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NIH research funding success in dermatology training programs, a cross-sectional analysis

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Training programs with strong research funding are crucial to academic dermatology and are essential to the development of future dermatology researchers. While previous studies have examined the influence of individual investigator characteristics on funding success, no studies to our knowledge have examined the influence of dermatology training program characteristics on successful receipt of NIH funding. Here, we used publicly available data regarding NIH funding and dermatology training programs to understand the factor influencing successful NIH funding. The results of our study showed strong associations of funding success with the strength of the associated college of medicine, as well as an association with programs having departmental status vs. divisional status. The factors that influence successful funding are multiple, and while many factors cannot be changed or mitigated, our study may provide support to programs who have yet to achieve departmental status.

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B.H. Kaffenberger receives research funding from Biogen, BMS, InflaRx, onQuality, Cara Pharmaceuticals, Dermatology Foundation, and the National Psoriasis Foundation, honoraria from Elsevier, is a consultant for ADC Therapeutics, Biogen, Eli Lilly, Novartis, and Novocure, and is a member of the NCCN panel for Immunotherapy.

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  1. Jashin J. Wu and Benjamin H. Kaffenberger contributed equally to this work.

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  1. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA

    Rohan Mital

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Jashin J. Wu

  3. Department of Dermatology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA

    Rohan Mital & Benjamin H. Kaffenberger

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RM wrote the main manuscript text, and was an equal contributor in conceptualization, data curation, and methodology. JJW and BHK were equal contributors in conceptualization, data curation, and methodology. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Mital, R., Wu, J.J. & Kaffenberger, B.H. NIH research funding success in dermatology training programs, a cross-sectional analysis. Arch Dermatol Res 315, 683–684 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-022-02461-w

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