Centennial Scholars/Centennial Clinicians Program

• To be eligible for the CS/CC Program, the faculty member must be enrolled during their first year on the faculty, and must be from an ethnic or racial group that has documented health disparities in Wisconsin. Individuals from the following four groups are eligible: Black, Hispanic, Hmong, and Native American. 
• Applications for the CS/CC Program must be submitted by the faculty member’s Department Chair.

If you have questions regarding eligibility, please contact the program leadership at csp@med.wisc.edu

• The CS/CC Program is a cohort of faculty members who are provided opportunities for networking and for meeting periodically for professional development topics.
• The CS/CC Program is overseen by an Advisory Committee (AC). The AC reviews Program applications, conducts welcome calls for new Scholars/Clinicians, attends Scholars/Clinicians’ Annual reviews, and can provide support for Scholars/Clinicians navigating issues relevant to faculty from underrepresented groups at SMPH.

• The CS/CC Program holds meetings roughly once per semester. All Scholars/Clinicians are required to attend these meetings, and Departments are expected to release Scholars/Clinicians from clinical or administrative duties for these meetings. The agenda for the meetings will be determined by the Advisory Committee. Scholars/Clinicians are encouraged to make suggestions about the topics for these meetings, and may be involved in coordinating speakers for these meetings.
• The CS/CC Program holds two networking/social events per year. Attendance is strongly encouraged.
• An annual review will be conducted for each Scholar/Clinician. Review by the Advisory Committee will be an opportunity for the scholar/clinician to discuss their career progress and any barriers the faculty member is experiencing with regard to making progress in their career and their scholarly activity. 
• The CS/CC Program Annual Meeting will be attended by either the Scholar/Clinician’s Department Chair or mentor(s) of their choosing, and at least two members of the Centennial Program Advisory Committee. The CS/CC Program Annual Meeting is meant to provide Scholars/Clinicians with an opportunity to share Scholars/Clinicians accomplishments, as well as discuss any barriers to success Scholars/Clinicians may encounter. 
• The CS/CC Program Annual Meeting is separate from any annual Mentor Committee meetings, and should not be treated as a Mentor Committee meeting for purposes of promotion.
• Each Scholar/Clinician will participate in an Annual Survey to give feedback to the Advisory Committee.
• The program’s leadership may terminate an award, after careful review and consideration if there are circumstances which warrant termination such as misallocation of funds.

• The candidate’s department chair will submit an application to csp@med.wisc.edu with identifying information, including:
  • The Chair’s letter that includes:
  • Name, department (division, if applicable), rank, date of hire.
  • Eligibility (race and ethnicity).
  • Branch of the program to which they are being nominated (Centennial Scholars or Centennial Clinicians).
  • A brief summary of the candidate’s assigned responsibilities.
  • Anticipated use of the funding.
  • Budget worksheet and justification:
    • A completed budget worksheet 
    • Budget justification for all items in the budget (can be included as an addendum to the Chair’s letter)
    • Be sure to clearly indicate how the funding for salary is being used for the candidate’s benefit (i.e., the protected time usually afforded to faculty on this track and the additional protected time the applicant will be afforded based on the CSP funding.)
    • A Financial Agreement signed by the applicant and the Chief Administrative Officer must be included with the application.
  • A copy of the candidate’s CV must be included with the application.

• The sum of $210,000 will be distributed to the Department over 3 years or 7 years, on a yearly basis. 
• It is expected that the Department Chair will have a dialogue with the Scholar/Clinician about developing the budget.
• The Centennial Scholarship may be used for compensation support or other investments that will advance the research of the recipient.  “Compensation support” in this context includes support for the Scholar’s or designated research staff base salary and benefits.
• A revised budget may be submitted by the Department Chair for approval each year the Scholar/Clinician is in the program.

The funding from the Centennial Program (CP) is not analogous to an individual or an institutional K award. It is internal SMPH funding and unlike K awards none of the funds come from the NIH. You can list CP funding under internal funding on your CV.  Because the CP program is internally funded there is no prohibition for using the funding when one has an NIH K Award. In this case, the CP funding can  be used to support research expenses or research personnel or the funds can be banked to support the faculty member after the K funding runs out.

• Email csp@med.wisc.edu to reach:
  • Elizabeth Felton, MD, PhD (Advisory Committee Co-Chair)
  • Dawd Siraj, MD, MPHTM (Advisory Committee Co-Chair)
  • Meghan Gauger, Program Administrator