TY - JOUR
T1 - A retrospective analysis of the dermatology foundation's career development award program
AU - Boris, Chris
AU - Lessin, Stuart R.
AU - Wintroub, Bruce U.
AU - Yancey, Kim B.
N1 - Funding Information:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool was used to develop an estimate of how much federal funding has been acquired by CDA recipients to date. 3 This online application estimates the cost of various funding mechanisms (eg, research grants, contracts, training awards), award categories (eg, K, R, or P series research grant awards), and types of grants (eg, new, competing, noncompeting) during a given year.
Funding Information:
Of the 181 PIs queried, 132 individuals (73%) completed and returned the survey. Although 45 PIs (25%) did not respond to the query, it was possible to define their career status by other means (eg, analysis of faculty rosters, personal contacts). Four individuals (2%) were excluded because their CDA was returned before funding began as a result of their successful acquisition of federal research funding. (Note: CDA funding eligibility ceases when an individual receives research support from a federal agency [eg, NIH, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency]. Conversely, CDA recipients are allowed to hold support from private foundations such as the American Cancer Society or the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.)
Publisher Copyright:
© 2012 by the American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Background: To provide research support that develops and retains leaders, educators, and investigators in dermatology and cutaneous biology, the Dermatology Foundation (DF) has designed and implemented a comprehensive Career Development Award (CDA) Program. Objective: To assess the impact of the DF's 3-year CDA, a comprehensive survey of recipients who received this mechanism of support between 1990 and 2007 was performed. Methods: Of 196 individuals receiving a DF CDA, 181 were identified and asked to complete a comprehensive questionnaire concerning their career status, employment history, professional rank, and record of independent research funding (private foundation, federal, other). A personal assessment of the impact of this funding on these individuals' career trajectory was also requested. Results: Eighty percent of 181 CDA recipients identified currently hold full- or part-time positions in academic medicine. The faculty rank of 112 survey respondents included 46 assistant professors (41%), 41 associate professors (37%), 18 professors (16%), and 7 division or departmental chairs (6%). Of respondents, 84% reported that they have received subsequent independent research funding; 95 of these individuals (86%) have received funding from a federal agency (235 federal grants awarded to date with funding>$318M). Limitations: The study was retrospective and self-reported; some awardees did not respond to the survey. Conclusions: The DF's CDA Program has succeeded in supporting the early career development of talented investigators, educators, and leaders; fostered the promotion and retention of these individuals in academic medicine; and nucleated numerous investigative careers that have successfully acquired independent research funding.
AB - Background: To provide research support that develops and retains leaders, educators, and investigators in dermatology and cutaneous biology, the Dermatology Foundation (DF) has designed and implemented a comprehensive Career Development Award (CDA) Program. Objective: To assess the impact of the DF's 3-year CDA, a comprehensive survey of recipients who received this mechanism of support between 1990 and 2007 was performed. Methods: Of 196 individuals receiving a DF CDA, 181 were identified and asked to complete a comprehensive questionnaire concerning their career status, employment history, professional rank, and record of independent research funding (private foundation, federal, other). A personal assessment of the impact of this funding on these individuals' career trajectory was also requested. Results: Eighty percent of 181 CDA recipients identified currently hold full- or part-time positions in academic medicine. The faculty rank of 112 survey respondents included 46 assistant professors (41%), 41 associate professors (37%), 18 professors (16%), and 7 division or departmental chairs (6%). Of respondents, 84% reported that they have received subsequent independent research funding; 95 of these individuals (86%) have received funding from a federal agency (235 federal grants awarded to date with funding>$318M). Limitations: The study was retrospective and self-reported; some awardees did not respond to the survey. Conclusions: The DF's CDA Program has succeeded in supporting the early career development of talented investigators, educators, and leaders; fostered the promotion and retention of these individuals in academic medicine; and nucleated numerous investigative careers that have successfully acquired independent research funding.
KW - Basic research
KW - Clinical research
KW - Education
KW - Leadership
KW - Postgraduate training
KW - Professional development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872685508&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84872685508&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.02.032
DO - 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.02.032
M3 - Article
C2 - 22459361
AN - SCOPUS:84872685508
SN - 0190-9622
VL - 67
SP - 969
EP - 974
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
IS - 5
ER -