Julie Philp
UCSF resident Julie Philp, MD, has received a prestigious 2008 Resident Research Grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics for her work on the use of complementary and alternative medicine in children with asthma.
Philp, a third-year pediatrics resident and graduate of Stanford School of Medicine, is one of nine individuals nationwide who received the $2,000 Resident Research Grant.
The nine residents will gain experience with planning and execution of research projects and the interpretation of research findings. The grant program will be a hands-on introduction to the skills and research techniques needed for continued career development.
Philp will apply the grant funds to study the effects of complementary and alternative medicine in children who take conventional daily asthma controller medications. She will be analyzing four years of longitudinal data collected from 1,300 pediatric asthma patients.
Michael Cabana, MD, MPH, a UCSF professor of pediatrics and of epidemiology and biostatistics, will serve as Philp’s mentor.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) administers the grant program to enhance the development of research skills among physicians in training. Grant applications undergo a national competition that requires a statement of purpose, a research plan and a proposed budget.
Applicants also must identify a project adviser who has an appropriate research background. A review committee convened by the AAP oversees the selection of recipients and the evaluation of the grant program. Applicants are required to complete their projects during residency training.
