@article{9ed04a4b82074576aaa2b53723d14914,
title = "The impact of grantsmanship self-efficacy on early stage investigators of the national research mentoring network steps toward academic research (NRMN STAR)",
abstract = "The NRMN STAR program was created to address the persistent underrepresentation in grant submissions and receipt of National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards by racial/ethnic minority groups. In our current study, we assessed program impact on trainees' self-efficacy related to grant writing. The program was conducted with two cohorts: one in June 2014 and one in June 2015. We used a 19-item grant writing self-efficacy scale drawn from the 88-item Clinical Research Assessment Inventory of three domains (conceptualizing, designing, and funding a study) to predict whether self-efficacy influences researchers' grant submissions. Trainees were assessed prior to and following program completion with subsequent assessments at 6 and 12 months beyond participation. The majority of trainees were Black (62%), female (62%), and had obtained a PhD (90%). More than half (52%) were assistant professors and 57% had none or <1 year of research experience beyond postdoctoral training. However, 24% of trainees reported no postdoctoral research training. NRMN STAR trainees' self-efficacy significantly improved on all three domains exhibiting a 2.0-point mean change score on two domains (conceptualizing and design) and 3.7 point mean change score on the domain, funding a study. Findings suggest that NRMN's STAR provides impactful, confidence-building training for diverse, early stage investigators with little-to-no skills, experiences, or low self-efficacy in writing research grants.",
keywords = "Biomedical Workforce Diversity, Career Coaching, Grant Writing, Grantsmanship, NRMN STAR, Research Training and Mentoring, Self-Efficacy",
author = "Thorpe, {Roland J.} and Vishwanatha, {Jamboor K.} and Harwood, {Eileen M.} and Krug, {Edward L.} and Thad Unold and Boman, {Kristin Eide} and Jones, {Harlan P.}",
note = "Funding Information: Furthermore, relative to their White peers, African American investiga tors: submitted fewer initial R01 grant applications; received lower overall priority scores; and resubmit ted unfunded grants less frequently.5 These factors constitute critical barri ers to reducing the racial disparity in funded initial R01 grant applications. Because securing extramurally funded research is a pre-requisite milestone Funding Information: Keywords: Grantsmanship; Grant Writing; Self-Efficacy; Research Training and Mentoring; NRMN STAR; Biomedical Workforce Diversity; Career Coaching Funding Information: NIH{\textquoteright}s most recent initiative, “Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce,” led to the creation of the National Research Mentoring Network to assemble various professional development coaching groups with the goal of implementing effective grant writing practices on a national scale to ad dress low grant success among URM groups.1,6 NRMN{\textquoteright}s Steps Toward Academic Research (NRMN STAR) was one of the coaching group models chosen to prepare postdoctoral fellows and early stage investigators for research grant writing and enhance professional development skills needed to succeed as an independent researcher. The target audience was URM trainees who had little-to-no grant writing experience. NRMN STAR originated from the University of North Texas Health Science Center{\textquoteright}s 6Texas Center for Health Disparities (TCHD) successful STAR Fellowship grant writing and professional development program. The goal of the TCHD STAR Fellowship Program was to increase the number and success of early stage investigators, particularly those from minority-serving institutions to become health disparity researchers. Between 2008-2017, TCHD STAR participants garnered grant awards in excess of $6 million, warranting national attention as a best practice in grant writing and professional development for postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty.7 Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Ethnicity and Disease, Inc.. All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.18865/ed.30.1.75",
language = "English",
volume = "30",
pages = "75--82",
journal = "Ethnicity and Disease",
issn = "1049-510X",
publisher = "ISHIB",
number = "1",
}