Five Questions With: Linda Resnik

"The extensive CoHSTAR mentor pool includes well-established faculty researchers in important health services areas from multi-disciplinary fields at each of the partnering institutions."

Linda Resnik is associate professor of health services, policy and practice as well as director of the new Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) at Brown University. She has a clinical background in physical therapy. CoHSTAR recently received a $2.5 million, five-year grant to train researchers and seed new studies on evidence-based physical therapy care. Resnik is also a research career scientist at the Providence VA Medical Center.

PBN: How will the bulk of the $2.5 million be spent?
RESNIK:
The Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) will train physical therapist scientists in health services research methods. CoHSTAR’s multi-institutional research and training program will be offered in conjunction with Boston University and the University of Pittsburgh. CoHSTAR will offer post-doctoral fellowships, host visiting scientists, and provide special summer training sessions. The center will also offer funding for pilot and small studies. The bulk of the funding will be used to support the salaries of our trainees (post-doctoral fellows) over the five-year period.

PBN: Would the grant potentially lead to a new degree program at Brown??
RESNIK:
No, this award is to provide advanced training to those who already have graduate degrees. CoHSTAR trainees will be physical therapists who already have an advanced graduate training (PhD, ScD, DrPH) or Doctors of Physical Therapy (DPTs) and formal research training and a history of research experience and publication consistent with someone who has had doctoral level research experience.

PBN: How will Brown’s research partners from Boston University and the University of Pittsburgh be involved??
RESNIK:
CoHSTAR will build upon the well-established, interdisciplinary and nationally renowned health services research and training infrastructure that is available at its trio of collaborating institutions: Brown University, Boston University and University of Pittsburgh. Brown University will host the Leadership and Administrative Core and the Research Career and training Core. Boston University will lead the Evaluation and Dissemination Core, and University of Pittsburgh will lead the Pilot Studies Core. CoHSTAR trainees will have access to the combined resources at our respective institutions: the 14 existing training programs and 26 related doctoral programs.

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PBN: Which Brown facility will physically host the participants in the program??
RESNIK:
CoHSTAR will be based at Brown University School of Public Health and housed within the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research.

PBN: Will participants be individuals who possess physical therapy Ph.D.’s, and will their work be 100-percent research based, or will they also be practicing physical therapy while doing the program?
RESNIK:
The extensive CoHSTAR mentor pool includes well-established faculty researchers in important health services areas from multi-disciplinary fields at each of the partnering institutions. All CoHSTAR trainees and Visiting Scientists will be licensed physical therapists with advanced degrees. Postdoctoral fellowships are fulltime positions, although some trainees may be able to engage in very limited physical therapy practice during their fellowship.

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