Interprofessional Clinician Program (ICP) Award
KEY DATES
- Application Deadline: January 13, 2025 - 11:59 PM PT
- Awards Announcement: March 2025
- Award Start Date: April 1, 2025
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Performance Period: Up to 18 months
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Pre-application Guidelines
- Attend the General Information Session: October 10, 2024, at 2pm. Register here. A recording will be made available.
- Complete the CRC intake form: Submit the intake form here.
- Consult with a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC): Applicants must meet with a CRC before submitting their application. Sign up for a consultation here.
- Consult with the Program Chair or Vice-Chair: Applicants are encouraged to consult with the program chair or vice-chair regarding their proposal. Sign up for a consultation here. To apply, please use the online application link. Full details regarding the application process are available on the program page. You must have a SUNet ID to submit the application in REDCap. Applicants can call the Stanford University Help Desk at 650-725-4357 and request a SUNet ID
Eligible applicants include staff from Patient Care Services, Child Life, Pharmacy, and Rehabilitation Services. Research projects should focus on novel approaches to improving clinical care for mothers, babies, and children.
Eligibility Criteria:
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Full-time employee at SMCH for at least one year, working within Patient Care Services, Child Life, Pharmacy, or Rehabilitation Services.
- Examples of non-faculty: Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Child Life Specialists, Pharmacists, and Social Workers.
- Focus on maternal child health research.
- Master’s or doctoral degree.
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Faculty members in the School of Medicine (SOM), including physicians with academic appointments and postdocs working within the SOM, are not eligible
Types of Research
Research must be primarily related to maternal child health. “Child” refers to the expectant mother, oocyte, zygote, embryo, fetus, infant, child, and/or adolescent. Projects must be novel to the field and can be a continuation or expansion of the investigator’s current research.
Eligible research types include, but are not limited to, clinical outcomes, patient-centered research, behavioral or qualitative research, and health services research.
Examples of research topics:
- Practice changes and impact on outcomes
- Social Determinants of Health
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the clinical setting
- Patient care models in the inpatient or outpatient settings
- Workforce wellness and resiliency
Student research projects are not eligible for ICP funding. Quality improvement projects are not appropriate for this mechanism.
AWARD DETAILS:
The ICP award offers recipients:
- Up to 200 hours in MCHRI Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) services.
- Up to 200 hours of protected time away from clinical duties through the Patient Care Services and/or the Department of Nursing Research and EBP per grant.
- Up to $5,000 for supplies to complete their project.
New researchers must identify a mentor. The mentor must hold an academic appointment at Stanford University and be able to submit an IRB application. They must also have documented experience in conducting research studies at Stanford, demonstrated through publications, grant funding, or IRB-approved protocols.
The performance period is up to 18 months, and the project proposed must be feasible within this timeframe.
AWARD CATEGORIES:
Category I: New Researcher
- Defined as an individual who has not led or been the first author on a published research study and has not served as a Principal Investigator (PI) or Project Director (PD) for any study.
- Faculty sponsor required: Applicants must identify an experienced researcher to serve as their mentor on the project. This mentor will also act as the PD/PI for the IRB submission when submitting their application.
Category II: Experienced Researcher
- Defined as an individual who has led at least one research study and has been the first author on one study.
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Faculty sponsor required: Applicants must identify someone who can serve as the PI/PD for the IRB protocol of their study.
