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Research Career Development Awards

K08

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award

Program Purpose

The purpose of this program is to prepare clinically trained individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. This program provides support and protected time for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research, including translational research.