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NIH Office of Extramural Research Mapping Your Career With NIH Sherry Mills, MD, MPH Director, Office of Extramural Programs Office of Extramural Research National Institutes of Health 1 1

Overview • Introduction to the NIH • Becoming an NIH-supported Researcher: – Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) – Training and Fellowship Programs • Your Questions 2 2

National Institutes of Health NIH ... Turning Discovery Into Health Our mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.  World’s largest source of funding for biomedical research  Support more than 300,000 research personnel at over 3,000 universities and research institutions  27 Institutes and Centers (ICs) with specific research agendas 3 3

NIH and You • New investigators entering the ranks of independent, NIH-funded researchers is essential to the health of the biomedical workforce: – Bring fresh ideas and technologies to existing biomedical research problems – Pioneer new areas of investigation – Continue to contribute to the pipeline 4 4

FY 2012 Budget: $31.9 Billion $794 M (2.5%) ‐ Training $652 M (2.0%) ‐ Career (Ks) Research Research Mgmt Training: $1.45 B (4.5%) ‐ Combined & Support: 2.5% Includes 5.0% Ks: 2% All Other: 2.0% Research Other Research: Project Grants: 6.0% 53.0% Research Centers: 10.0% R&D Contracts: 11.0% Intramural Research: 10.0% 5 5

Tuition and Indebtedness: Young MDs • Medical school median tuition & fees growth (1984-2011)*: – 604% increase for public medical schools – 567% increase for private medical schools • Medical student median debt growth*: – Public medical school students • $22,000 in 1984 • $155,000 in 2011 – Private medical school students • $27,000 in 1984 • $180,000 in 2011 *Source: AAMC “Medical School Tuition and Young Physician Indebtedness” report and Debt Fact Cards 6 6

NIH Funding Opportunities: Paths to Independent Research Loan Repayment Program National Research Service Awards Career Development Awards 7 7

The NIH Research Application Process 1. Great Idea 2. Consult/collaborate 4. Review with others 3. Write an organized proposal 8 8

The NIH Review Process My Center for Scientific Application Review PI / Institution Submits application xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Assigns IRG in CSR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or IC xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Scientific Review Group xxxxxxxx Evaluates Scientific Merit Revision / Resubmission Institute or Center (IC) Evaluates Relevance Advisory Council Recommends Action $$$ Allocates Funds Conduct IC Director Research 9 9

NIH Funding Opportunities: Paths to Independent Research Loan Repayment Program National Research Service Awards Career Development Awards 10 10

NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs): How They Work LRPs are a vital component of our nation's efforts to attract health professionals to careers in research: You: Commit to perform research for 2 years, with possible renewal NIH: Repays up to $35,000 per year of your qualified educational debt and pays 39% for federal taxes Increase the number of biomedical and behavioral research scientists 11 11

Five Extramural LRPs  Clinical Research  Pediatric Research  Health Disparities Research  Contraception and Infertility Research  Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds Note: NIH employees in research positions are eligible for Intramural LRPs 12 12

Eligibility  Doctoral degree (M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent)  EXCEPTION: Contraception and Infertility Research LRP  Funding for research funded by a U.S. domestic nonprofit, university, or government organization **NIH grant or award support NOT required**  Educational loan debt must be at least 20% of applicant’s annual salary  Must conduct qualifying research for at least 20 hours/week  U.S. Citizen or permanent resident 13 13

Qualifying Loans and Repayment NIH will repay:  Educational loans backed by the U.S. Government  Educational loans from accredited U.S. academic institutions and commercial lenders NIH will not repay:  Non-education loans (e.g., home equity loans)  Loans consolidated with another individual (e.g., spouse or child)  PLUS loans to parents  EXCEPTION: PLUS loans disbursed to graduate and professional students on or after July 1, 2006, qualify for LRP repayment  Loans converted to a service obligation  Loans that are delinquent loans or in default 14 14

Qualifying Loans and Repayment (cont.) Individuals are not eligible for the NIH LRPs if they:  Have a Federal judgment lien against their property arising from a Federal debt  Owe an obligation of health professional service to the Federal Government, a state, or other entity, unless deferrals are granted for the length of their LRP service obligation  NRSA T32, T90 and F32 awardees are eligible—NIH grants automatic extensions of the NRSA service obligation.)  Are a full-time Federal government employee or VA Fellow 15 15

Success Rates for LRPs FY12 Applications Awards Success Rates New 1,835 706 38.5% Renewal 1,265 848 67.0% Total 3,100 1,554 51.8% 16 16

Awards by Doctoral Degree of Recipient (FY 2011) New Awards Physician Professional Physician Academic Doctorate / LRP Clinical Total Doctorate Doctorate Academic Doctorate Doctorate Clinical Research 190 10 166 38 404 Pediatric Research 86 2 80 17 185 Health Disparities 27 0 94 1 122 Research Clinical Research for Individuals from 8 1 7 1 17 Disadvantaged Backgrounds Contraception and 8 1 7 1 17* Infertility Research Total 319 14 354 58 745 *Does not include 2 Contraception and Infertility Awardees who did not have doctoral level degrees. 17 17

Awardees by State (FY 2011) California and Massachusetts had the most recipients, followed by New York and Pennsylvania. ME VT WA ND MT NH NY MN OR MA WI SD ID RI MI CT WY PA NJ IA OH NE DE Number of IL IN States* NV WV Participants VA MD UT CO MO CA KY KS DC NC 0 TN AK,ID,ME,NV,WV,WY OK SC AR AL,AZ,AR,DE,DC,HI,IN,IA,KS AZ NM GA AL 1 -25 KY,LA,MS,MT,NE,NH,NJ,NM,ND MS OK,OR,PR,SC,SD,UT,VT TX LA CO,CT,FL,GA,MI,MN,MO,OH FL 26-50 RI,TN,VA,WI PR 51-100 IL,MD,NC,TX,WA AK 101-150 NY,PA 151-200 HI CA,MA 18 18

Online Information and Application http://www.lrp.nih.gov Application Deadline November 15 19 19

Connect with Us Resources: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/resources  LRP Ambassador Network: connect with current and past recipients  Webinars  Tools and training for the applying Social Media: Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nihlrp Follow us on Twitter: @ NIH LRP Subscribe to our listserv NIH_LRP list (https://list.nih.gov/cgi- bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=nih_lrp&A=1) 20 20

NIH Funding Opportunities: Paths to Independent Research Loan Repayment Program National Research Service Awards Career Development Awards 21 21

Research Career Track (e.g. Ph.D.) F32 K99/ Ps K22 R03 R21 R01 K02 F33 R37 or R00 Us T32 T32 F31 Graduate Independent Faculty student Ph.D. PI Position Diversity Supplements 22 22

Clinical Career Track (e.g. MD) T32 K08 K99/ T35 F30 or or K22 R21 R01 K02 F33 K24 R37 R00 F32 K23 Medical Clinical Independent Faculty Student Training M.D . PI Position Diversity Supplements NIH Intramural Summer Internships 23 23

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards Overview: NRSA Opportunities: “help ensure that a diverse  Training grants (Ts): Multi-slot pool of highly trained scientists awards that are used to support is available in appropriate research training activities for scientific disciplines to address several individuals. the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical  Fellowships (Fs): Awards for research needs.” graduate students working on a doctoral degree and researchers who have just earned their doctorates (postdocs). 24 24

Fellowships Overview: Core Review Criteria: 1. Fellowship Applicant – Academic  Awarded to Predoctoral or record and training, publications, Postdoctoral fellows who are working etc. with mentors. 2. Sponsors, Collaborators, and  Training can be at domestic or foreign Consultants institutions. 3. Research Training Plan 4. Training Potential  Opportunities in basic and/or clinical 5. Institutional Environment & research. Commitment to Training  Open to any scientific area within the Additional Review Consideration: NIH scientific mission. 1. Training in the Responsible  PhDs and MD/PhDs receive most of Conduct of Research the awards. F-Kiosk: http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm 25 25