What is the NHMRC doing to increase population health research capacity in Australia?
Research Committee has implemented a number of measures to develop capacity in population health research. • Since the merger of the Public Health Research and Development Committee and the Medical Research Committee into the one Research Committee of NHMRC in 1997, population health researchers have had access to all NHMRC funding schemes. These schemes have been reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for population health researchers; for example, Part-time Practitioner Fellowships have been introduced and Career Development Awards can be undertaken on a part time basis in recognition that population health researchers often have policy and practice commitments. In many cases, the conditions of award have been made more flexible to account for the varied career paths in population health. Research Committee has also ensured that applications from population health researchers are reviewed by their peers in these research areas. • Several new people support programs have been es
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