NRMN Overview
A Randomized Controlled Study to Test the Effectiveness of Developmental Network Coaching in the Career Advancement of Diverse Early-Stage Investigators
This randomized controlled study will determine the effectiveness of Developmental Network Coaching in the career advancement of diverse early-stage investigators. The importance of the study is to examine the effects of Early-Stage Investigators (ESIs) characteristics, contextual factors, as well as institutional contexts that shape their social capital, research productivity, and career persistence.
Randomization of the controlled study will evaluate the effectiveness of a developmental network (DN) informed coaching intervention on the research productivity of ESIs including those from under-represented groups. We will recruit 220 ESIs who commit to submitting at least one NIH grant application within 12 months of completing the grant writing training/coaching. Each cohort will be invited to a 2-day orientation, followed by nine months of grant writing and coaching in the virtual Health Equity Learning Collaboratory (EQ-Collaboratory), culminating with a Mock Study Section and a successful grant submission.
Inclusion criteria for the program is that applicants must be:
- Early Stage or New Investigator (view NIH.gov for new NIH investigator description)
- U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents
The primary goal of the NRMN SETH EQ Collaboratory is to provide opportunities for ongoing virtual interactions while providing health equity and professional development resources to health disparities investigators from a wide variety of institutions including Research Center at Minority Institutions (RCMI), Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) and the Mountain West Clinical Translational Research- Infrastructure Network (CTR-IN). The SETH EQ Collaboratory intends to establish, expand, and or strengthen investigators’ support networks through coordinated opportunities for mentoring, coaching, training and professional development.
The Collaboratory offers resources to investigators along the education/career continuum who are currently participating in, or considering participating in biomedical, clinical, and/or social behavioral research and research-related activities and training. Collaboratory resources include video chatroom, group functionality, private messaging, and access to mentors and mentees across the United States. This resource hub provides relevant content to support the efforts of health disparities investigators.
Health Equity Learning Collaboratory Abbreviations Legend:
NRMN P3: NRMN Proposal Preparation Program
HD: Health Disparities
PD: Professional Development
UAB: University of Alabama at Birmingham
HELI: Health Equity Lecture Institute
UPR: University of Puerto Rico
NRMN-CAN: NRMN Committee on Institutional Cooperation Academic Network