Training Program
Purpose
The purpose of this program is to train outstanding individuals to design, execute, and oversee clinical research in multidisciplinary team settings, and to develop future clinical research leaders in disciplines critical to the overall mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
This program will provide the time, funding, and rigorous mentorship necessary to foster the early career development of clinical researchers ("NIH Clinical Research Scholars"). The program encourages all types of clinical research, including patient-oriented research, translational research, small- and large-scale clinical investigation and trials, epidemiologic and natural history studies, health services research, and health behavior research. The program seeks to attract individuals from a broad range of disciplines, including dentistry, medicine, naturopathy, nursing, pharmacy, public health, social work, and surgery.
Funding
The University of Washington will accept up to 7 Clinical Research Scholars (CR Scholars) each year. We will provide two to five consecutive years of salary support for CR Scholar. In general, the program will provide 75% of the CR Scholarís salary. Therefore, 75% of the CR Scholarsí full-time professional effort must be devoted to the didactic training and research program of the K-12 Program. Exceptions to the 75% effort requirement may be made for limited specialties (e.g., 50% effort for surgeons requiring greater clinical effort to maintain surgical skills, or 100% support for Scholars participating in full-time research fellowships and who are not yet faculty members), but must be sufficiently justified.
In addition to salary support, CR Scholars will receive project funds up to $25,000 per year, as well as limited salary support for their mentors. They may also be eligible for the NIH Loan Repayment Program and are urged to learn about this program.