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Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Created by the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) in partnership with NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICO), the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH, pronounced "birch") is a mentored career-development program designed to connect junior faculty, known as BIRCWH Scholars, to senior faculty with shared interest in women's health and sex differences research.
Since the program was created in 2000, more than 800 junior faculty have been part of the BIRCWH career development training from ORWH and its partners among the NIH Institutes and Centers. There are 19 active BIRCWH programs . ORWH and the NIH Institutes and Centers contribute over $15 million per year to support this career development program.
The BIRCWH awards are an NIH-wide collaborative effort.
The BIRCWH program's current and past co-sponsors include the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Office of AIDS Research.
ORWH is the NIH lead for the BIRCWH program and works with NIAMS and NIDA to provide grants management for the awards. To be eligible for the BIRCWH program as a BIRCWH scholar, junior faculty—men and women—must have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowship and must plan to conduct interdisciplinary basic, translational, behavioral, clinical, and/or health-services research relevant to women's health.
Most BIRCWH Scholars move on to obtain independent NIH grant funding after their participation in the BIRCWH program. Starting FY 2023, the BIRCWH program has expanded to include BIRCWH trainees who are post-doctoral fellows or instructor-level faculty. Interested in getting involved or learning more about the BIRCWH program?
Please reach out to ORWH at [email protected] . No locations in these areas District of Columbia (DC) Location with active BIRCWH programs Location with multiple BIRCWH programs Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lecture Dr. Ruth Kirschstein—an exceptional scientist, mentor, and health administrator—was the first woman to direct an NIH institute.
She led the National Institute of General Medical Sciences from 1974 to 1993 and later served as Principal NIH Deputy Director and twice as NIH Acting Director. The Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lecture is presented in honor of her life and achievements.
Year Event Speaker 2016 Conference on Evidence-Based Innovations to Support Women in Biomedical Research Careers June 6, 2016 Shirley Malcom, Ph. D. Director, Education and Human Resources Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018 BIRCWH Annual Meeting November 28, 2018 Jeanne-Marie Guise, M.
D. , M. P.
H. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine 2019 BIRCWH Annual Meeting December 11, 2019 Judith Regensteiner, Ph. D.
Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine 2020 BIRCWH Annual Meeting December 14, 2020 Patricia E. Molina, Ph. D.
Richard Ashman Professor and Head, Department of Physiology; Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence; Director, Comprehensive Alcohol-HIV/AIDS Research Center, School of Medicine; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans 2021 BIRCWH Annual Meeting December 13, 2021 Molly L. Carnes, M. D.
, M. S. Virginia Valian Professor, Departments of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Center for Women’s Health Research; Co-Director, Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute; University of Wisconsin–Madison 2022 BIRCWH Annual Meeting November 2, 2022 Katherine E.
Hartmann, M. D. , Ph.
D. Vice President for Research Integration Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Scientist Development Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology & Medicine Vanderbilt University 2023 BIRCWH Annual Meeting December 5, 2023 Karen M. Freund, M.
D. , M. P.
H Physician-in-Chief, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center Sheldon M. Wolff Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Harry and Elsa Jiler Clinical Research Professor, American Cancer Society 2024 BIRCWH Annual Meeting October 1, 2024 Abbey Berenson, M. D.
, M. M. S.
, Ph. D. Director, UTMB Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health Director, Division of Population and Preventive Health, Department of Ob/Gyn Garland D.
Anderson MD Distinguished University Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor, Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health The University of Texas Medical Branch Adjunct Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center Legacy of Leadership Lecture The inaugural presentation of the Legacy of Leadership Lecture was delivered at the 20th Anniversary of the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health Annual Meeting on December 14, 2020.
Year Event Speaker 2020 BIRCWH Annual Meeting December 14, 2020 Claire E. Sterk, Ph. D.
Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health Emory University 2021 BIRCWH Annual Meeting December 13, 2021 Claire Pomeroy, M. D. , M.
B. A. Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation 2022 BIRCWH Annual Meeting November 2, 2022 Judith A.
James, M. D. , Ph.
D. Lou C.
Kerr Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research Associate Vice Provost for Clinical and Translational Science George Lynn Cross Professor of Research, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology Adjunct Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center; Vice President of Clinical Affairs Member and Program Chair, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation 2023 BIRCWH Annual Meeting December 5, 2023 Lindsey A.
Criswell, M. D. , M.
P. H. , D.
Sc. Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Head, Genomics and Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Section, Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 2024 BIRCWH Annual Meeting October 1, 2024 Nina F. Schor, M.
D. , Ph. D.
NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research Former Deputy Director of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Former Academic Appointments: Ann Craumer Professor of Pediatric Research, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Chief of the Division of Child Neurology in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Associate Dean for Medical Student Research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine William H.
Eilinger Chair of the Department of Pediatrics Pediatrician-in-Chief of the Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Page Last Updated on March 19, 2026 Signature Research Programs Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) on Sex Differences Women’s Health Research in Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Programs Menopause & Midlife Health Policy and Planning Initiatives Sex as a Biological Variable Annual Vivian W.
Pinn Symposium National Women's Health Week What's New: In the Spotlight Articles ORWH Quarterly Publication
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University of Wisconsin Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Scholars Program is funded by NIH National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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