Background: The Dermatology Foundation (DF) has a comprehensive career development award (CDA) program.
Objective: To assess the impact of this program, a cross-sectional survey of recipients receiving support between 1990 and 2012 was performed.
Methods: Award recipients completed a questionnaire concerning their career status and record of research funding.
J Am Acad Dermatol
November 2012
Background: To provide research support that develops and retains leaders, educators, and investigators in dermatology and cutaneous biology, the Dermatology Foundation (DF) has designed and implemented a comprehensive Career Development Award (CDA) Program.
Objective: To assess the impact of the DF's 3-year CDA, a comprehensive survey of recipients who received this mechanism of support between 1990 and 2007 was performed.
Methods: Of 196 individuals receiving a DF CDA, 181 were identified and asked to complete a comprehensive questionnaire concerning their career status, employment history, professional rank, and record of independent research funding (private foundation, federal, other).