RESOURCE Friday, May 26, 12:00-1:30
Grant Support for CAM Research Training
Speakers: Nancy Pearson, PhD, Peter Kozel, PhD, Laurie
Friedman Donze, PhD
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (NCCAM), which is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health,
is committed to providing funding for high quality CAM research training
and career development for predoctoral and postdoctoral students, CAM
practitioners, conventional medical researchers and practitioners, and
members of populations underrepresented in scientific research who wish
to pursue a CAM research career. The training of future generations
of outstanding scientists committed to pursuing a research career in
CAM is crucial for continued progress in research in complementary and
integrative therapies.
The main goal of the symposium is to provide
information to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and newly independent
investigators about funding opportunities in CAM research training and
career development from NCCAM. The audience will learn the goals of
NCCAM's research training programs as well as the eligibility requirements
and application instructions for applying for NCCAM research training-related
grants. The process by which different types of training-related grant
applications are reviewed will also be described. Finally, some new
ideas for upcoming research training initiatives especially developed
for individuals with CAM degrees, i.e. D.C., N.D., D.O., etc., will
be discussed