Back Matter (PDF) - Circulation Research

elated to any priority area of "Healthy People
2000," a Public Health Service-led national activity
for health promotion and disease prevention.
Applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People
2000" (summary report: stock no. 017-001-
00473-1) from the Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402-9325. Telephone 202-783-3238.
The AHCPR works to enhance the quality,
appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care
services and to improve access to care; it is also
responsible for increasing the quality and quantity
of data for general health services research. The
AHCPR is required to disseminate the results of
its research. The definition of effective dissemination
includes the process through which target
groups become aware of, receive, accept, and use
disseminated information; the goal of disseminating
information effectively is to improve patient
care, patient outcomes, and quality of life.
Applications are due to the Division of Research
Grants, National Institutes of Health, on
October 1, February 1, and June 1. For more
information, contact Margaret VanAmringe, Director,
Center for Research Dissemination and
Liaison, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research,
2101 East Jefferson Drive, Suite 501, Rockville,
MD 20892. Telephone 301-227-8362.
Research Supplements for
Recruitment of Persons
With Disabilities
The National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol,
Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
and their awarding components have developed
an initiative to encourage the recruitment of
persons with disabilities into careers in biomedical
research. Funds are available to supplement existing
grants for the support and recruitment of
scientists and students with disabilities. Supplemental
awards are available to support high school
and undergraduate students, graduate research
assistants, persons in postdoctoral training, and
investigators developing independent research careers
as well as established investigators who become
disabled.
The proposed research experience must be an
integral part of the approved, ongoing research of
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the parent grant. With the exception of the supplemental
program for established investigators
who become disabled, persons with disabilities
must be given the opportunity to interact with
individuals on the parent grant, to contribute
intellectually to the research, and to enhance their
research skills and knowledge about that area of
biomedical science.
Funds to change or adjust the research setting
may be requested if they will enable an otherwise
qualified employee with disabilities to perform the
essential functions associated with his or her role
on the project and if the amount requested is
reasonable.
In all cases, the parent grant must have support
remaining for a reasonable period of time of a
supplemental award. Principal investigators are
encouraged to submit an application no later than
3 months before the anniversary date of the last 2
years remaining on the parent grant.
A request for a supplement may be submitted at
any time to the institute that supports the parent
grant. The NIH or ADAMHA staff administering
the parent grant should also be contacted for
information.
Short-term Training Positions
The National Institutes of Health announces the
availability of short-term training positions for
health professional students on National Research
Service Award predoctoral or postdoctoral institutional
research training grants.
These positions are available to students at
schools that grant degrees in medicine, osteopathy,
optometry, dentistry, chiropractic medicine, veterinary
medicine, and pharmacy; in schools of pharmacy,
only candidates for the PharmD degree are
eligible. Trainees must engage in full-time research
during the period of the appointment,
which is usually not shorter than 2 months or
longer than 3 months.
Institutions with 3 or more years remaining in an
award period for an existing training grant may
request short-term training positions as a competitive
supplement before the September 10, 1992,
deadline or any subsequent deadlines. Prospective
applicants should contact the appropriate NIH
program administrator for specific information
about application procedures.