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Training in Health Services Research for Vulnerable Populations

Award Number: T32HS022242
ORGANIZATION: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY
OPDIV: AHRQ
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/03/2013
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2028

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Training in Health Services Research for Vulnerable Populations - ABSTRACT Since 2013, our AHRQ T32 program has successfully recruited diverse fellows and prepared them for health services research careers. We have trained 24 researchers, resulting in 35 presentations and 26 publications. Five of our trainees are still engaged in the training program and are on track to meet all our stated objectives; of the nineteen graduates, seven (six postdoctoral and one predoctoral who completed his PhD) have appointments at academic institutions and two are completing their PhDs at the BUSPH. This competitive renewal builds on our successful program in several important ways. We are expanding the diversity in content by including trainees and mentors from the Department of Surgery. We are also adding additional didactic and training and experiential opportunities and social determinants of health and health equity. Our interdisciplinary predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship aims to produce Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery and Public Health researchers who will lead efforts to improve health care delivery for underserved patients. The four objectives of our program are to: (1) Recruit and retain high-quality, diverse candidates interested in research careers focused on improving health care quality, access, and delivery for underserved patients; (2) Provide predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows with comprehensive research training; (3) Produce graduates who will conduct research on health care quality, delivery, and health outcomes for low-income populations and whose research translates to systems change; and (4) Evaluate our program for continuous improvement. The program is led by Dr. Marc LaRochelle, an experienced researcher and mentor, and Co-Directed by an interdisciplinary team of senior scientists. We have established four pedagogical structures essential to training research fellows: (1) Intensive mentoring; (2) Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) courses culminating in a Master’s in Population Health for postdoctoral fellows and a PhD for predoctoral fellows; (3) Interdisciplinary academic seminars; and (4) Supervised conduct of at least two research projects. Predoctoral training includes the first 3 didactic years of the PhD program. Postdoctoral training is 2 years. Each year, we will train 3 predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral fellows. Fellows will become health service researchers focused on health care quality, delivery, and outcomes for low-income populations. We track graduates 1, 5, and 10 years after graduation (goal: >85% enter research careers focused on improving healthcare quality; >70% remain in health services research after 3 years; >50% lead efforts to implement new care models and have >1 funded research within 5 years).


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: 2024 ( Subtotal = $257,896 )
2024	2024	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CTR PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	002	12	6/26/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$257,896
2024	2023	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CTR PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	001	11	10/31/2023	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$127,262
2024	2022	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CTR PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	10	10/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$127,262
														Subtotal = $257,896

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $339,630 )
2023	2023	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CTR PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	11	6/27/2023	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$339,630
														Subtotal = $339,630

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $390,113 )
2022	2022	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CTR PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	002	10	9/13/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2022	2022	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CTR PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	10	6/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$401,515
2022	2017	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CTR PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	001	5	8/10/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$11,402
														Subtotal = $390,113

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $387,535 )
2021	2021	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	9	6/10/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$387,535
														Subtotal = $387,535

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $394,772 )
2020	2020	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	002	8	8/25/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2020	2020	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	8	6/19/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$394,772
2020	2019	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	001	7	8/25/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $394,772

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $345,440 )
2019	2019	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	002	7	6/21/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$345,440
2019	2018	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	001	6	1/23/2019	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$59,040
2019	2017	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	5	1/23/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$59,040
														Subtotal = $345,440

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $396,500 )
2018	2018	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL STE 1	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	6	6/29/2018	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$396,500
														Subtotal = $396,500

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $299,653 )
2017	2017	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION	88 EAST NEWTON ST	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	5	7/18/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$299,653
														Subtotal = $299,653

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $324,002 )
2016	2016	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER	ONE BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	4	6/20/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$324,002
														Subtotal = $324,002

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $337,098 )
2015	2015	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER	ONE BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	3	6/16/2015	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$337,098
														Subtotal = $337,098

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $329,200 )
2014	2014	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER	ONE BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	2	6/25/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$329,200
														Subtotal = $329,200

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $329,758 )
2013	2013	BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER	ONE BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PL	BOSTON	MA	02118	SUFFOLK	USA	National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training	000	1	7/3/2013	NEW	$329,758
														Subtotal = $329,758

Grand Total All Awards = $4,131,596

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Training in Health Services Research for Vulnerable Populations

Award Number: T32HS022242

ORGANIZATION: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

OPDIV: AHRQ

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/03/2013

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2028

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