eRA will deploy the NIH Population Tracking module on May 17. This new IMPAC II application records and stores information about target and yearly cumulative enrollment of women, men, and minorities involved in NIH-supported clinical research. Population Tracking will be one of the featured demonstrations at eRA’s May 10 symposium, and additional sessions will be offered in June and July. Depending on user demand, the Human Resources Development Division (HRDD) may provide hands-on instruction.

Training demonstrations will focus on using the Population Tracking module to enter data reported in competing and non-competing applications. Topics will include entering data from single and multiple protocols within a grant, using new and old formats for describing ethnicity and race, and reporting foreign populations. Look for Population Tracking documentation on the IMPAC II Web page after the May deployment.