Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) is research that helps people and their caregivers communicate and make informed health care decisions, allowing their voices to be heard in assessing the value of health care options. PCOR emphasizes comparing the outcomes of choices that matter to people, with priority to individual differences, such as in preferences and in the socioeconomic and clinical contexts in which care is received. There is an important national need to train scientists in PCOR. The ultimate objective of our program is to produce independent investigators in PCOR. Since development of independence typically requires more than the 3 years of training allowed under this K12 mechanism, we focus our program on 2 sets of K12 scholars: 1) junior faculty and fellows without prior training relevant to PCOR for whom the training program can be a bridge to an individual career development award (e.g., individual K award) or institutional training grant support to complete a full 5 years of training typically required for transition to independence, and 2) junior faculty and fellows with 2 or more years of training relevant to PCOR for whom the award can support courses needed to complete training in PCOR and time to develop independent (e.g., R01) funding. Our proposed training program begins with a broad foundation in PCOR methods, emphasizing core competencies in PCOR. The program then builds on this base by adding focused competencies in experimental, simulation-based, and observational PCOR methods and applications foci in health disparities and health care delivery improvement and system reform. Our program also includes a clearly defined but individualized approach to Mentorship and Career Development for each trainee.

Public Health Relevance

Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) is research that helps people and their caregivers communicate and make informed health care decisions, allowing their voices to be heard in assessing the value of health care options. The ultimate objective of our program is to produce independent investigators in PCOR. Our program emphasizes core and focused competencies in PCOR, including methodological and applications foci, and systematic approaches to mentorship and career development.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Type
Physician Scientist Award (Program) (PSA) (K12)
Project #
1K12HS023007-01
Application #
8703473
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHS1)
Program Officer
Benjamin, Shelley
Project Start
2014-08-01
Project End
2019-07-31
Budget Start
2014-08-01
Budget End
2015-07-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Chicago
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Chicago
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
60637
Tung, Elizabeth L; Boyd, Kelly; Lindau, Stacy Tessler et al. (2018) Neighborhood crime and access to health-enabling resources in Chicago. Prev Med Rep 9:153-156
Tung, Elizabeth L; Gunter, Kathryn E; Bergeron, Nyahne Q et al. (2018) Cross-Sector Collaboration in the High-Poverty Setting: Qualitative Results from a Community-Based Diabetes Intervention. Health Serv Res 53:3416-3436
Liu, Cindy H; Phan, Jenny; Yasui, Miwa et al. (2018) Prenatal Life Events, Maternal Employment, and Postpartum Depression across a Diverse Population in New York City. Community Ment Health J 54:410-419
Tung, Elizabeth L; Johnson, Tyrone A; O'Neal, Yolanda et al. (2018) Experiences of Community Violence Among Adults with Chronic Conditions: Qualitative Findings from Chicago. J Gen Intern Med 33:1913-1920
Lewis, Adam H; Chugh, Ankur; Sobotka, Sarah A (2018) Behavioral Outbursts in a Child with a Deletion Syndrome, Generalized Epilepsy, Global Developmental Delay, and Failure to Thrive. Pediatr Ann 47:e130-e134
Dickens, Laura T; Naylor, Rochelle N (2018) Clinical Management of Women with Monogenic Diabetes During Pregnancy. Curr Diab Rep 18:12
Tung, Elizabeth L; Wroblewski, Kristen E; Boyd, Kelly et al. (2018) Police-Recorded Crime and Disparities in Obesity and Blood Pressure Status in Chicago. J Am Heart Assoc 7:
Sobotka, Sarah A; Peters, Sarah; Pinto, Neethi P (2018) Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the PICU Population. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 57:913-919
Tung, Elizabeth L; Gao, Yue; Peek, Monica E et al. (2018) Patient Experience of Chronic Illness Care and Medical Home Transformation in Safety Net Clinics. Health Serv Res 53:469-488
Prochaska, Micah T; Putman, Michael S; Tak, Hyo Jung et al. (2017) US Physicians Overwhelmingly Endorse Hospice as the Better Option for Most Patients at the End of Life. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 34:556-558

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