The T-GAPP Program

The Transforming the Generation and Adoption of PCOR in Practice (T‐GAPP) program is designed to advance the nation’s leadership capacity in deploying patient-centered outcomes research within learning health systems (LHS). The program aims to support junior faculty who seek academic careers as independent investigators in LHS/PCOR through training in the generation, adoption, and implementation of evidence that improves health care quality and safety.

 

Program Details

The T-GAPP program provides training through didactic and experiential learning. All scholars will complete four courses in PCOR research and implementation science. In addition, scholars will develop and complete a research project in PCOR/LHS under the direction of a mentorship team that includes a research scientist, quantitative expert, and health system administrator.

Training

Training opportunities for T-GAPP scholars

  • Development and completion of a research project in PCOR/LHS under the direction of the mentorship team
  • Stakeholder engagement through the PSOM Community Engagement and Research (CEAR) Core
  • A practicum within Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Care Transformation and Innovation
  • Guided development of at least one grant proposal, such as a K-series or R-series award
  • Present or participate in at least one national meeting of PCOR and LHS research

Optional enrollment in:

  • EPID 624: Methods in Patient-Centered Outcomes and Effectiveness Research
  • HPR 611: Implementation Science in Health and Health Care
  • HQS 602: Learning Health System Seminar Series
  • HQS 612: Principles and Practices of Health Care Quality Improvement

Scholars receive two years of support, including $80,000 in salary support plus research funds of up to $25,000 for each year of the program. They must devote at least 75 percent effort to research career development activities associated with this award over the two years.

Scholars may choose to enroll in one of three degree programs: Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE), Master of Science in Health Policy Research (MSHP), or Master of Health Care Innovation (MHCI).

Faculty

Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, and David Asch, MD, MBA, lead the T-GAPP program. Dr. Lane-Fall is the David E. Longnecker Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Epidemiology and Vice Chair of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at the Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Asch is the John Morgan Professor and Sr. Vice Dean for Strategic Initiatives at the Perelman School of Medicine. Information about other training faculty and their disciplines can be found here.

Funding

The T-GAPP program is co-sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Scholars

Anish Agarwal Anish Agarwal, MD, MPH, MSHP Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Anish Agarwal, MD, MPH, MSHP Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Anish Agarwal is an alum of the T-GAPP program. He completed his medical and public health training at Tufts University School of Medicine and his emergency medicine residency and health services… Read more
George Anesi George Anesi, MD, MSCE, MBE Instructor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania George Anesi, MD, MSCE, MBE Instructor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania George Anesi is an alum of the T-GAPP program. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at Massachusetts… Read more
Krisda Chaiyachati Krisda Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Krisda Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Krisda Chaiyachati is an alum of the T-GAPP program. He completed his medical degree at the University of Michigan School of Medicine and his internal medicine training in Yale's Primary Care… Read more
Elinore Kaufman Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Elinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Elinore Kaufman is an active scholar in the T-GAPP program. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed a general surgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center… Read more
Austin Kilaru Austin Kilaru, MD, MSHP Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Austin Kilaru, MD, MSHP Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Austin Kilaru is an active scholar in the T-GAPP program. He graduated from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He then completed his emergency medicine residency at… Read more
Rachel Kohn Rachel Kohn, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Rachel Kohn, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Rachel Kohn is an alum of the T-GAPP program. She received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at… Read more
Daniel Lee Daniel Lee, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Urology in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Daniel Lee, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Urology in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Daniel Lee is an alum of the T-GAPP program. He graduated from SUNY Stony Brook Medical School and completed his surgery internship and residency in urology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell… Read more
Yuvaram Reddy Yuvaram Reddy, MBBS, MPH Nephrologist, Crescenz VA Medical Center Yuvaram Reddy, MBBS, MPH Nephrologist, Crescenz VA Medical Center Yuvaram Reddy is an active scholar in the T-GAPP program. In addition to being a practicing nephrologist, Dr. Reddy is a core investigator at the VA Center for Health Equity Research and… Read more
Emily Vail Emily Vail, MD, MSc Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Emily Vail, MD, MSc Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Emily Vail is an active scholar in the T-GAPP program. She graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed an anesthesiology residency and critical care fellowship… Read more
Alexa Watach Alexa Watach, PhD, RN Instructor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Alexa Watach, PhD, RN Instructor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Alexa Watach is an active scholar in the T-GAPP program. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a PhD in nursing science and completed a T32 postdoctoral fellowship in sleep research… Read more

How to Apply

The T-GAPP program is currently closed to applications.

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