Primary Health Care, Research Evaluation and Development Program (PHCRED)
Updated April 2011
Call for applications: Researcher Development Program (RDP) position 2011 (closed 9 Mar 11)
Call for applications: PHCRED Seeding Grants and Bursaries 2011 (close 3 June 11)
In 2000, the Australian Commonwealth Government introduced the Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) program. This provided funding for University Discipline of General Practice and Rural Health throughout Australia to develop the capacity of the primary health care sector to conduct research and implement research findings in clinical practice.
Link to 2011 and previous PHCRED Research Fellows
Link to 2011 and previous PHCRED Seeding Grants & Bursaries
PHCRED Research Seeding Grants and Bursaries 2011
Discipline of General Practice
The University of Adelaide
Closing date: 3 June 2011
The Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Program (PHCRED) is offering a number of research seeding grants and bursaries for primary health care researchers and professionals wishing to undertake a research project with the support of the Discipline of General Practice (DGP). Grants are primarily for researchers within South Australia, and/or with a connection to the DGP at The University of Adelaide.
The program will provide funding and supervision to undertake primary health care related research that is both aligned with the Discipline’s research themes and reflects priority research areas that have been nominated by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. The Discipline of General Practice’s research interests include cardiovascular, mental and nutritional health, medical workforce, preventive medicine, multi-disciplinary health teams in cancer care, women’s health, and complementary and integrative medicine.
The following grants and scholarships are offered in 2011:
1. Three PHCRED seeding grants (up to $8,000 each) for mid-level researchers in areas aligned with the Discipline’s research interests. Each project must involve external health care organisations or individuals and aim to develop research capacity and experience. The funding provides a good opportunity to undertake pilot work which might be useful to support future external grant applications.
The application should contain a project outline (maximum 5 pages) including background, aims and objectives, study design, timeline and budget, as well as details of external organisations and/or individuals to be involved.
2. Two PHCRED bursaries (up to $3,000 each) for primary health care researchers and students for projects in areas aligned with the Discipline’s research interests.
The application should contain a project outline including background, aims and objectives, study design, timeline and budget, as well as details of investigators to be involved.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel of academics within the Discipline and ranked on a 7-point scale according to categories such as research idea, methods, capacity building, alignment with Discipline’s research areas etc.
Please submit applications by 3 June 2011 to the PHCRED Program Manager Karin Ried, karin.ried@adelaide.edu.au.
Enquiries to:
Dr Karin Ried
Phone: 8313 6281
Email: karin.ried@adelaide.edu.au
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PHCRED Researcher Development Program Fellow Position 2011
Discipline of General Practice
The University of Adelaide
CLOSED
The PHCRED Program is offering the opportunity for primary health care professionals including GPs and part-time higher degree students to undertake their own research or further develop current projects with the support of the Discipline of General Practice. Individuals undertaking a higher degree by full time research are not eligible for funding under this program.
Fixed-term positions available immediately to 31 December 2011, on a part-time basis to be negotiated. The program offers up to $30,000 per candidate including research related costs.
Full-time salary: (Level A) $52,798-71,650 per annum.
Closing date: 9 March 2011
Contact: Dr Karin Ried
Email: karin.ried@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: 8313 6281
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The PHCRED program has become a core activity of The Discipline of General Practice (DGP) at University of Adelaide, with a variety of activities being undertaken. The PHCRED program offers research opportunties through the:
• Researcher Development Program (RDP)
• Research Bursaries & Writing Grants
• Support of PhD and Honours students
• Research seeding grants
• PHCRED funded scholars
The research capacity within the DGP had been enhanced through the employment of a Director, a Co-ordinator, a statistician and an administration assistant. Links with a variety of general practice and primary health care organisations have also been established. Research Training has been a priority for the Department and we have both sponsored a variety of participants at courses held by other institutions and undertaken a series of Workshops ourselves. This has provided the opportunity for both developing skills and relationships with the organisations of the participants.We also support the Tri-State PHCRED Collaboration SA, NT and VIC including the PHCRED programs at Flinders University (in SA, VIC and NT), Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, and University of Adelaide. For more information about the PHCRED collaboration go to: http://www.phcredtristate.org.au/
Contact Details:
Program Manager karin.ried@adelaide.edu.au
