Training

Training

Advances in human health cannot occur without a dedicated force of skilled basic and clinical scientists. Recruiting, retaining and empowering scientists from many disciplines to work in team environments is a top NIH priority.

Education & Training

Clinical Research Training Program

Established in 1997, the Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) is one of the Foundation for NIH’s premier public-private partnerships. With long-term support from Pfizer Inc, the program has enabled 280 of the country’s most promising medical and dental students to experience clinical research firsthand in an intensive, year-long, residential training program at the National Institutes of Health.

Education & Training

Minority Faculty & Student Partnership

The Minority Faculty-Student Partnership (MFSP) Traineeships in Biotechnology is a program of the National Institutes of Health and the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, Inc. The program aims to address the underrepresentation of minorities in research science, biotechnology, and medical careers.

Education & Training

Children and Clinical Studies Campaign

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s newly launched Children and Clinical Studies campaign aims to educate families, caregivers, and the clinical community about the benefits and risks of participating in pediatric clinical studies.

Education & Training

Targeted Cancer Therapies Tutorials

Understanding Targeted Therapies for Cancer is an animated, educational tutorial series developed by the National Cancer Institute for health professionals. The tutorials, available online or in DVD format, provide practitioners with an overview of targeted cancer therapies, the latest FDA-approved targeted therapy drugs, and active clinical trials involving these treatments.

Education & Training

Public Health Informatics Training Initiative

The goal of this initiative is to develop the field of public health informatics by expanding the capacity of the academic world for training public health informaticians who would apply their training to improving public health practice.  This program would elevate the field of public health informatics to that of bioinformatics and clinical informatics with a self-sustaining training inf

Education & Training

Principles of Clinical Pharmacology Course

The Principles of Pharmacology course began in 1998 to address the lack of formal training available in clinical pharmacology. The weekly lecture series, conducted by NIH, targets physicians, pharmacists and other scientists in training. Most medical schools do not offer a formal course in this discipline.

Programs in Development

The Heart Valve Exhibit: The Issue Was Patients: Developing Heart Valve Replacements

This planned exhibition and Web site will showcase the development of the heart valve, NIH’s role in its development, and the FDA’s role in regulation. The more personal side of research will be shared through the story of Dr. Nina Starr Braunwald, the first woman thoracic surgeon, as well as through the stories of some of the first heart-valve recipients.

Endowment

Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fund for Women Scientists in Cancer Research

This fund was made possible by a bequest from Sallie Rosen Kaplan, who had a deep and abiding interest in the education of her family and in making opportunities available for others.

Past Programs

Minority Faculty & Student Partnership

The Minority Faculty-Student Partnership (MFSP) Traineeships in Biotechnology was a program of the National Institutes of Health and the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, Inc.

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