June 22, 2009
The National Institutes of Health issued NOT-OD-09-107 to announce the continued availability of educational loan repayment under the extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP). This Notice contains general eligibility criteria for all five LRPs. Specific program objectives and eligibility criteria are included in each of the following five specific LRP Notices:
- Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR), NOT-OD-09-108
- Extramural Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP-PR), NOT-OD-09-109
- Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research (LRP-HDR) , NOT-OD-09-110
- Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Contraception and Infertility Researchers (LRP-CIR), NOT-OD-09-111
- Extramural Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (LRP-HDR), NOT-OD-09-112
The overall purpose of the extramural LRP is the recruitment and retention of highly qualified health professionals as research investigators. Additional detailed Information about each LRP is provided at http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/extramural/intro.htm.
The NIH invites qualified health professionals who contractually agree to engage in NIH mission-relevant research for at least two years, and who agree to engage in such research for at least 50 percent of their work schedule (not less than 20 hours per week based on a 40-hour work week), to apply for participation in the extramural LRP.
Each of the five extramural LRPs provide for the repayment of educational loan debt of up to $35,000 annually for qualified health professionals performing research within the mission of NIH at domestic, non-profit, or government entities. The five extramural LRPs have specific eligibility requirements and funding set-asides (see above links to individual LRPs).
LRP applications will be accepted annually from September 1 through December 1, 8:00 p.m. EST. Applications must be submitted electronically using the NIH Loan Repayment Program Website, www.lrp.nih.gov.
See more information in NOT-OD-09-107.
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Posted by Mark Willis
June 12, 2009
The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery offer $2000 grants to support new and existing journal clubs for residents. The application deadline for 2009-10 grants is August 3. Download the application form (MS Word).
According to OREF:
The objective of this program is to support journal club activities for orthopaedic and osteopathic residents. Participation in this program is open to existing and new journal clubs. The program will enhance residency training by providing educational information on managing an effective journal club, and will teach residents how to evaluate current scientific literature, write scientific articles, and understand ethical issues.
See other OREF grant opportunities.
http://www.oref.org/site/PageServer?pagename=grants_residentThe Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery offer $2000 grants to support new and existing journal clubs for residents. The application deadline for 2009-10 grants is August 3. Download the application form (MS Word).
According to OREF:
The objective of this program is to support journal club activities for orthopaedic and osteopathic residents. Participation in this program is open to existing and new journal clubs. The program will enhance residency training by providing educational information on managing an effective journal club, and will teach residents how to evaluate current scientific literature, write scientific articles, and understand ethical issues.
See other OREF grant opportunities.
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Posted by Mark Willis
June 1, 2009
In response to the current state budget climate and the need to create additional classroom space, Wright State University is consolidating the Fordham Health Sciences Library with the Paul Laurence Dunbar Library on the WSU main campus. With classroom construction scheduled to begin in the Medical Sciences building on June 15, Fordham Health Sciences Library’s last official day to be open to the public is Friday, June 12, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. After June 12, Fordham’s course reserves, reference, and media collections will relocate to the Dunbar Library.
Fordham’s book collection will be reclassified and moved to Dunbar over the next 12-14 months; in the meantime, books located at Fordham may be requested using the WSU Libraries’ online catalog and then picked up at Dunbar Library the following day.
“Throughout the consolidation, we will maintain all library services with as little disruption and inconvenience as possible to our library users,” according to Stephen Foster, University Librarian.
In order to keep everyone informed of library plans and progress during this time, University Libraries has created a blog about the consolidation. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
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![Wright State medical student Katie Bullinger discusses her research poster at the 2009 Medical Student Research Symposium. [Photo by Will Jones/WSU Center for Teaching and Learning]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3550925153_f2649f7e79.jpg?v=0 "Katie Bullinger")
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