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University of Illinois at Rockford
Project Export, National Center for Rural Health Professions
Application for Faculty Rural Health Disparities Research Symposium
April 21, 2006, Bloomington, IL

Deadline for submission January 31, 2006

Overview of Project Export

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford (UICOM-R) was awarded a Resource-Related Research Grant (P20) from The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) of the National Institutes of Health, beginning in September 2003. The grant is to establish Centers of Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach and Research on Disparities in Health and Training (EXPORT). EXPORT Centers are in support of the Department of Health and Human Services initiatives to address and ultimately eliminate health disparities. University of IL at Rockford’s Center focuses on disparities in rural health. For more information visit www.ncrhp.uic.edu.

Research Symposium Competition

The Training Core of the Project EXPORT Center for Excellence in Rural Health at UI – Rockford is pleased to announce a University of Illinois Full-time Faculty Research Symposium Competition. The purpose of the competition is to provide one-time support for presentation of research projects related to health disparities with an emphasis on rural and other underserved populations.

Research Symposium Objectives

Health disparities may be due to a variety of psychosocial and socioeconomic factors, as well as ecological and health system factors such as barriers to health care delivery. To better define the scope of the problem and to devise and validate methods for solving it, research is needed.

This is a call for oral or poster research presentations, focused on rural health disparities, from the perspective of either biomedical or social sciences. Projects presented may be an intervention, results of a survey, secondary data analysis results, or a research synthesis. Proposals should seek to address the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas (see http://www.health.gov/healthypeople).

Eligibility

All University of Illinois full-time faculty pursuing research in biomedical or social sciences, behavioral medicine, health promotion, health policy, or health services are eligible to apply. If an oral talk is given, a copy of the talk must be submitted to receive the honorarium. If a poster is presented, a copy of the slides must be submitted to receive the honorarium. An electronic document providing the proceedings of the symposium will be developed and sent to all attendees.

Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, from rural medically underserved areas, or with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

Attendance

Attendance will be limited to fifty (50) faculty members. Seventeen (17) attendance reservations will be held for the seven (7) oral presenters and ten (10) poster presenters. First come, first accepted priority for attendance will be given to faculty who submitted a proposal before the January 31, 2006 deadline for receipt of applications. If seats are still available after presenters and submitter’s seats are filled then attendance by any interested UI faculty member on a first come first reserve basis will be granted.

All those granted attendance will receive some support for mileage cost from your university campus based on a fixed amount depending on distance to Bloomington in increments of 60 miles. Continental breakfast and a lunch will be provided at the Research Symposium.

Amount of Awards and Application Process

The honorarium for the chosen keynote (40 minutes) speaker will be $1,000 and the honorarium for six other chosen speakers (20 minute talks will be $500 each). A competition for 10 posters presentations will also occur; each poster presenter receives an honorarium of $100.

Completion of an application form is required; the form is available here or can be obtained by sending an e-mail to Cindy Harper at charper@uic.edu.

Application Process

Completion of an application is required for consideration. Applicants must indicate that IRB approvals for the research have been obtained and attach a copy of the IRB committee approval.

Evaluation Criteria

An independent review committee using the following criteria will evaluate all applications received:

Maximum of 20 points: Clear and testable research question(s) and/or hypothesis.
Maximum of 30 points: Research design adequate to answer hypothesis /research question(s)
Maximum of 10 points: Research with results/findings can be completed by the time of the symposium April 21, 2006
Maximum of 20 points: Relevance of project to a health disparities issue
Maximum of 20 points: Relevance of project to rural settings

Total possible = 100 points

Submitting a Completed Application

Please complete, print, sign and attach IRB committee approval and send to:

Martin MacDowell, DrPH
Co-Director, Training Core
Project EXPORT, NCRHP
UI COM-R
1601 Parkview Avenue
Rockford, IL 61107

Applications must be received by January 31, 2006.

If you have questions about application process please contact:
Howard Zeitz, MD, e-mail: hzeitz@uic.edu or
Martin MacDowell DrPH, e-mail: mmacd@uic.edu
Phone: 815-395-5579
Fax: 815-395-5908

Compliance

The research project must conform to NIH guidelines in the following areas:

PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS FROM RESEARCH RISK: The involvement
of human subjects and protections from research risk relating to their participation
in the proposed research will be assessed. Proposals for research support must include evidence that the research protocol is under review (or approved) by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Human Subjects approval. As previously indicated, applicants whose requests for support through the Project EXPORT Center are approved must provide a copy of the final IRB approval letter. Applicant must also provide a letter from his/her faculty advisor or thesis/dissertation committee documenting approval of the research.

INCLUSION OF WOMEN, MINORITIES AND CHILDREN IN RESEARCH:
The adequacy of plans to recruit subjects from both genders, all racial and ethnic
groups (and subgroups), and children (as appropriate for the scientific goals of the
research) will be assessed. Plans for the retention of subjects also will be
evaluated.

CARE AND USE OF VERTEBRATE ANIMALS IN RESEARCH: If vertebrate
animals are to be used in the project, the five items described under Section f of
the PHS 398 research grant application instructions (rev. 5/2001) will be assessed.

HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS (hESC): Only research using hESC lines that
are registered in the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry will be eligible
for Federal funding. See: http://escr.nih.gov

STANDARDS FOR PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH
INFORMATION: See:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-025.html

HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010: The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving
the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010,"
a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. See:
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople

Schedule and Deadlines

Application Receipt Date: extended to January 31, 2006
Presenters Announcement Date: now February 28, 2006
Date of Symposium Friday, April 21, 2006
Location of Symposium Radisson Hotel, Bloomington, IL

Symposium contact:

Martin MacDowell, DrPH, MBA, MS
Associate Research Professor and Assistant Director Health Professions Education
National Center for Rural Health Professions/ RMED Program
UIC College of Medicine at Rockford
1601 Parkview Avenue
Rockford, IL 61107-1897
Phone: (815) 395-5579
FAX: (815) 395-5908
E-Mail: mmacd@uic.edu

Related Internet sites:

www.ncrhp.uic.edu (Department)
www.uirockford.com (Campus)
www.ilrhpguide.com (N. IL AHEC)
http://ncrhp.uic.edu/healthdisparities (Health Disparities Problem Space)

University of Illinois at Rockford Project Export, National Center for Rural Health Professions Application for Faculty Rural Health Disparities Research Symposium April 21, 2006, Bloomington, IL