Do you have the next ACCP PBRN project idea but could use some help in improving your proposal? Could you use the assistance of members across the United States to answer your research question in a more robust manner? Submit your proposal to the 2013 FIT Program. The Board of Trustees is pleased to offer full registration support for one FIT applicant with an ACCP PBRN project idea. The award will be given on a competitive basis, with the goal of increasing the number and competitiveness of projects submitted to the ACCP PBRN.
The ACCP PBRN can produce research findings that are immediately relevant to the clinician and that, in theory, are more easily translated into practice. Practice-based research networks can link relevant clinical questions with rigorous research methods in real-life settings and produce scientific information that is not only externally valid, but also, in essence, easily assimilated into everyday practice.
The FIT Program is open to pharmacists with research proposals in all areas of interest. Read what previous attendees have to say about the FIT Program.
Christopher Frei, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS
College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin
FIT Class of 2008
The FIT Program was an integral part of my research and career development. The knowledgeable mentors helped me write my first federal grant application, which was subsequently funded by NIH. I still keep in touch with one of my FIT mentors to this day. I highly recommend this experience to all junior investigators who want to improve their grant-writing skills and better understand the NIH culture.
In 2010, Dr. Frei received a 2-year grant funded for $227,257 for a project titled “Genetics, Resistance, and Treatment in a South Texas Practice-Based Research Network.” His award is a Mentored Research and Career Development Program (KL2) in Clinical and Translational Sciences grant, funded by NIH’s National Center for Research Resources. That same year, he also received a $153,555 industry grant from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. At the beginning of 2012, he received a foundation grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb for $172,122.
David Feola, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
FIT Class of 2008
The ACCP Focused Investigator Training Program had a huge impact on my ability to write grant proposals. The proposal that was funded by the NIH was developed through the FIT Program—the information I learned there, along with the interaction and assistance from my FIT mentors, was invaluable. The funding of this award is a testament to how important the FIT Program is for junior faculty in academic pharmacy.
In 2012, Dr. Feola received a 5-year grant funded for $1.8 million titled “Alternative Macrophage Activation in Acute Pseudomonas Pneumonia.” His grant is an investigator-initiated research project (R01), funded by NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
The 2013 FIT Program will be held July 27–31, 2013, at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. The new revised application will be available soon. For more information, contact the ACCP Research Institute at (913) 492-3311.