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Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01

For women faculty, transitioning from a Career Development (K) Award to your first NIH R01 is about more than just writing a fundable grant.Host and expert NIH Grant Consultant Sarah Dobson guides early career researchers through the roadmap for overcoming the hurdles of being a woman in academia and avoiding the K cliff. She’s ready to see passionate and tenacious women K Award recipients level up to R01 funding and build impactful, thriving, and fulfilling research careers.Visit https://sarahdobson.co to learn more.

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Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01

Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Clare Whitney, PhD MBE RN

November 21, 2024 • Sarah Dobson • Episode 63

In this episode, I speak with Clare Whitney, PhD MBE RN, an assistant professor, and a recent K to R Essentials graduate. Clare shares her journey from feeling stretched too thin to finding her “North Star” in research, which has helped her focus on her work’s core mission: clinician moral well-being. Clare’s work as a nurse scientist and bioethicist explores the impact of moral well-being on clinician care, a topic rooted in her own research into ethics and clinical trust.

Tune in to this episode as we discuss:

How clarifying her North Star helped Clare reorient her research program and make confident decisions.
The transformative shift from a “mentee mindset” to an empowered, grounded leadership approach in research.
Clare’s insights into balancing collaboration with personal research goals and recognizing her unique contributions.
How Clare’s self-reflection practice has supported her ability to align with her priorities and recognize her wins along the way.

Join us to hear Clare’s inspiring journey as she moves through her K to R transition, creating a purposeful path in research with a clear vision and grounded confidence.