GRANT PROFILE: FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AS A COOK COUNTY-RUSH CONSORTIUM 
 

In March, the CCH Department of Family Practice's Faculty Development Center received a three year, $700,000 grant from the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA). This support will enable the Center, which has been in continuous operation since 1984, to continue and to expand the training it has provided for primary care faculty at CCH and other area residency programs.

During the new funding cycle, the Faculty Development Center (FDC) will be operated as a consortium between the CCH Department of Family Practice and the Department of Family Medicine at Rush Medical College. The new collaboration will not only expand the FDC's pool of trainees, but will enable the FDC to offer new workshops on evidence-based medicine and other topics, will provide additional opportunities for mentored research, and will give trainees greater access to medical libraries and data bases. The FDC will also initiate a new annual conference entitled "Innovations in Medical Education." 

While this faculty development program is similar, in many regards, to fellowship programs offered at universities around the U.S., it is unique in its emphasis on training physicians to work and to teach in medically underserved settings. Since its inception, the FDC has trained over one hundred family medicine faculty, the majority of whom now work and teach in medically underserved communities, including inner cities and rural areas.

As in previous years, the Faculty Development Center will offer two training options for physicians interested in developing their academic skills. The first option is the traineeship, a teaching skills series held on five Fridays during the academic year. As trainees, third-year residents or attendings learn the principles of adult education, and practice presenting lectures, leading group discussions, precepting residents and making formal presentations. 

The second option is the fellowship, a more intensive training experience organized into five one-week blocks which emphasizes curriculum development, research, communication skills, administrative skills and community diagnosis or community-oriented primary care. Fellows also participate in the traineeship since the teaching skills workshops are held on the Friday of each block week. At the end of the year, all participants, trainees as well as fellows, are expected to present a research or curriculum project they worked on during the year at the annual Department and Alumni Conference. Trainees are eligible to receive 30 hours of CME credit, and fellows can earn up to 150 hours of CME. [For a more detailed description of the program, and its outcomes, request a copy of Teaching Family Medicine Faculty to Teach in Underserved Settings (Fam Med 1998; 1998; 30(3)168-72) from the Department of Family Practice].

The training programs of the Faculty Development Center begin in September and are open to all faculty at Cook County Hospital and Rush Medical College. For a schedule and additional information contact the Program Director, Ron Loewe Ph.D., at 633-7703 or by email rloewe@uic.edu 
 

NEW RULES PROPOSED FOR RESEARCH WITH PREGNANT WOMEN

Pregnant women as research participants present some difficult ethical problems. The desire to safeguard the developing fetus as well as to serve the needs of the mother has in the past led to a presumption of exclusion for pregnant women. That is, pregnant women were routinely excluded from volunteering for research unless there was a compelling reason for them to participate (as when the condition being studied is related to pregnancy itself). 

This presumption, meant to protect vulnerable research subjects, unfortunately has led to a nearly complete lack of knowledge about the effects of many medical treatments on pregnant women and on fetuses. When clinical situations arise which might call for a particular treatment, and the patient is pregnant, practitioners have no way of knowing or even estimating the risks of the treatment. There is simply no research data.

In addition, sweeping rules intended to protect pregnant women in research have raised barriers to conducting even the most innocuous studies. Simple surveys of pregnant women, for instance, cannot currently be exempted from IRB review, as can surveys of most other adults. 

In a move to encourage more and better research on pregnant women, the Department of health and Human Services has proposed a major change in its research policy, from a presumption of exclusion to one of inclusion of pregnant women.

Other aspects of changes in the rule are:
 

* The pregnant woman would have to be fully informed regarding the reasonably foreseeable impact of the research on her fetus (or resultant child).

* For research that is designed to meet the health needs of the fetus, the consent of the mother, rather than both parents, would be required.

* Six categories of research that present benign risk, such as innocuous survey research, would be exempt from regulation. 

* Consultation with experts and a public meeting would be required should waiver of any of the regulatory protections be considered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

If you would like a complete copy of the proposed new rule, call Karen Smith at 312-633-4940.

Public comment on this proposed change is encouraged and should be sent to: 

Ms. Carol Y. Wigglesworth
Senior Policy Analyst
Office for Protection from Research Risks
6100 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3B01 MSC 7507
Rockville, MD 20892-7507 

The comment period ends on August 18, 1998. 

The National Institutes of Health maintains an on-line data base called CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) which lists federally funded biomedical research at universities, hospitals and other research institutions. 

CRISP includes projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMSHA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), Agency for Health Care Policy Research (AHCPR), and Office of Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH).

You can use this database to search for scientific concepts, emerging trends and techniques, or identify specific projects and/or investigators. Interactive searching of either Current or Historical Award Information is possible, and entries you find include the project abstract. The address for CRISP is: http://eos12.dcrt.nih.gov:8002/crisp_pilot/crisp.main

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[A long-term calendar showing most of the major academic medical society meetings can be found on the web at: http://www.aamc.org/meetings/mjmtgcal.htm] 
 

PROGRAM FOR PHYSICIAN-EDUCATORS, will be offered twice by the Harvard Macy Institute: January 10-20, 1999, and May 12-19, 1999. For more information, call 617-432-0477.
 
 

Office of Research Development Workshops 

These workshops are open to any County-affiliated investigator or grant-seeker. Enrollment for some sessions is limited, so please register only for those you will be able to attend. 

Grant Writing Seminar:

Gives an overview of the entire process of developing a project and applying for funding. Includes information on approaching both governmental and private funders, describes an approach to developing grant budgets, discusses stylistic and content issues that are frequent stumbling blocks in writing grant applications.

Constructing a Grant Budget:

Covers many of the technical aspects of developing an accurate time line and budget for a grant proposal.

What Are All These Forms? Interacting With the Scientific Committee: 

Gives an orientation to procedures -- and the associated forms -- used by the Scientific Committee to 
ensure that patients are protected from undue risks in research. The Bureau forms will be discussed, and new policies and changes in federal regulations will be covered.

To register for any of these, call Bennetta Anderson at 312-633-4941. If you would like to schedule one or more of these workshops in your Department or at another site, please call Karen Smith at 633-4940. 
 

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To ask specific questions about NIH grant programs, send e-mail to: grantsinfo@nih.gov 
 

These are one time only opportunities. Call 312-633-4940 to check for due dates or to get copies of full announcements

MICROMACHINED STIMULATING MICROELECTRODE ARRAYS (RFP NIH-NINDS-98-11) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

STUDY OF CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION AND THERAPEUTICS EVALUATIONS (SOCRATES)(RFI NHLBI-98-RFI-01) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

AIDS-ASSOCIATED MALIGNANCIES CLINICAL TRIALS CONSORTIUM (RFA CA-98-010) National Cancer Institute

SEIZURE MODELS TO IDENTIFY NEW COMPOUNDS FOR EPILEPSY (RFI NINDS-98-RFI-02) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

MINORITY-BASED COMMUNITY CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM (RFA CA-98-021) National Cancer Institute
 

TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH UNIT (RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-99-20) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NHLBI MENTORED RESEARCH SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR MINORITY FACULTY (RFA HL-98-018) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NHLBI NRSA SHORT-TERM TRAINING FOR MINORITY STUDENTS PROGRAM (RFA HL-98-019) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NHLBI MINORITY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM (RFA HL-98-020) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
 

UROLOGY RESEARCH CENTERS
(RFA DK-98-018) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Cancer Institute

ADULT THERAPEUTIC CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM FOR AIDS (RFA AI-98-013) 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

MOUSE MODELS OF HUMAN CANCERS CONSORTIUM (RFA CA-98-013) National Cancer Institute

DIABETES ENDOCRINOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER (RFA DK-98-021) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

SPECIALIZED CENTERS OF RESEARCH (SCORS) IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN BLACKS (RFA HL-98-015) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Alternative Medicine
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NIH PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS 
(PA'S): These are ongoing funding priorities, with due dates usually October 1, February 1 and June 1 of each year. Note that HIV-related applications are due January 2, May 1 and September. Past PA's, many of which are still open, can be searched at the NIH Guide web site.

SMALL GRANT PROGRAM FOR K08 RECIPIENTS (PAR-98-087) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

RESEARCH ON THE HEMATOLOGIC ABNORMALITIES IN AIDS (PA-98-088)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Cancer Institute

CEREBRAL RADIOBIOLOGY AND NEUROIMAGING OF BRAIN TUMORS
(PA-98-094) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Cancer Institute

GENETIC REGULATION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TOBACCO-RELATED CARCINOGENESIS (PA-98-095) National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

THERAPEUTIC MODULATION OF ANGIOGENESIS IN DISEASE (PAR-98-096)
National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Eye Institute

HIV VACCINE RESEARCH AND DESIGN - RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS (PA-98-089)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

HIV VACCINE RESEARCH AND DESIGN - PROGRAM PROJECT GRANTS (PAR-98-090) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

SHARED RESOURCES FOR SCIENTISTS OUTSIDE NCI CANCER CENTERS (PAR-98-092) National Cancer Institute

MECHANISMS OF AIDS PATHOGENESIS: COLLABORATIVE TEAMS (PA-98-091) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Research Resources, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health
 
 

September 9, 1998
GENERAL WOMEN"S HEALTH INITIATIVE, Illinois Department of Public Health (217-524-6088) 

September 9, 1998
OSTEOPOROSIS AWARENESS GRANTS, Illinois Department of Public Health (217-524-6088) 

November 23, 1998
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN CANCER RESEARCH, Bristol-Myers Squibb (212-546-4616)

September 25, 1998
COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS, March of Dimes, Greater Illinois Chapter (312-435-4007)

October 1, 1998
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FOR WOMEN, Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute (617-495-8212)

October 1, 1998
SCIENCE SCHOLARS FELLOWSHIP FOR WOMEN, Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute

September 30, 1998
CHILDREN AND TOXINS, Environmental Protection Agency (202-564-6909 or http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/dchildvul.html)

October 1, 1998
EMERGING INFECTIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND DISEASE CONTROL, Centers for Disease Control (888-GRANTS4, or http://www.cdc.gov Refer to announcement 99005)

October 1, 1998
INFECTIOUS CAUSES OF CHRONIC DISEASES, , Centers for Disease Control (888-GRANTS4, or http://www.cdc.gov Refer to announcement 99003)

September 1, 1998
PHARMACOECONOMICS, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation (http://www.phrmaf.org)

September 1, 1998
RESEARCH STARTER GRANTS, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation (http://www.phrmaf.org)

August 30, 1998
INFECTION IN TRANSPLANTATION, , Centers for Disease Control (888-GRANTS4, or http://www.cdc.gov Refer to announcement 98092)

October 1, 1998
SPACE LIFE SCIENCES, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (http://peer1.idi.usra.edu/)

November 1, 1998
PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY, Burroughs Wellcome Fund (919-991-5100, or http://www.bwfund.org)

October 1, 1998
NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR INFECTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE, Centers for Disease Control (888-GRANTS4, or http://www.cdc.gov Refer to announcement 99012)

October 31, January 31, April 30 and July 31
CHILD HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Delta Air Lines Foundation (404-715-5487)

November 10, 1998
OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (301-619-2036, or http://mrmc-rad6.army.mil)

October 14, 1998
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS RESEARCH, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (301-619-2036, or http://mrmc-rad6.army.mil)

August 23, 1998
RAPID HIV TESTING/BARRIERS TO HIV TESTING, Centers for Disease Control (888-GRANTS4, or http://www.cdc.gov Refer to announcement 98101)

September 21, 1998
SAFE AND DRUG FREE SCHOOLS, Department of Education (202-260-3954)

September 1 and February 1
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, General Service Foundation (970-920-6834)

September 15, 1998
SCLERODERMA RESEARCH, Scleroderma foundation (978-750-4499, or http://www.scleroderma.org/research.html)

September 16, 1998
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS, Environmental Protection Agency (202-564-6919, or http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/cendo.html)
August 31, 1998
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH PROJECTS: BURNS AND TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY, Department of Education (202-205-5880, or http://www.ed.gov/news.html)

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ALCOHOLISM RESEARCH, McGovern Family Foundation (202-463-8750, or http://www.mcgovernfamily.org/grant.html)
 
 

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