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Get Family Medicine Representation on NIH Study Sections
PROBLEM
The majority of NIH research funding traditionally supports research of one specific disease, organ system, cellular or chemical process - not primary care.
SOLUTION
Send NIH a message by hundreds of Family Medicine researchers applying for vacant NIH study section positions.
Key Requirements for Applicants:
-Candidates must be recognized authorities in their field
-Candidates must be a principal investigator on a research project comparable to those being reviewed
-Study section membership is generally a four-year commitment, involving three meetings per year.
HOW TO DO IT
Visit www.nih.gov for complete application details.
Click here for selection criteria and instructions.
Questions? Contact Angela Broderick, abroderick@napcrg.org
WHEN
Target all applications for arrival October 10 - 14, 2011.
Did you know...
-From 2002-2006, Family Medicine researchers received just over $186 million of the $95.3 billion in research grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). That's about two pennies for ever $10.
-Nearly 75% of all grants to family medicine came from only six of NIH's 24 funding institutes and centers, and one third of the institutes and centers did not award any grants to family medicine.
Source: The Robert Graham Center