Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program (T32)

The T32 Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Roadmap provides interested students with access to a level of clinical research training that is appropriate to their career stage and level of interest, and that accommodates their changing training needs as they progress through their predoctoral training.

The goal of the Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program is to increase the number of well-trained clinical researchers who will assume leadership roles in the design and oversight of future clinical investigations critical to the overall mission of the NIH. The program will provide early exposure and appropriate training in clinical research for predoctoral students enrolled in medical, dental, and nursing schools in addition to pharmacy, public health, and other allied health disciplines. Students may apply for an advanced degree in a combined program where a clinically-related research master's degree (or doctorate) is given with a health-professional doctoral degree.

There are ten institutions that have been recognized for their training programs and have received awards. The institutions are expected to provide a range of experiences, including core didactic components, summer or short research experiences, and an intensive clinical research training program. Each intensive training core will support the equivalent of 10-12 full-time trainees enrolled in a year-long non-degree, M.S. or Ph.D. program. Programs must include core didactic components, summer or short research experiences, an intensive clinical research training program, a faculty core, and an administrative core.

The ten institutions to receive the award are:

Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
Medical University of South Carolina
Ohio State University
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Francisco
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
University of Washington
Washington University
Yale University

For further information, contact:

Carol Merchant, M.D., M.P.H
Program Director
Roadmap K12/T32 Career Development Programs
Division for Clinical Research Resources
National Center for Research Resources
National Institutes of Health
One Democracy Plaza, Room 920
6701 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 4874
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4874 (20817 for express mail)
Telephone: 301-435-0790
Fax: 301-480-3661
E-mail: MerchantC@mail.nih.gov