Scholars Program: How to Apply

Request for Pilot Research Proposals 

The Multicultural Health and Healthcare Research Network invites applications for junior faculty to participate in its Healthcare Quality Scholars Program. The program addresses the need to increase the pipeline of researchers to conduct research on quality of care issues affecting the underserved. The Network will prioritize research on intra-group determinants (acculturation, ethnic subgroup, language preference, demographic factors, etc.) of quality of care in Latino and American Indian populations. The Healthcare Quality Scholars will be financially supported by the Multicultural Health & Healthcare Research Network for 10 months and receive a stipend of $22,530 and travel support to attend the annual Network conference at UCLA. These stipends will be paid directly to the Scholars. The Healthcare Quality Scholars are expected to complete a minimum of one publishable research article based on secondary analysis of appropriate data bases. The articles can be singly or jointly authored with one or more of the senior faculty members from the Network (see list below). Scholars are also expected to participate in monthly web supported research meetings.
National Senior Faculty Network:

Margarita Alegria, Ph.D. (Harvard University)
Bonnie Duran, Dr.P.H. (University of Washington)
Jose Escarce, M.D., Ph.D. (UCLA)
Carol Mangione, M.D., M.S.P.H. (UCLA)
Kyriakos Markides, Ph.D. (University of Texas)
Leo Morales, M.D., M.P.H. (UCLA)
Eliseo Perez-Stable, M.D. (UCSF)
Ninez Ponce, Ph.D., M.P.P. (UCLA)
Michael Rodríguez, M.D., M.P.H. (UCLA) –Project Director
Roberto Suro, M.S. (USC)
William Vega, Ph.D. (UCLA) –Project Director

The Network administrative support site at UCLA will provide statistical support for the Scholars if they require it and may assign additional mentorship. Candidates must write a three – page (maximum length) prospectus describing their proposed research article which covers a problem statement, hypotheses, data set and preliminary analytic plan, suggested primary and secondary mentor (if needed), and identification of journals for submission of the completed article.The Network will recruit five junior faculty (e.g., assistant professors) each year (total of 15 people over three years).
The deadline for submission of: 1) cover letter, 2) three-page prospectus and 3) C.V. is December 21st, 2007. All applications should be submitted in Microsoft Word format by email to the Network Project Coordinator, Lorena Porras-Javier.

 Candidates will be informed of decisions by January 7, 2008. Start date of support will be January 15, 2008 and will terminate November 14, 2008. If you have any questions about this process please contact Lorena Porras-Javier.

An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to you by e-mail. If you do not receive an acknowledgement please assume that your letter of intent was not received.