| Dr. Patterson awarded the K12 career development grant |
| The University of Pittsburgh Institutional K12 program is an NIH funded program that supports young investigators (scholars) as they pursue a career as an independent investigator. Scholars are selected by a multi-disciplinary advisory committee and the NIH. The University of Pittsburgh K12 program provides 2 years of 75% funding for intensive education and training in a focused area of research methodology. Dr. Patterson was recently awarded a K12 training grant. As a K12 scholar, Dr. Patterson will focus on acquring new knowledge and skills in Social Network Analysis (SNA). Dr. Patterson's K12 research project aims to apply SNA techniques to the study of team configuration and team communication in the EMS setting. |
