| T H E N I H C A T A L Y S T | J U L Y – A U G U S T 2001 |
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| SHARED TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE INTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM | |||
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Program
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Participants
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Number of Participants/ Contacts |
Type
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| Undergraduate Scholarship Program | Undergrads from disadvantaged backgrounds |
67 |
Scholarships. Laboratory training at NIH during summers; postgraduate training one year for each year of scolarship award. Selection competitive and central |
| Loan Repayment Programs | Ph.D.s, M.D.s, and D.D.S.s in AIDS, clinical, or other research | 108 <http://lrp.info.nih.gov> |
Student loan repayment. Candidates recruited by ICs for research positions, but competitively centrally selected for loan repayment benefits |
| NIH/FAES Summer Student Program | Area high school students | 25 new, 15 returning Adrian Martinez, FAES |
Summer lab research experience with weekly presentations. Central selection; support from ICs |
| HHMI/NIH/FAES teacher training | Area high school teachers | 17 Adrian Martinez, FAES |
Lab experience; weekly meetings with the director of the Office of Science Education and the deputy director for intramural research. Central selection |
| HHMI Research Scholars | 2nd or 3rd year medical and dental students | 42 (5–10 returnees) | Laboratory research experience. Central selection by mentors' panel |
| Clinical Research Training Program | M.D.s and D.D.S.s with one year of clinical rotations | 17 <http://www.training.nih.gov> |
Training in the conduct of clinical research. Selection by central committee |
| NIH Academy | Recent college graduates | 10 <http://www.training.nih.gov> |
Postbaccalaureate training with emphasis on health disparities. Central selection, with support from ICs |
| Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program | Juniors in engineering | 12 R. Lutz, director |
Laboratory research experience in biomedical engineering. Central selection. Foundation for the NIH support |
| Graduate Program Partnerships | Ph.D. and M.S. students | 154 <http://gpp.nih.gov> |
Doctoral and masters-level research training. Students selected by university in partnership with NIH |
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IRTAS: |
1. Postbacs 2. Postbacs and Masters 3. Postdocs |
1. 250 2. 100 3. 3,200 <http://www.training.nih.gov |
1. Training to cultivate interest in science careers 2. Training for technicians 3. Training to support research careers |
| Clinical electives program | 2nd or 3rd year medical and dental students | 35 <http://www.training.nih.gov> |
Rotations in 23 areas, including individualized research tutorials |
| Summer internship program | High school, college, and grad students | 700 <http://www.training.nih.gov> |
Laboratory research training, with selections made by individual investigators |
| Summer research fellowship program | Medical and dental students | 100 <http://www.training.nih.gov> |
Laboratory research training, with selections made by individual investigators |
| Office of Education website | All levels of trainees for all institutes | <http://www.training.nih.gov> | Information and online applications for training programs; positions available |