Getting funded. Career development awards for aspiring clinical investigators.
For aspiring clinical investigators, career development awards provide a primary mechanism for "getting funded." The objective of this article is to provide information that will facilitate a successful application for a research career development award. Specifically, we discuss important issues that cut across the diverse array of awards, and we highlight the most common sources of funding, including the unique opportunities that are available for underrepresented minorities. The target audience includes junior faculty and fellows who are pursuing or considering a research career in academic medicine, as well as their mentors and program directors.
Gill
Thomas M
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Department of Internal Medicine, Yale, university School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. 06504, USA. gill@ynhh.org
McDermott
Mary M
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Ibrahim
Said A
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Petersen
Laura A
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Doebbeling
Bradley N
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D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002321:Career Choice; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012108:Research Personnel / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D013192:Staff Development / Q000191:economics*; D014146:Training Support / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States