Success and Opportunities of the American Academy of Pediatrics Marshall Klaus Research Grant Program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Success and Opportunities of the American Academy of Pediatrics Marshall Klaus Research Grant Program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Success and Opportunities of the American Academy of Pediatrics Marshall Klaus Research Grant Program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Krithika Lingappan, Albertina Lee, Jörn-Hendrik Weitkamp, Angie Tune, and 1 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4542623/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 05 Oct, 2024 Read the published version in Journal of Perinatology → Version 1 posted 9 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Physician-scientists play a pivotal role in the biomedical workforce as a crucial link between clinical practice and research. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, initiated the Marshall Klaus Perinatal Research Award to enhance the development of research skills among physicians training in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. In this study, we sought to identify trends in funding along with geographical and demographic variables of the applicants and mentees and assess the applicants' scholarly productivity and funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). We found that basic science applications had a higher funding likelihood than clinical/translational applications. Female applicants comprised most awardees, and the geographical distribution of awardees is skewed towards top research-oriented academic divisions. There was significant association between awardee status and K08 or K23 funding attainment. These findings inform future efforts for more equitable academic career opportunities and a more diverse research landscape in neonatal medicine. 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