Post Doctoral NIH Rsch Fellow

SUMMARY

The Postdoctoral Research Training in Child Health Equity Program is designed to prepare MD and PhD postdoctoral fellows with the knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary to conduct child health equity research with pediatric populations with a focus on respiratory, cardiovascular/metabolic and sleep health, and related lifestyle behaviors. The program will prepare postdoctoral trainees each year who will obtain a strong background in child health equity research methods and skills to develop impactful, rigorous community-engaged research to reduces health disparities.

The program will integrate:
1) team-based research mentorship from investigators who have expertise in the targeted areas of focus,
2) rigorous didactic training that integrates consideration of child health equity in all aspects of the research process,
3) training in state-of-the-art clinical research and community focused methodologies, and
4) professional development opportunities to promote academic careers in child health equity. Fellows will have an MD with training in a related specialty (e.g., pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, psychiatry) or PhD in a behavioral health-related field (psychology, public health/epidemiology, sociology). The Postdoctoral Research Training in Child Health Equity Program will allow fellows to emerge as innovative and productive independent investigators through (i) intensive mentorship in an apprentice model by expert faculty mentors (ii) cutting-edge and foundational didactics, and (iii) formulation of an independent research project and grant proposal.

Mentors include PhDs and MDs with a breadth of research interests and transdisciplinary expertise from pediatrics and associated specialties, behavioral science, and public health. Postdoctoral fellowships typically involve two full-time research training years. MD applicants may be able to integrate the fellowship as a more in-depth research component within an established clinical fellowship program at Brown (applicants will need to separately be accepted into those training programs).

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Fellows are responsible for knowing and acting in accordance with the principles of the Brown University Health Corporate Compliance Program and Code of Conduct. Ability to meet physical and non-physical demands as outlined in the job description is an essential function of the job. The program embraces an mentorship team model where fellows work closely with two mentors to develop both content expertise in one of the health conditions of focus and methodological skills in one of three areas: qualitative methods, implementation science, or health advocacy.

Fellows will also receive training from faculty with expertise in methodologies (e.g., implementation science, qualitative research, specific biostatistics analyses) and designs (e.g., observational, experimental, intervention-based), focusing on prevention, identification of risk/resource/protective factors, intervention/treatment research, and/or dissemination and implementation, consistent with their research goals The fellows will obtain rigorous foundational training in research design and statistics, grant‑writing, responsible conduct of research, professional development, and cutting‑edge methodological approaches.

The program leverages content areas from pediatrics, public health, and behavioral science, allowing for a large base of trainee colleagues, faculty experts, didactics and support.

Physicians with relevant residency training or doctoral level behavioral, social, or public health scientists who are pursuing research areas focused on child health equity related to pediatrics, respiratory conditions, cardiovascular/metabolic and sleep health. For those from schools of psychology or public heath, completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree. In addition, for those in clinical psychology, evidence of relevant clinical training at the graduate and internship level with attestation of completion provided by program…