Health Stu Fac

NOVEMBER 2005

Announcements
  • Chief Recruitment, Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch of the CDC
  • NCIPC 2006 Funding Announcement for Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research
  • Workshop Proposals for AAFP's National Conference for Residents and Medical Students

    • ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Workshop Proposals for AAFP's National Conference for Residents and Medical Students

    Are you a medical student interested in primary care? Do you want to share your knowledge about domestic violence, intimate partner violence, dating violence, child abuse, or another related topic with like-minded students? Workshop proposal information is now available for the American Academy of Family Physicians National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. Students can lead workshops that will reach students and residents from around the country! If interested, the FVPF may be able to help support you in the planning process. Please email the moderator if interested. The conference will take place in Kansas City, Missouri from August 2 to August 5, 2006. To learn more about the conference, workshop specifications, and deadlines, please visit http://www.aafp.org/conference.xml.

    Chief Recruitment, Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch of the CDC

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending a nationwide recruitment effort for Chief of the Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Please see posting at http://www2.cdc.gov/hrmo/vsearch.asp . This position is full-time, located in Atlanta, Georgia, and has a salary range from $102,056 to $132,678 (GS-15).

    The Branch Chief provides leadership in conducting scientific research to develop and evaluate strategies to reduce injuries and deaths caused by violence. Specifically, the Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch works to determine the most effective (including cost-effective) strategies, programs, and policies to prevent violence, including, but not limited to, youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, suicide, child maltreatment, and elder abuse. Current research and evaluation activities focus on identifying the most effective primary prevention strategies at different levels of social ecology ( e.g., individual, relationship, community, and society). The Branch is comprised of 18 staff positions and 8-10 research fellows/contract staff. Branch members fulfill science and program functions and represent multiple disciplines including public health, the behavioral sciences, medicine, and health economics.

    Desired Background and Experience Includes: 1) An earned doctoral degree ( e.g., PhD, DrPH, ScD, MD); 2) An established track record of population-based or social and behavioral-oriented research in violence prevention or a closely related area; 3) Experience in conducting research on the efficacy, effectiveness, and/or cost effectiveness of preventive intervention; 4) Demonstrated leadership in developing and administering prevention research programs; 5) Ability to manage a program and supervise a professional staff; and 6) Ability to communicate orally and in writing.

    Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vita to Pamela Chin, Deputy Director of the Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop K68, Atlanta, GA 30341; Voice: (770) 488-4362; Fax: (770) 488-4221. Email: PMC1@CDC.GOV. Please visit http://www.cdc.gov/injury for more information.

    NCIPC 2006 Funding Announcement for Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research

    CDC's NCIPC is soliciting investigator-initiated research that will help expand and advance our understanding of violence, its causes, and prevention strategies. Applications must address one of the following research objectives: Youth Violence, Suicidal Behavior, Child Maltreatment, Intimate Partner Violence, or Sexual Violence. These grants (CE06-004) can be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/CE06-004.htm.

    Approximately $1,960,000 is expected to be available. Six to eight awards will be funded. Funding level will not exceed $300,000 (including both direct and indirect costs) per year. Project period is up to three years. The award mechanism is a R49 grant.

    Eligible organizations include public and private profit and nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, research institutions, hospitals, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, Indian tribal governments and organizations, and state and local governments. To be eligible for this RFA, the principal investigator must have conducted violence prevention research and published the findings in a peer-reviewed journal. Principal investigators are encouraged to submit only one grant application in response to this RFA. With few exceptions only one application per principal investigator will be funded under this announcement.

    Key Dates: Letters of Intent Receipt Date: January 3, 2006; Application Receipt Dates: February 1, 2006; Peer Review Date: April, 2006; Council Review Date: June, 2006; Earliest Anticipated Start Date: September, 2006; Additional Information To Be Available Date: November 14, 2005.

    Technical assistance will be available for potential applicants during one conference call. The call for eligible applicants will be held on November 14, 2005 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time). The conference can be accessed by calling 1-888-552-9483 and entering access code 34465.

    Health Students and Faculty Against Domestic Violence is a monthly listserv aimed to network health students and faculty from across the country who are interested in improving the health sector response to domestic violence. To subscribe email arunavenk@gmail.com.

    We encourage you to use this listserv to announce upcoming events you are planning or to pose questions to the group. To post an announcement or ask a question, send an e-mail to arunavenk@gmail.com.

    The listserv is moderated by Aruna Venkatesan, Health Intern with the Family Violence Prevention Fund and First Year Medical Student at the University of California, San Francisco

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