Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA.
Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2023 Apr 20;48(4):320-329. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad012.
To provide person and system-level recommendations for supporting early career women in the field of pediatric psychology in writing and submitting National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development Award (K award) applications. Recommendations are provided in the context of common barriers, with a focus on practical solutions.
Publicly available NIH reporter data were compiled to examine rates of funding for Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) members. Barriers that women face when initiating programs of research are described and applied to the field of pediatric psychology.
Of current SPP members, 3.9% (n = 50) have ever received an NIH K award. Approximately 88.5% of SPP members identify as women, including 89.0% of SPP K award recipients. A table of person- and systems-level recommendations is provided to offer strategies for mentees, mentors/sponsors, institutions, and national organizations to address the barriers discussed.
By addressing gender-specific barriers to submitting K award applications, we hope to increase the number of women K awardees and support the scientific advancement of pediatric psychology.
为支持儿科心理学领域的女性早期职业者撰写和提交美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）职业发展奖（K 奖）申请，提供人员和系统层面的建议。建议是在常见障碍的背景下提出的，重点是实际解决方案。
汇编了公开的 NIH 报告数据，以检查儿童心理学会（SPP）成员获得资助的比率。描述了女性在启动研究计划时面临的障碍，并将其应用于儿科心理学领域。
目前的 SPP 成员中，有 3.9%（n=50）曾获得 NIH K 奖。大约 88.5%的 SPP 成员为女性，包括 89.0%的 SPP K 奖获得者。提供了一份人员和系统层面的建议表，以提供给学员、导师/赞助商、机构和国家组织的策略，以解决所讨论的障碍。
通过解决提交 K 奖申请的性别特定障碍，我们希望增加女性 K 奖获得者的数量，并支持儿科心理学的科学进步。
