PRODUCTIVITY STANDARDS

Listed below are productivity standards that have been established for University of Kentucky BIRCWH Scholars.  The standards are guidelines to ensure that Scholars remain on track for attaining independent funding within 2 to 3 years after beginning the BIRCWH Program.

The BIRCWH Program funds MD Scholars for up to three years and PhD Scholars generally for up to two years. However, special consideration will be given to PhD Scholars engaged in clinical research. Their participation may be extended to three years. Submission of quarterly reports is required of all Scholars. The information on the quarterly reports should reflect the Scholar’s progress in meeting these standards. The standards reflect expectations of research activity based on the level of support from the BIRCWH Program and the anticipated baseline skill levels of Scholars selected for the program. When necessary, we will discuss adjustments to these productivity standards for individual Scholars. 

Clinical Research

By the end of 3 months        -     submission of IACUC, IRB, GCRC and other required

                                                            regulatory applications

By the end of 6 months        -     submission of documentation that research has started with

                                                            preliminary results generated and

                                                            presented at Seminar Series 

By the end of the first year  -     submission of an abstract

By the end of 18 months      -     submission of a manuscript and preliminary draft of grant to

                                                            external agency

By the end of 24 months      -     submission of a grant not necessarily to NIH

By the end of 30 months      -     submission of grant revisions and submission of R01 or K award

By the end of 36 months      -     submission of R01 revisions or a new R grant

Bench Research

By the end of 3 months        -     submission of IACUC, IRB, GCRC, or other required regulatory

                                                             applications

         -     submission of first draft of review paper and a grant application

By the end of 6 months        -     submission of a completed review paper

                     -     presentation of preliminary data at Seminar Series

    -     draft of grant application

By the end of 12 months      -     submission of an abstract and draft manuscript with or

                                                            without mentor collaboration

By the end of 18 months      -     submission of R01

By the end of 24 months      -     submission of R01 revisions or a new R grant

NOTE: All above-mentioned approvals, abstracts, papers, grant applications, etc., must be the result of research activities associated with the Scholar’s BIRCWH application proposal.