CINCINNATI TRAINING PROGRAM IN PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGYRESEARCH

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This existing T32 Training Program in Pediatric Rheumatic Disease Research at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) seeks additional support for a new trainee whose research is focused on pain. The candidate trainee selected for this T32-postion is Danielle

Schocken, MD, who is currently a 3rd year fellow in the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship program at CCHMC. Dr. Schocken has developed a strong interest in pediatric pain research that has been the main theme of her fellowship project. She has a strong desire to continue this project under the mentorship of Dr. Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD, who is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of

Psychology at CCHMC and Associate Director of the Pediatric Pain Research Center. Her research in pediatric pain has been continuously funded by the NIH since 2000. Dr. Schocken’ s main project will be focused on understanding of discordance between patients and their providers when the pain of juvenile idiopathic arthritis is being assessed. If funded, Dr. Schocken will be well-equipped to

achieve the aims of her project and successfully complete the associated training plan in pain research owing to the existing NIAMS T32 infrastructure, training activities at the Pediatric Pain Research Center and the expertise of the primary pain research mentor.