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Clinical Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Education and Training Program (COMET)

Award Number: T32AR055885
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS & MUSCULOSKELETAL & SKIN DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2008
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2024

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Clinical Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Education and Training Program (COMET) - Musculoskeletal (MSK) and orthopaedic disorders are staggeringly prevalent, disabling, and costly, accounting for ~5% of gross domestic product in the US. The COMET (Clinical Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Education and Training) T32 training program is focused on training clinical researchers to address the growing national and global burden of MSK disorders through rigorous clinical research. The COMET program has been highly successful in its first decade; 21 of its 25 graduates have remained in academic positions, with 8 receiving career development awards (5 K-level awards and 3 Rheumatology Research Foundation career development awards), and 5 R-level grants (3 R01s and 2 R21s). These 25 graduates have published 112 peer-reviewed papers based on their T32-funded work. Nearly 70% of current and former trainees are women and 3 belong to underrepresented minority groups. In this competitive renewal resubmission, we propose a programmatic focus on 6 research training concentrations that represent pressing research needs and draw on the strengths of the faculty: exercise and physical activity; orthopedic surgical outcomes; innovative non-pharmacologic trials; value-based care; work and MSK disorders; and MSK health in resource-limited settings. Trainees address these and related research themes in relation to a broad range of MSK and orthopaedic disorders, including osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, regional disorders (spine, knee, shoulder, upper extremity, foot/ankle), orthopaedic trauma, joint and soft tissue problems, nerve entrapments, chronic pain, and related conditions. Through their COMET training, young investigators acquire critical skills in biostatistics and epidemiology along with a range of other disciplines based on their career interests (e.g. behavioral science, economic analysis, clinical trials). Trainees without prior formal didactic training in these methodologies obtain a master's degree in the Clinical Effectiveness Program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Drs. Jeffrey Katz and Elena Losina direct the COMET program and are supported by a highly experienced, productive, and collaborative group of faculty mentors from throughout the Harvard medical and public health communities. This application requests funding for two predoctoral and three postdoctoral training positions per year. This renewal resubmission application builds upon a foundation of success over the first decade of the program and is driven by the overarching goal of facilitating research to improve the quality of life of persons with debilitating MSK disorders.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $284,615 )
2023	2023	BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	002	15	9/1/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2023	2023	BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	001	15	7/28/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$303,804
2023	2017	BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	10	10/1/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$19,189
														Subtotal = $284,615

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $293,328 )
2022	2022	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	14	7/11/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$293,328
														Subtotal = $293,328

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $24,617 )
2021	2021	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	13	8/4/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$24,617
														Subtotal = $24,617

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $304,002 )
2020	2020	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	003	12	9/25/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,333
2020	2020	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	002	12	7/24/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$104,669
2020	2019	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	001	11	12/6/2019	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,333
2020	2017	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	10	12/6/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$199,333
														Subtotal = $304,002

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $323,506 )
2019	2019	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	11	4/24/2019	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$323,506
														Subtotal = $323,506

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $78,133 )
2018	2017	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	001	10	8/2/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2018	2017	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	10	8/1/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$78,133
														Subtotal = $78,133

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $283,546 )
2017	2017	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	003	10	6/15/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$283,546
2017	2016	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	002	9	11/14/2016	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$205,423
2017	2015	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	001	8	11/14/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$184,256
2017	2014	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	75 FRANCIS ST	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	7	11/14/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$21,167
														Subtotal = $283,546

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $338,188 )
2016	2016	BRIGHAM & WOMEN`S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	9	6/14/2016	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$338,188
														Subtotal = $338,188

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $184,256 )
2015	2015	BRIGHAM & WOMEN`S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	8	5/14/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$184,256
														Subtotal = $184,256

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $245,172 )
2014	2014	BRIGHAM & WOMEN`S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	7	7/8/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$245,172
														Subtotal = $245,172

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $295,377 )
2013	2013	BRIGHAM & WOMEN`S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	001	6	9/25/2013	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$71,000
2013	2013	BRIGHAM & WOMEN`S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	6	6/21/2013	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$224,377
														Subtotal = $295,377

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $176,928 )
2012	2012	BRIGHAM & WOMEN`S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	5	6/25/2012	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$176,928
														Subtotal = $176,928

Issue Date FY: 2011 ( Subtotal = $233,821 )
2011	2011	BRIGHAM & WOMEN`S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	4	6/29/2011	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$233,821
														Subtotal = $233,821

Issue Date FY: 2010 ( Subtotal = $249,315 )
2010	2010	BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	3	7/1/2010	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$249,315
														Subtotal = $249,315

Issue Date FY: 2009 ( Subtotal = $319,166 )
2009	2009	BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	2	6/26/2009	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$319,166
														Subtotal = $319,166

Issue Date FY: 2008 ( Subtotal = $310,729 )
2008	2008	BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL	10 VINING STREET	BOSTON	MA	02115	SUFFOLK	USA	Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research	000	1	6/2/2008	NEW	$310,729
														Subtotal = $310,729

Grand Total All Awards = $3,944,699

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Clinical Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Education and Training Program (COMET)

Award Number: T32AR055885

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS & MUSCULOSKELETAL & SKIN DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2008

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2024

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