NCCAM and Osher Foundation Join in New Career Award
NCCAM has announced a new career development award for CAM practitioners who hold a doctorate from a CAM institution. The Bernard Osher Foundation/NCCAM CAM Practitioner Research Career Development Award will provide support to awardees for gaining research training experience (up to 5 years) to allow them to prepare for successful independent careers as CAM investigators.
Bernard Osher, founder and treasurer of the Osher Foundation, said, "We are particularly pleased to promote the future of integrative medicine research through this new award." The Osher Foundation supports programs in integrative medicine, lifelong learning, and postsecondary education, and makes local grants to arts, cultural, and educational institutions in target areas. Its support of the NCCAM award is through a grant to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
Margaret A. Chesney, Ph.D., NCCAM Deputy Director, said, "We are extremely pleased to have this opportunity to join forces with the Osher Foundation in addressing one of NCCAM's primary goals--creating a cadre of well-trained CAM researchers. This program provides yet another mechanism through which the Center can collaborate with the CAM community to foster the next generation of leaders in this field."
The deadline for the first round of applications was February 1, 2007. The next deadline will be October 1, 2008. For the full announcement, see grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-003.html.
