Grant Details

The goal of this program is to build a national capacity of junior investigators in women's reproductive health research, provide junior faculty with state of the art training in women’s reproductive health research in an academic setting, stimulate women’s reproductive health research over a variety of disciplines, and secure an outstanding research experience for junior faculty leading to a career as a successful independent investigator.

The goal of the Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program is to promote the performance of research and transfer of findings that will benefit the health of women. This will be accomplished by supporting the research career development of obstetrician gynecologists (referred to as "WRHR Scholars"). These K12 Program grant awards will ultimately result in a well-qualified cadre of academic obstetrician-gynecologist investigators who will help strengthen the research capacity in health professional institutions and meet the need for highly skilled scientists with a clinical background who can address the increasing research opportunities in women's reproductive health.

The proposed institutional research career development program may complement other, ongoing research training and career development programs at the applicant institution, but the proposed career development experiences must be distinct from those career development programs currently receiving Federal support.