DRA-11483 - USA (Washington, DC) - Early Medical and Surgical Specialists Transition Research Services - Deadline July 16,2028

(1) Vendor needs to provide early medical and surgical specialists transition research services to the government authority located in Washington, DC.– Program is intended to support an early–career clinician's first independent research project. – The program also provides an opportunity for clinicians who are funded in non–aging–related fields to refocus their research efforts on aging– or geriatrics–related topics.– Proposed projects may involve pilot or feasibility studies, secondary analyses of existing data, development of research methodology, development of new research technology, or other similar approaches.– Projects may span the breadth of scientific domains, including basic, translational, clinical, genetic, or epidemiologic science. Potential research topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:– Characterization of an aging–related disease, condition, syndrome, or phenomenon relevant to a clinical specialty/discipline.– Elucidation of mechanisms underlying specialty/discipline–related diseases in older age.– Identification of predictors and/or outcomes of specialty/discipline–related interventions specific to older populations.– Pilot investigation of a specialty/discipline–related intervention in older adults.– Development of strategies to address and/or integrate important complexities common in older patients typically seen within a clinical specialty/discipline, such as multiple chronic conditions; polypharmacy; multispecialty guideline integration; and preservation of function, cognition, and independence.– Multidisciplinary care strategies, such as palliative care and transitions across care settings, to improve outcomes in older patients within or across care settings.– Strategies for screening, primary prevention, and/or secondary prevention of specialty/discipline–related diseases in older adults.– Initial development of tools to assess the risk and/or prognosis of a specialty/discipline–related disease and/or interventions in older adults.