Scholars Program
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The Network for Multicultural Research on Health and Healthcare promotes health services research on health care quality issues affecting Latino and Native American Indian/Alaska Native populations. The program is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and works to expand the number of new researchers developing careers in this field. The rapid expansion of multicultural populations in the U.S., combined with the heterogeneity of these groups, increases the need for more information to help reduce health care disparities.
The Network invites applications to its 2010 Healthcare Quality Scholars Program. The invitation is open to junior faculty (e.g., assistant professors) holding a part-time or full-time position in the U.S. Our program supports secondary data analyses on intra-group determinants (social-cultural factors, ethnic subgroups, language preference, demographic factors, etc.) of health services research using major national and regional survey data sets on access to care, utilization of care, quality of care, health care cost, insurance coverage, and chronic conditions (e.g. MEPS, CPS, NHIS, NHANES, etc.). Inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic analyses are encouraged.
The Network recruits five junior scholars each year. The five scholars selected through this solicitation will be financially supported for 10 months with an amount of $22,530. This amount will support expenses incurred for the completion of the research analysis, published manuscript(s) and travel expenses to attend the Network annual meeting. Two mentors will be assigned from the group of the Network’s senior investigators for each scholar. (See a complete list of senior investigators on our website at: http://multiculturalhealthcare.net/). In addition, the Network will provide statistical support for the scholars if they require it.
Responsibilities are to: 1) Submit an abstract (no more than 250 words) and a project timeline for your research project for approval within two weeks after receiving an acceptance letter. The timeline should reflect the funding period (from January 15th, 2010 to November 14th, 2010). 2) Meet milestones to demonstrate work progress resulting in a minimum of one first-authored peer-reviewed manuscript submitted for publication during the funding period. 3) Participate in Quarterly Web-supported meetings and the Network annual meeting in the summer. 4) Submit project manuscript to mentors and project directors for review before the Network annual meeting.
Submission process: In order to expedite the selection of candidates for the Healthcare Quality Scholars Program, we require that you submit a one-page proposal by September 28th, 2009. This one-page proposal should include: a) Introduction & statement of the problem; b) Research hypotheses including outcomes (dependent variables), predictors and covariates (control/nuisance variables); c) Analysis techniques (e.g., 2x2 tables, logistic regression, etc.), and d) Significance of the study. In addition, please submit a cover letter and a C.V. All applications should be submitted in PDF format by email to the Network Project Coordinator, Lorena Porras-Javier, at lporras@mednet.ucla.edu.
We will notify you of review results by October 9th, 2009 and successful candidates will be asked to submit a full proposal to be considered for the final selection. The deadline for submission of full proposals will be November 9th, 2009. The full proposal should expand the previously submitted one-page proposal to a three-page prospectus not including references. All applications should be submitted in PDF format by email to the Network Project Coordinator, Lorena Porras-Javier, at lporras@mednet.ucla.edu. Final candidates will be informed of decisions around December 7th, 2009. Start date of support will be January 15, 2010 and will terminate November 14, 2010. Should you have any questions about this process please refer to our FAQ or contact Project Coordinator, Lorena Porras-Javier, at lporras@mednet.ucla.edu.
*For more information, go to our website: www.multiculturalhealthcare.net
FAQs · Application · Review Process