Obstetrics & Gynecology

Women’s Health Research Collaborative

Vision:

• Our vision is to be a leader in Women’s Health research and research education to improve women’s lives in the communities we serve.

Mission:

• To become a leader in Women’s health research by contributing and advancing research education and research that impact and empower women’s lives in our communities we directly serve.

Goals:

• Provide a nexus for research incubation and idea synergy promoting Women’s Health research at the University of Toledo.
• Implement a structure for medical student, OBGYN resident, and University of Toledo faculty for initial grant funding of basic, clinical, translational, social, and societal Women’s Health research.
• Develop and provide an avenue for student, OBGYN resident, and faculty Women’s Health research funding, facilitating production and publication of meaningful projects addressing the unmet research questions pertaining to the health and well-being of women.
• Provide research and scientific mentorship opportunities for College of Medicine and Life Sciences learners and OBGYN residents.
• A long-term goal of the Women’s Health Research Collaborative is to facilitate the attraction of external grant funding for the program itself and/or for individual research teams by the demonstration of a research community and structure at our institution that fosters and advances Women’s Health research.

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Donate to the Rita T. Sheely fund

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Membership (Structure for Women’s Health Research)

Structure:

Membership Eligibility:

Membership in WHRC open to University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science and College of Nursing faculty, graduate students, medical students, OBGYN residents, and PA students actively involved in Women’s Health research.

Membership Requirements:

1. Submit to the collaborative (For electronic list-serve) active Women’s health research, IRB submitted research, presented research, and published research.
2. Agree for identification as a member of the Collaborative on the Collaborative website (Embedded within the University of Toledo OBGYN departmental website).
3. Agree to participate in yearly research symposium as requested (Present recently published and/or already presented research; Mentor students who wish to present projects and results)

Current Members:

Coming Soon

Funding Opportunities/Process:

Intent:

WHRC funding opportunity provides one-time seed and bridge grant support for student, OBGYN resident, COMLS department graduate student and early career COMLS faculty with innovative, scientifically sound, research proposals which foster the improved scientific understanding of health issues impacting women.  Funding provided through the Rita T. Sheely OBGYN Departmental endowment.  Funding intent for facilitation of pilot studies or as bridge opportunity for viable ongoing, high-quality investigations which have high likelihood for extramural support.  Funded investigators agree to become members of the WHRC.

Classification:

1. Medical student- Two (2) $5,000.00 per project opportunities
2. OBGYN resident- Two (2) $5,000.00 per project opportunities
3. Faculty, any UT student, any UT resident, any UT graduate student- One $15,000.00 per project opportunity

Submission:

1. Submission deadline- Nov. 1 (Yearly)
2. Submission Application- Grant Application (PDF)
3. Notes:
   1. Submissions must meet all applicable University of Toledo and affiliates research requirements.  Requirements include but are not limited to Institutional Review Board approval/oversight for applicable human subject research, Institutional Animal Care and Oversight Committee approval/oversight for applicable animal research, and/or Institutional Biosafety Committee approval/oversight for submissions applicable to IBC oversight.
   2. Medical student, resident, or graduate student projects must include faculty PI endorsement.
   3. Awarded projects require yearly update submission to WHRC (Nov. 1 due date)
4. Application Process:
   1. Submission due date- Nov. 1 each year
   2. Selection completed and funding awarded – Dec. 15 each year
5. WHRC Review Committee:
   1. Chair- Vice Chair for Research, COMLS Department of OBGYN
   2. UTCOMLS Department OBGYN Chair
   3. Other faculty, and/or community member  (TBD by OBGYN department chair and Vice Chair for research)
   4. OBGYN Residency Program Director (ALTERNATE- OBGYN Clerkship Director)
   5. Elected representative from OBGYN Medical Student Special Interest Club- changes yearly.

 (ALTERNATE- Designated for review designated by chair if committee member research submission under review)

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How to Apply

Grant Application (PDF)

Send all completed applications to Courtney Wiskochil via email: courtney.wiskochil@utoledo.edu.

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Other documents:

• Submission Scoring (PDF)
• Funding Annual Report (PDF)