NHLBI Research Career Development Programs in Emergency Medicine Research (K12)

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Purpose: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health, solicits applications for institutional research career development (K12) programs from applicant organizations that propose to develop multidisciplinary clinical research training programs in emergency medicine (EM) that prepare clinician-scientists for academic leadership roles and independent research careers in emergency medicine. Programs will provide comprehensive research training to evaluate innovative approaches for the diagnosis and clinical management of patients with acute, life-threatening manifestations of cardiovascular, pulmonary and hematologic diseases, and severe trauma in emergency department (ED) settings. Programs will provide graduate training in clinical research methodology, epidemiology, health services research, statistics, ethics, as well as comprehensive training in the unique procedures required to collect data in emergency care settings. Mechanism of Support: This FOA will use the NIH Institutional Research Career Development K12 grant mechanism. K12 programs may not be transferred from one institution to another. (See section VI.2.) Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: NHLBI intends to commit approximately $1.08 million in 2011 and $20.79 million in total costs over a five-year period to fund up to five new grants in response to this FOA.

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