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photo Doris M. Rubio, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research Education and Training

Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, Nursing, and Clinical and Translational Science

Director, Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)

Director, KL2 Clinical Research Scholars Program

Director, Leading Emerging and Diverse Scholars to Success (LEADS)

Director of Diversity, ICRE

Email: dmr18@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-3352
Contact
Office: 200 Meyran Avenue
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-864-3352
Fax: 412-246-6954
E-mail: dmr18@pitt.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Emily Engvall
Address: 200 Meyran Avenue
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: eae47@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-692-4871
Education and Training
Education
BS, Florida Atlantic University, 1988
MS, Florida International University, 1991
PhD, Washington University, 1996
Research Interest
Since joining the University in 2002, Dr. Rubio has collaborated on numerous research grants across a variety of fields, serving in a leadership role on the majority of these projects. Her research is diverse, and her grants have been funded by multiple institutes and centers at NIH, as well as the National Research Mentoring Network.

Dr. Rubio focuses much of her current research on diversifying the workforce. She is the director of two federally funded grants that aim to help trainees from diverse backgrounds launch and sustain successful careers in the biomedical sciences. In addition, she has also investigated and published in fields such as psychometrics, structural equation modeling, quality-of-life indicators, alcoholism, and career development.

During her career, Dr. Rubio has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles in well-respected, high-impact journals. One of her publications, which highlights a model for career success that she developed in conjunction with the Research on Careers (ROC) group, has been extensively cited; the model was also adopted by the Clinical and Translational Science Award education consortium.
Educational Interest
Dr. Rubio has directed or co-directed seven courses for post-doctoral fellows and faculty members at the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE). These courses include Biostatistics, Nonparametric Statistics, Best Practices in Clinical Research, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Regression, Computer Methods in Clinical Research, Research Ethics, and Strategic Leadership. She has mentored several junior faculty members in the School of Medicine and currently serves as an advisor for the degree-granting programs, the KL2 Clinical and Translational Science Scholars Program, and the Career Education and Enhancement for Health Care Research Diversity (CEED) - all within the ICRE.

Dr. Rubio is particularly interested in mentoring and advising trainees from underrepresented groups. She is the director of both the Leading Emerging and Diverse Scientists to Success (LEADS) and Building Up programs offered through the ICRE. LEADS helps individuals from partnering Minority Serving Institutions develop skills necessary to launch successful biomedical research careers. Building Up is a cluster randomized trial to test an intervention for people who are underrepresented in health-related science at predominately white institutions to improve their Psychological Capital, which will improve their productivity.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
Rubio DM, Primack BA, Switzer GE, Bryce CL, Seltzer DL, Kapoor WN. A comprehensive career-success model for physician-scientists. Academic Medicine. 2011; 86(12): 1571-1576.
Lee LS, Pusek SP, McCormack WT, Helitzer DL, Martina CA, Dozier A, Ahluwalia JS, Schwartz L, McManus LM, Reynolds B, Haynes E, Rubio DM. Clinical and Translational Scientist Career Success: Metrics for Evaluation. Clinical and Translational Science. 2012; 5(5): 400-407.
Rubio DM, Sufian M, Trochim WM. Strategies for a National Evaluation of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards. Clinical and Translational Science. 2012; 5(2): 138-9.
Flemming MF, House S, Hanson CS, Yu L, Garbutt J, McGee R, Kroenke K, Abedin Z, Rubio DM. The Mentoring Competency Assessment: Validation of a New Instrument to Evaluate Skills of Research Mentors. Academic Medicine. 2013; 88(7): 1002-8.
Robinson G, Switzer GE, Cohen E, Primack BA, Kapoor WN, Seltzer D, Bakken L, Rubio DM. A Shortened Version of the Clinical Research Appraisal Inventory: CRAI-12. Academic Medicine. 2013; 88(9): 1340-1345.
Switzer GE, Robinson G, Rubio DM, Fowler N, Kapoor WN. Doctoral Programs to Train Future Leaders in Clinical and Translational Science. Academic Medicine. 2013; 88(9): 1332-1339.
Rubio DM, Robinson GF, Gilliam VA, Primack BA, Switzer GE, Seltzer DL, Kapoor WN. Characterization of investigators' approach to translational research: a qualitative study. Clinical and Translational Science. 2014; 7(6): 441-6.
Rubio DM, Blank AE, Dozier A, Hites L, Gilliam VA, Hunt J, Rainwater J, Trochim WM. Developing Common Metrics for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs): Lessons Learned. Clinical and Translational Science. 2015; 8(5): 451-9.
Mayowski CA, Abebe KZ, Morone NE, Rubio DM, Kapoor WN. 2017 Sowing the “CEED”s of a more diverse biomedical workforce. Clinical and Translational Science. 2018; 2(S1): 60-61.
Rubio DM, Hamm Megan E, Mayowski Colleen A, Nouraie Seyed Mehdi, Quarshire Alexander, Seto Todd, Shaheen Magda, de Laurido Lourdes E. Soto, Norman Marie K. Developing a Training Program to Diversify the Biomedical Research Workforce. Academic Medicine. 2019; In press.: NIHMS1520872.
Sponsored Research/Activities
Title: Building Up
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of General Medical Science
Grant Number: U01 GM132133
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2024
Title: Leading Emerging and Diverse Scientists to Success (LEADS)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of General Medical Science
Grant Number: R25 GM116740
Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2020
Title: Professional Skills Development for Mentors
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Boston College/National Institute of Health
Grant Number: U54 GM119023
Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2017
Title: Von Willebrand Disease Minimize Menorrhagia (VWDMin) Trial
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: U01 HL133815
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2022
Title: University of Pittsburgh Planning Grant for BWF Physician-Scientist Institutional Award
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Burroughs Wellcome
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2018
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (KL2)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: KL2 TR001856
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Team Science)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: UL1 TR001857
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Workplace Development)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: UL1 TR001857
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center RCDC
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Aging
Grant Number: P30 AG024827
Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2020
Title: Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center (DMAIC)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Aging
Grant Number: P30 AG024827
Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2020
Title: Expanding National Capacity in PCOR Through Training (ENACT)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Grant Number: R25 HS023185
Start Year: 2014
End Year: 2019
Title: Expanding National Capacity in PCOR Through Training (ENACT)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Grant Number: R25 HS023185
Start Year: 2014
End Year: 2019
Title: Identifying Genetic Modifiers of Severity in ADPKD - Database Coordinating Center
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: Mayo Foundation/National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Disease
Grant Number: U01 DK079856
Start Year: 2014
End Year: 2017
Title: Temporally-Oriented Subjective Well-being Across Transitions - Resources & Outcomes
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: University of Utah
Grant Number: R01 AT007262
Start Year: 2014
End Year: 2016
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute - Research Education Core
Role: Co-Director
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: UL1 TR000005
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2016
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute - Evaulation Core
Role: Core Director
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: UL1 TR000005
Start Year: 2011
End Year: 2016
Notable Achievements
Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women, 2008 - 2009
President, Association for Clinical Research Training, 2011
Association for Clinical and Translational Science Distinguished Educator Award, 2016
Former Associate Vice Provost for Faculty

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