Clinical Research Career Development

Career Development Opportunities

(K30) Clinical Research Curriculum Award—intended to stimulate the inclusion of high-quality, multidisciplinary, didactic training as part of the career development of clinical investigators. It supports the development and/or improvement of core courses designed as in-depth instruction in the fundamental skills, methodologies, and theories necessary for the well-trained, independent, clinical researcher.

NIH Roadmap Clinical Research Development Programs—supports the early career development of clinical researchers from a variety of disciplines, including patient oriented research, translational research, small and large scale clinical investigation and trials, and epidemiologic and natural history studies.

• (K12) Mentored Clinical Research Scholar—focuses on training individuals to achieve excellence in their ability to design and oversee research in multidisciplinary team settings, and have a high potential to become leaders of various fields of clinical research critical to the overall mission of the NIH.

• (T32) Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program—provides interested students access to a level of clinical research training that is appropriate to their career stage and level of interest, and to accommodate their changing training needs as they progress through their predoctoral training.

The career development (K and T) program mechanisms mentioned above are also funded as part of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards. A major goal of the CTSA initiative is to develop a national consortium of CTSA institutions that will work together to transform the discipline of clinical and translational research across the country. The CTSA consortium, through its Education and Career Development component will prepare the next generation of clinical researchers to meet tomorrow's health care challenges.

Contact Information

For further information about clinical research career development support from NCRR, please contact: