The Johns Hopkins Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) K12 program is committed to supporting the transformation of scholars into independently funded, networked, and lifelong ethical investigators leading interdisciplinary teams to improve women’s health by advancing our understanding of sex and gender differences, and health concerns unique to, more prevalent, or with differential consequences in women.
Accepted applicants will be provided rigorous and innovative training, help to develop and execute a clinical research project, mentorship in a multidisciplinary and collaborative research environment, and involvement in activities to promote career development including:
- Apprenticeship and mentorship
- Engagement in related career development activities including grant writing
- Access to ICTR Programs and Resources
Scholars receive up to $100,000 in salary support and up to $50,000 for research/career development support and travel.
BIRCWH is supported by the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and the Johns Hopkins Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics.
For questions, please contact Noelia Cantu Norman at [email protected].
