated their experience highly; their research included women/children’s health, obesity, substance use, mental health, traumatic brain injury, musculoskeletal pain, and integrative health modalities; they published 50 peer-reviewed papers; presented 44 abstracts; and received four grants, including one NIH Loan Repayment Award. Our two graduates were, and five will be, hired into PC research or clinician-scientist training careers.CONCLUSION: Research training is accessible to PC departments. Our T32 program, with our CTSA’s support, will be well-positioned to compete for funding renewal in 2026.