Inside Pediatrics Fall/Winter 2023-2024

Wilson receives NIH Loan Repayment Program award Hope Wilson, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, received a Loan Repayment Program (LRP) award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These awards are part of a program established by Congress to help recruit and retain health professionals in the field of biomedical research. The cost of medical education and training may discourage physicians from pursuing careers in research for higher paying private practice careers. The LRP provides physicians with financial assistance in exchange for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research. The program will repay up to $50,000 a year for an initial two-year period. UAB site of the Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research is continued through new funding and partnerships The funding for UAB’s site of the ongoing program, Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research, has been competitively renewed for a seven-year term by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health. The project is led by Wally Carlo, M.D., professor in the Division of Neonatology, and Elwyn Chomba, M.D., professor in the Division of Neonatology. The network conducts multi-center research in countries with limited resources by pairing researchers from other countries with those from the United States. The main aim is to test affordable and lasting solutions to enhance the health of mothers and children.

Five named Dixon Fellows The Dixon Foundation supports the Dixon Pediatric Fellowship training program for fellows who intend to pursue an academic career with a research emphasis in approved pediatric subspecialties. As part of this prestigious award, recipients benefit from salary support and an additional $5,000 per year discretionary fund to support research and continuing education activities. The following have been named Dixon

Fellows for the 2023-24 academic year. Aphton Lane, M.D.—Pediatric Critical Care Kylee Miller, M.D.—Neonatology Hugh Quach, M.D.—Pediatric Critical Care

Binh Vu, M.D.—Neonatology Ting Wei, M.D.—Neonatology

Multidisciplinary critical care team’s manuscript selected for JECT award The article titled, “Nitric Oxide on Extracorporeal Life Support-Circuit Modifications for a Safe Therapy,” was selected for the Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology (JECT) Technique Article Award. The award was presented at the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) 61st International Conference in Orlando, Florida, in March. Carlisle O’Meara, CCP, FPP; Joseph Timpa, CCP, FPP; Giles Peek, M.D.; Melissa Sindelar, CCP, FPP; Jenny Ross, RN; Justin Raper, RRT; and Jonathan W. Byrnes, M.D., are authors on this paper.

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