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M E N TO R I N G & T R A I N I N G S L E E P R E S E A R C H L E A D E R S
                             WORLDSLEEPSOCIETY.ORG/ISRTP

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                                                                       This educational initiative is
                                                                             supported by Philips.
M E N TO R I N G & T R A I N I N G S L E E P R E S E A R C H L E A D E R S

                                                                                       ISRTP STEERING COMMITTEE
Dear Sleep Medicine and Research Community,

W     orld Sleep Society has developed—and is now seeking trainee
      applications for—the International Sleep Research Training Program
(ISRTP). The overarching goal of the program is to prepare sleep trainees
                                                                                                       Clete Kushida, MD, PhD
                                                                                                       Stanford University
                                                                                                       (United States)

from various countries throughout the world for future leadership in basic
and/or clinical sleep research. Prior to ISRTP, there was no formalized
process to select the best international trainees whom would optimally                                 Simon Kyle, MA, PhD
                                                                                                       University of Oxford
benefit from a 1-year comprehensive training program.                                                  (United Kingdom)

The ISRTP will provide an opportunity for such trainees, especially those in
developing countries, to train at major academic institutions so they can
acquire sleep research skills and observe management of patients with sleep                            Allan I. Pack, MBChB, PhD
disorders from experienced scientists and clinicians. In turn, the program                             University of Pennsylvania
                                                                                                       (United States)
will foster a cohort of future sleep research leaders who will keep the field of
sleep research and medicine vibrant with their ideas, plans and goals.

                                                                                                       Thomas Penzel, PhD
The trainees will be matched to sleep research mentors at host academic                                Charité Universitätsmedizin
institutions. Each trainee must have funds to support his or her trainee year                          Berlin (Germany)
at the host institution. The program will provide trainees with travel funds to
participate in two major international sleep meetings. Selection of trainees
will be based on their research plans; plans to further research in their home
                                                                                                       Dalva Poyares, MD, PhD
country; English communication skills; motivation; educational level; and                              Universidade Federal de
availability of continued mentorship in their home countries.                                          São Paulo (Brazil)

The second class of trainees will start on July 1, 2020 and end on June
30, 2021. An application packet for interested trainees can be found at                                Susan Redline, MD, MPH
worldsleepsociety.org/isrtp. The application deadline is January 15, 2020.                             Harvard University
                                                                                                       (United States)

Please contact Allan O’Bryan at info@worldsleepsociety.org with any
questions about the program.
                                                                                                       Brendon Yee, MBChB, PhD
Sincerely,                                                                                             University of Sydney
                                                                                                       (Australia)

Clete Kushida, MD, PhD,                                                                             This educational initiative is
on behalf of the WSS ISRTP Steering Committee                                                             supported by Philips.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
 Apply to join the ISRTP as a 1) MENTEE/TRAINEE, 2) MENTOR or 3) ISRTP SITE. The aims of the program are to offer
 training in the field of sleep research, to provide collaborative co-mentorship between mentors in the trainee’s home
 institution and in the host country to promote coordinated, culture-appropriate career development, and to enrich the
 growing field of sleep medicine and research with future sleep research leaders. The ISRTP strives to connect institutions,
 societies and individuals to provide the best training for the next generation of sleep professionals.

MENTEE/TRAINEE OVERVIEW                                         MENTEE APPLICATION PROCESS
Is your objective to make a career in the field of sleep
research? Apply as a Mentee/Trainee in the International         HOW TO BECOME A MENTEE/TRAINEE
Sleep Research Training Program by January 15, 2020 to           IN THE CLASS OF 2021
be a member of the Class of 2021.
                                                                 To apply as a Mentee/Trainee in the program, applicants must
                                                                 first complete a Communication Skills/English intake interview,
                                                                 conducted by World Sleep Society. During this interview, the
KEY TOPICS COVERED WITHIN                                        Mentee/Trainee must cover the motivation behind application,
THE MENTORSHIP                                                   as well as prior research experience. Additionally, the following
• Research study development, implementation and                 criteria must be met:
  replication (including study design, selection of specific     o Education requirement: PhD, MD, or equivalent degree
  aims and outcomes, data analysis, authorship, and
  ethical concerns)                                              o Completed application

• Clinical exposure to management of sleep disorders             o A personal statement detailing plans for research and
                                                                   how to develop sleep research in country of origin
• Scientific communication skills (including presenting and        (max 500 words)
  publishing results)
                                                                 o Biosketch
• Obtaining and managing research funds                          o Letter of support from home mentor related to academic
• Career development                                               performance
                                                                 o Letter of support from home institution
                                                                 o Letter of support from members of home institution who
KEY MENTEE OUTCOMES                                                are active in research
• Acquisition of knowledge and understanding of                  o Copy of funding letter or evidence of funding OR
  sleep science                                                    provisional status until letter of funding received
• Acquisition of research skills
                                                                 APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 15, 2020
• Clinical exposure to the management of sleep disorders         Applications will be accepted by email only and should arrive
• Accepted manuscripts                                           no later than January 15, 2020. All submissions will receive
                                                                 a confirmation email within 3 business days.
• Funded grants
                                                                 To apply to be a Mentee/Trainee for the ISRTP program or for
• Academic and societal leadership
                                                                 more information, visit worldsleepsociety.org/ISRTP

                                                                               Founded by WORLD ASSOCIATION OF SLEEP MEDICINE and WORLD SLEEP FEDERATION

                                        WORLDSLEEPSOCIETY.ORG/ISRTP             | PAGE 3
CURRENT ISRTP SITES & MENTORS
HARVARD UNIVERSITY                                         STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical              Division of Sleep Medicine
School
                                                                                 SITE REPRESENTATIVE:
                     SITE REPRESENTATIVE:                                        Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD
                     Susan Redline, MD, MPH                                      (United States)
                     (United States)
                                                                                 MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:
                     MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:                                      Division Chief and Medical Director,
                     Peter C. Farrell Professor of Sleep                         Stanford University, Division of
                     Medicine, Harvard Medical School                            Sleep Medicine

SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:                           SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Sleep medicine epidemiology; genetic epidemiology;         Clinical trials on new diagnostic and treatment tools
cohort studies; clinical trials; data science.             for sleep disorders; phenotyping/genotyping of sleep
                                                           disorders; prediction of adherence to treatment;
WEBSITE: sleep.med.harvard.edu                             artificial intelligence algorithms for polysomnography.

                                                           WEBSITE: med.stanford.edu/sleepdivision

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute

                     SITE REPRESENTATIVE:
                     Simon Kyle, MA, PhD
                     (United Kingdom)

                     MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:
                     Associate Professor,
                     University of Oxford, Sleep and
                     Circadian Neuroscience Institute

SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Neural mechanisms that regulate sleep and circadian
rhythms; experimental and clinical sleep medicine (with
a particular focus on insomnia disorder); sleep and
psychiatric disorder; wearable devices and digital
therapeutics in sleep medicine; regulation of circadian
rhythms by light; sleep and society.

WEBSITE: ndcn.ox.ac.uk/research/experimental-and-
clinical-sleep-medicine-group

                          MENTORING & TRAINING SLEEP RESEARCH LEADERS | PAGE 4
CURRENT ISRTP SITES & MENTORS
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA                                          UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Center for Sleep & Circadian Neurobiology                           Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

                         SITE REPRESENTATIVE:
                         Allan I. Pack, MBChB, PhD                                                     SITE REPRESENTATIVE:
                         (United States)                                                               Brendon Yee, MBChB, PhD
                                                                                                       (Australia)
                         MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:
                         Director, Center for Sleep and                                                MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:
                         Circadian Neurobiology,                                                       Clinical Associate Professor Medicine,
                         University of Pennsylvania                                                    Central Clinical School, Woolcock
                                                                                                       Institute of Medical Research
SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Dr. Pack and the other faculty in the Center (Mathias Basner,
David Dinges, Philip Gehrman, Namni Goel, Matthew Kayser,           SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Samuel Kuna, Michael Perlis, David Raizen, Amita Sehgal and         The cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of sleep
Ignacio Tapia) are ISRTP mentors. The research group at the         apnea, respiratory failure including obesity hypoventilation
University of Pennsylvania has developed both national and          syndrome, cognitive performance and sleep loss, the
international consortia to facilitate their research. Thus, there   relationship between shift work and productivity, and health
are considerable data available for trainees coming to Penn         and sleep effects of windfarms.
to conduct secondary data analyses that allow trainees at
this site to obtain high-quality publications. The research         WEBSITE: woolcock.org.au
group also specializes in a functional genomics approach to
study of sleep and sleep disorders, with a particular focus
on obstructive sleep apnea and developing a personalized
approach to this common disorder, and studies in Drosophila
and mice to elucidate the role of specific genes.

WEBSITE: med.upenn.edu/sleepctr

  MENTOR/SITE APPLICATION PROCESS
  HOW YOU & YOUR INSTITUTION CAN BECOME AN ISRTP MENTOR & SITE
  Criteria for our ISRTP Mentors & Sites will be assessed           The Mentor/Site application for the ISRTP program is still
  every 3-year cycle. Currently, to become a Mentor/Site,           being developed. For more information, contact Allan
  the following must be present:                                    O’Bryan of World Sleep Society at
                                                                    info@worldsleepsociety.org.
  o Availability of primary and secondary mentors
  o Availability of educational/training content for sleep
    science and research in English
  o Availability for both basic and clinical research
  o Active current and prospective research projects
  o Ability to arrange clinical observations
  o A track record of training students, peers or other trainees
                                                                                 Founded by WORLD ASSOCIATION OF SLEEP MEDICINE and WORLD SLEEP FEDERATION

                       FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WORLDSLEEPSOCIETY.ORG/ISRTP | PAGE 5
ISRTP
                                                      INTERNATIONAL SLEEP RESEARCH
                                                      TRAINING PROGRAM

                         M E N TO R I N G & T R A I N I N G S L E E P R E S E A R C H L E A D E R S

MENTEE APPLICATION
IS YOUR OBJECTIVE TO MAKE A CAREER IN THE FIELD OF SLEEP MEDICINE AND RESEARCH? Apply to be a
member of the ISRTP’s Class of 2021. As a Mentee/Trainee, you have the opportunity to learn from leaders in the sleep
medicine field.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:                                           HOW TO BECOME A MENTEE/TRAINEE
o   Education requirement: PhD, MD, or equivalent degree        IN THE CLASS OF 2021
                                                                To apply as a Mentee/Trainee in the program, applicants must
o   Communication skills: 20-minute English intake              first complete a Communication Skills/English intake interview,
    interview                                                   conducted by World Sleep Society. During this interview, the
                                                                Mentee/Trainee must cover the motivation behind application
o   Funding: Copy of funding letter or evidence of              as well as prior research experience. Additionally, the
                                                                following criteria must be met:
    funding OR provisional status until letter of funding
    received * Disclaimer: If funding is not received,          o Education requirement: PhD, MD, or equivalent degree
    individual is unable to continue program                    o Completed application (see next 2 pages)

o   Availability to commit to a one-year program                o A Personal statement detailing plans for research and
                                                                  how to develop sleep research in country of origin
    (July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021)
                                                                  (max 500 words)
o   Active standing as a member of World Sleep Society.         o Biosketch
    To become a member visit                                    o Letter of support from home mentor related to academic
    worldsleepsociety.org/join.                                   performance
                                                                o Letter of support from home institution
                                                                o Letter of support from members of home institution who
                                                                  are active in research
                                                                o Copy of funding letter or evidence of funding OR
                                                                  provisional status until letter of funding received

                                                                Please send your application by email to Allan O’Bryan at
                                                                info@worldsleepsociety.org.

                                                                APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 15, 2020
                                                                Applications will be accepted by email only and should arrive
                                                                no later than January 15, 2020. All submissions will receive
                                                                a confirmation email within 3 business days

                              This educational initiative       For more information visit worldsleepsociety.org/ISRTP.
                              is supported by Philips.

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                                                                          worldsleepsociety.org
ISRTP
                                               INTERNATIONAL SLEEP RESEARCH
                                               TRAINING PROGRAM

                       M E N TO R I N G & T R A I N I N G S L E E P R E S E A R C H L E A D E R S

MENTEE APPLICATION
STEP A – CONTACT INFORMATION
First Name 		            					                                Last Name

MD, PhD, or Equivalent Degree

Specialty/Sleep Research Area

Personal Email					                              		           Work Email

Academic Institution

Address

City										                                                        State                  Zip Code

Country/Province

Cell Phone

  STEP B – ISRTP SITE PREFERENCE *
       HARVARD UNIVERSITY                                                 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
       Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School               Center for Sleep & Circadian Neurobiology
       Boston, MA | United States                                         Philadelphia, PA | United States
       Website: sleep.med.harvard.edu/                                    Website: med.upenn.edu/sleepctr

       STANFORD UNIVERSITY                                                UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
       Division of Sleep Medicine                                         Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
       Redwood City, CA | United States                                   Sydney | Australia
       Website: med.stanford.edu/sleepdivision                            Website: woolcock.org.au
                                                                   * Please indicate your ISRTP Site Preference. Acceptance to the
       UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD                                        program is conditional on being accepted by both a site and a
       Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute                  mentor at the site. Matching you to your desired site is based
       Oxford | United Kingdom                                     on availability of site resources and if a mentor in your area of
                                                                   research interest is available and accepts you as his/her mentee.
       Website: ndcn.ox.ac.uk/research/sleep-circadian-
                                                                   If not, you will be offered other sites and mentors who accept
       neuroscience-institute                                      you as a mentee.

          2021 APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2020
                   FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WORLDSLEEPSOCIETY.ORG/ISRTP | PAGE 7
ISRTP
                                                INTERNATIONAL SLEEP RESEARCH
                                                TRAINING PROGRAM

                        M E N TO R I N G & T R A I N I N G S L E E P R E S E A R C H L E A D E R S

MENTEE APPLICATION
STEP C – ATTACHMENTS
Each application must include the following attachments. Please attach the following with your completed
application email:

o Personal statement detailing plans for research and how to develop sleep research in country of origin. All personal
  statements should be attached as a Word Document or PDF, should be no longer than 500 words and answer the
  following questions:
		 1. What is your background and experience in your research area(s)?
		 2. Why do you want to be a Mentee in the ISRTP and what do you hope
			 to accomplish through this program?
                                                                                      Send your completed application
		 3. What would you like to research within the scope of this Mentorship             by email to Allan O’Bryan at
			 and why are you interested in being matched to the host university                info@worldsleepsociety.org.
			 you selected?
                                                                                      APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR
		 4. What potential contribution can you provide to your host Mentor                 CLASS OF 2021: January 15, 2020
			 and/or Site?
                                                                                      Applications will be accepted by
		 5. How do you hope this Mentorship will further/advance your training              email only and should arrive no later
			 and how do you plan to further your training after you finish the program?        than January 15, 2020.

		 6. How will you develop sleep research and medicine in your home                   All submissions will receive a
			country?                                                                           confirmation email within 3 business
                                                                                      days.
o Biosketch (NIH offers a blank template to complete if unavailable:
  https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/biosketch.htm)                                  For more information visit
                                                                                      worldsleepsociety.org/ISRTP.
o Letter of support from home mentor related to academic performance, with
  comment on trainee’s current percentage of research, education and
  clinical time
o Letter of support from home institution
o Letter of support from two members of home institution who are active in research
o Copy of funding letter or evidence of funding OR provisional status
  until letter of funding received

        2021 APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2020
                    FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WORLDSLEEPSOCIETY.ORG/ISRTP | PAGE 8
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