Abstract
BackgroundIn 2011, the National Institute of Health (NIH) initiated the Training in Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH) program. Over its first 5 years, TIDIRH provided an in-person, week-long training to 197 investigators who were new to the dissemination and implementation (D&I) field. This paper evaluates the long-term impact of TIDIRH on trainees’ use of D&I methods, collaborations, and research funding.MethodsTrainees were selected to participate through a competitive process. We compared the 197 trainees to 125 unselected applicants (UAs) whose application score was within one standard deviation of the mean for all trainees’ scores for the same application year. A portfolio analysis examined electronic applications for NIH peer-reviewed funding submitted by trainees and UAs between 2011 and 2019. A survey of trainees and UAs was conducted in 2016, as was a faculty survey among the 87 individuals who served as TIDIRH instructors.ResultsA major goal of TIDIRH was to build the field, at least in part through networking and collaboration. Thirty-eight percent of trainees indicated they had extensive contact with faculty following the training, and an additional 38% indicated they had at least limited contact. Twenty-four percent of trainees had extensive collaboration with other fellows post-TIDIRH, and 43% had at least limited contact. Collaborative activities included the full range of academic activities, including manuscript development, grant writing, and consultation/collaboration on research studies.The portfolio analysis combining grant mechanisms showed that overall, TIDIRH trainees submitted more peer-reviewed NIH grants per person than UA and had significantly better funding outcomes (25% vs 19% funded, respectively). The greatest difference was for large research project, program/center, and cooperative agreement grants mechanisms.ConclusionsOverall, this evaluation found that TIDIRH is achieving its three primary goals: (1) building a pipeline of D&I investigators, (2) creating a network of scholars to build the field, and (3) improving funding outcomes for D&I grants.
Highlights
In 2011, the National Institute of Health (NIH) initiated the Training in Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH) program
This study outlines unique methods used for conducting an outcome evaluation of the Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health
The outcomes from the evaluation highlight how this targeted training program helps build the field and increases productivity related to dissemination and implementation (D&I) research
Summary
In 2011, the National Institute of Health (NIH) initiated the Training in Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH) program. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) began earnestly focusing on dissemination and implementation (D&I) research in 2001 when new D&I programs started at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) [1]. In 2005, nine NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) collaborated on the first trans-NIH program announcement focused on dissemination and implementation research in health [2] which is open to both domestic and international grantees. When the trans-NIH funding opportunity for D&I opened in 2005, few investigators had sufficient expertise in D&I research. To help investigators develop successful D&I grant applications responsive to the funding opportunity, the NCI and the NIMH held a technical assistance workshop in 2005. When the NIH began hosting the Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health in 2007, this workshop was incorporated at the end of the meeting; since 2014 the meeting has been hosted by Academy Health
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