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March Updates from the Mongan Institute
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Mongan ReflectionsFrom the Director
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This month we are pleased to announce the launch of two new features reflecting the core mission of the Mongan Institute “dedicated to achieving health equity and improving the lives of people with complex health needs through research and training in population and health care delivery team science.”
First, we launched a new Equity webpage on the Mongan Institute website that highlights work by Mongan Institute faculty in health equity and health disparities. Examples include Dr. Joseph Betancourt and Aswita Tan-McGrory documenting the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, and access inequities associated with language and technology barriers. Mental health inequities are featured in community-based research by Dr. Margarita Alegría and her team and in health policy research by Dr. Vicki Fung. We also highlight efforts by junior faculty members including Dr. Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa using technology to improve access to colorectal screening, and Dr. Efren Flores applying novel approaches to studying COVID-19 health disparities using chest and vascular radiographic imaging. These are just the beginning of examples that will be featured as we grow this Equity webpage and resource.
Another new initiative is a monthly feature in which Dr. Alegría, Director of the Disparities Research Unit, will share insights on issues that shape health and health disparities. Her newsletter will be published in English and in Spanish and will include the opportunity to ask questions and share potential solutions.
As always, we also invite you to view this month’s selected awards, recognitions, publications, and accomplishments of our faculty and staff. In future “Reflections” we will be profiling Mongan’s different centers. So stay tuned! In the meantime, I hope you will take some time to enjoy spring’s final arrival as we look forward to new beginnings in the coming year.
- Steve Bartels, MD, MS
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Dear Colleague,
In this newsletter you will find:
Mongan Institute News and Events
- Allison Bryant, MD, MPH, Joins Mongan Institute as Core Faculty Member
- Awards & Honors
- Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, Elected as Clinical Research Councillor of the American Gastroenterological Association's Governing Board
- Jamie Jacobs, PhD, Awarded MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Award for Junior Faculty Women Investigators
- Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc, Selected as a "40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health" Award Recipient
- In the News
- Recent Publications
- Job Opportunities
- Social Media Highlight
- MGH NIH Diversity Supplements Initiative Seeks MGH PIs with Eligible NIH Grants
News and Events from Our Partners
- University of Utah Grant Writing Coaching
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Allison Bryant, MD, MPH, Joins Mongan Institute as Core Faculty Member
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Please join us in welcoming Allison Bryant, MD, MPH, to the Mongan Institute as a new Core Faculty Member. Dr. Bryant is Vice Chair for Quality, Equity, and Safety in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School.
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Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, Elected as Clinical Research Councillor of the American Gastroenterological Association's Governing Board
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Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, has been selected as the new Clinical Research Councillor on the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)'s governing board. Dr. Chan was previously a chair of the AGA Institute Research Policy Committee and is currently a section editor for Gastroenterology. He is Chief of the Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit at the Mongan Institute and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Jamie Jacobs, PhD, Awarded MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Award for Junior Faculty Women Investigators
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Jamie Jacobs, PhD, was awarded the MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards for Junior Faculty Women Investigators by the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR). The Claflin Awards are intended to increase opportunities for women to advance to senior positions in academic medicine.
Dr. Jacobs plans to develop and test a virtual, patient-centered intervention to enhance adherence, improve symptom management, and reduce distress for patients on adjuvant endocrine therapy after breast cancer. She is Director of Caregiving Research at the Cancer Outcomes Research Program, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, and Clinical Staff Psychologist at MGH.
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Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc, Selected as a "40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health" Award Recipient
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Altaf Saadi, MD, MSc, was selected as a “40 under 40 Leaders in Minority Health” Award recipient from the National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF). Annually, since 2016, NMQF has selected 40 minority health leaders under the age of 40 who have been leading the charge to better patient outcomes and build sustainable healthy communities. These leaders are clinicians, patient advocates, researchers and policy makers. Despite the unexpected trials in health care in 2021, these 40 leaders persevered in strengthening their communities and reducing health disparities.
Dr. Saadi is a Physician-Investigator in the Comprehensive Neurology Division at Massachusetts General Hospital and Instructor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
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Margarita Alegría, PhD, Chief of the Disparities Research Unit, is launching a newsletter where she will share unique insights and solutions on the issues that shape our health. Racism, housing, education—they all impact our health, and it can be hard to find the resources we need on these topics. Subscribe to join her in taking a closer look at these and related issues.
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Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, spoke with Boston 25 News about the COVID-19 symptom tracker app tracking over 4.6 million people that researchers are using to better understand the virus.
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Julie Levison, MD, MPhil, MPH, Co-Director of the MGH Chelsea Community Research Program, was featured in the AAHRPP’s Winter 2021 Newsletter and discussed how researchers at MGH Chelsea have been reaching out to vulnerable populations during the pandemic.
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Fatima Stanford, MD, MPH, an obesity medicine physician-scientist at MGH, wrote a guest blog for the MGH Research Institute's "Voices of Women in Science" series in honor of Women's History Month.
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Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, former Chief of the MGH Division of Infectious Diseases and Co-Director of the Medical Practice Evaluation Center, discussed her new role as Director of the CDC in the March edition of Vogue in an article titled “Science Not Politics: How Dr. Rochelle Walensky is Saving the CDC.”
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Recent Publications
Below are a few publications recently published by Mongan Institute investigators. Please find a more comprehensive list of publications from the past 3 months on our website.
- Acute Allergic Reactions to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
Blumenthal KG, Robinson LB, Camargo CA Jr, Shenoy ES, Banerji A, Landman AB, Wickner P. Acute Allergic Reactions to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines. JAMA. 2021 Mar 8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.3976. [Epub ahead of print]
- Office-Based Addiction Treatment Retention and Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness
Fine DR, Lewis E, Weinstock K, Wright J, Gaeta JM, Baggett TP. Office-Based Addiction Treatment Retention and Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 March 4;4(3):e210477. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0477.
- Insurance coverage and financing landscape for HIV treatment and prevention in the USA
Kates J, Dawson L, Horn TH, Killelea A, McCann NC, Crowley JS, Walensky RP. Insurance coverage and financing landscape for HIV treatment and prevention in the USA. Lancet. 2021 Feb 18:S0140-6736(21)00397-4. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00397-4. [Epub ahead of print]
- SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in the United States-Challenges and Opportunities
Walensky RP, Walke HT, Fauci AS. SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in the United States-Challenges and Opportunities. JAMA. 2021 Feb 17. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.2294. [Epub ahead of print]
- Skin Biopsy Equipment Availability Across 7 Low-Income Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study of 6053 Health Facilities
McMahon DE, Laker-Oketta M, Peters GA, McMahon PW, Oyesiku L, Freeman EE. Skin Biopsy Equipment Availability Across 7 Low-Income Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study of 6053 Health Facilities. JAMA Dermatol. 2021 Feb 17. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.5851. [Epub ahead of print]
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Please visit our website to stay updated on all open positions at the Mongan Institute and our centers/programs. To apply, visit the MGH Careers website and search the job number listed.
- Implementation Research Scientist - 3149202
The Mongan Institute seeks an experienced Implementation Scientist at the advanced assistant professor or associate professor level to oversee the development and growth of a cross-institute implementation research, training, mentoring, and consultation program with a special focus on complex conditions and advancing health equity.
- Project Coordinator - 3143614
The Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) seeks a Project Coordinator to coordinate and evaluate a variety of projects related to Initiative 4 in the MGH 10-Point Structural Equity Plan: Assuring equity in access to and delivery of clinical care. BIPOC are encouraged to apply.
- Research Data Analyst/Biostatistician - 3129496
The Medical Practice Evaluation Center (MPEC) has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and energetic individual to join our research team investigating the clinical and economic value of alternative strategies of HIV treatment and prevention, as well as modeling other diseases, as a Data Analyst/Biostatistician. The candidate should be highly motivated with experience in quantitative methods and public health research. The candidate should have solid foundation in biostatistics and statistical programming. Ideally, the candidate will have experience in mathematical model development, parameterization, and debugging.
- Data Analyst I - 3129494
The Medical Practice Evaluation Center (MPEC) is seeking a clinical research Data Analyst to join our research team. The Data Analyst will work with investigators in the Outcomes and Implementation Science Program to analyze and evaluate interventions to improve health outcomes in the United States and international settings.
- Clinical Research Coordinator - 3140852
The Center for Aging and Serious Illness (CASI) in the Mongan Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital seeks a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC). Under the general supervision of the CASI Director, the CRC will assist with the organization and execution of the group’s clinical studies and clinical trials, with a focus on regulatory submissions.
- Clinical Research Coordinator - 3144763
The Cancer Outcomes Research & Education (CORE) Program is recruiting a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator to join its multidisciplinary team and to help coordinate a range of supportive care projects and program initiatives. Qualified applicants should have a willingness and ability to learn about conducting studies in diverse medical settings, be able to work independently, have excellent communication and organizational skills, and have an interest in working with people with serious illnesses (often with poor prognoses).
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MGH NIH Diversity Supplements Initiative Seeks PIs with Eligible NIH Grants
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The Mongan Institute is dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in academic medicine. The Massachusetts General Hospital NIH Diversity Supplements Initiative seeks principal investigators (PIs) at MGH with eligible NIH grants who are interested in connecting with diverse scholars and applying for NIH diversity supplements. After verifying the eligibility of your NIH grant(s) (instructions below), please fill out the interest form below to add your grant(s) to the repository of eligible grants, which will be updated weekly and publicly accessible on our website. Please note that interested scholars will reach out to you directly and that we do not guarantee a match or connection with a scholar.
What is a NIH Diversity Supplement? It is an administrative supplement designed to provide support for research experiences for individuals from diverse backgrounds throughout the continuum from high school to the faculty level. It supports the research training of underrepresented trainees and faculty by providing training, mentorship, and career development. Click here to learn more about NIH-funded Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research.
Is my NIH grant eligible? We encourage you to consult the NIH Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements and Staff Contacts and to connect with your program officer to discuss your application further. In general, additional funds may be awarded as supplements to parent awards using the following Activity Code(s). Note, however, that not all participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) support all the activity codes listed below.
- R00, R01, R03, R15, R18, R21, R21/R33, R24, R33, R34, R35, R37, R41, R41/R42, R42, R43, R43/R44, R44, R61/R33, RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4, RF1, RM1, SC1, SC2, SC3, U01, U10, U13, U18, U19, U2C, U24, U41, U42, U44, U54, U56, UC2, UC4, UG1, UG3/UH3, UH3, UM1, UM2, UF1, DP1, DP2, DP4, DP5, G12, G20, P01, P20, P30, P40, P41, P50, P51, P60, P2C, PM1, PN2
Is your research nutrition or obesity-related? The Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH) also runs a similar program with investigators at Harvard and affiliated institutions who focus on nutrition and obesity-related research. If you are a PI whose work falls into such categories, please submit your interest on their website.
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University of Utah Grant Writing Coaching
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Are you an early stage researcher ready to write a new or revised NIH-style proposal and interested in receiving coaching support while you write? If so, we invite you to apply for participation in the University of Utah Grant Writing Coaching Research Study, funded by the NIH Common Fund (grant U01 GM132366; administered by the NIGMS).
This study will compare variations of an established grant writing group coaching process to identify features that influence its effectiveness. All study participants will engage in a 5-month long, writing-intensive, small group, coaching experience designed to refine their proposal writing skills and facilitate timely submission of their proposals. The coaching model used in this study has been developed for over 10 years and expanded to national groups since 2014 through the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN). Applications are due April 16, 2021.
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