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Eligibility
To be eligible to apply to the Clinical Research Scholars Program,
you must define and participate in a clinical research project.
For the purpose of this initiative, clinical research is defined
as all aspects and kinds of clinical research including, epidemiologic
and natural history studies, translational research, patient-oriented
research, clinical trials and outcomes research.
Clinical research embraces a spectrum of scientific disciplines
(e.g. epidemiology, biostatistics, pharmacology, biology and psychology),
methodologies (e.g. observational, experimental), health professions
(e.g. radiology, nursing, dentistry, clinical psychology), and specialties
and subspecialties (e.g. internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics,
obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, cardiology, nephrology and others).The
CRSP program directors determine whether or not a research experience
proposed for your program meets this definition.
Valuing Diversity
With the nation's rapidly changing demographics, the importance
of serving the health-care needs of an increasingly diverse patient
population has become clear to the medical and scientific communities.
To address this need, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health welcome and encourage underrepresented minority
candidates, who meet the eligibility requirements, to apply to the
Clinical Research Scholars Program.
Qualifications
Other qualifications for the program include:
- A doctoral-level degree in a discipline that
can be applied to clinical research. These degrees include, but
are not limited to, the M.D., D.P.H., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., O.D.,
D.C., Pharm.D., Ph.D., Psy.D., as well as biostatisticians, epidemiologists,
behavioral scientists, and nurses with doctoral degrees. Preference
will be given to applicants documenting a doctoral GPA of greater
than 3.0.
- U.S. citizenship, or lawful admittance for permanent
residence with possession of an Alien Registration Receipt Card
(I-151 or I-155) or some other verification of legal admission
as a permanent resident. Individuals on temporary or student visas
are not eligible.
- Commitment to a program length of a minimum
of two years and a maximum of five years. During this time, at
least 75 percent of the clinical research scholar's full-time
professional effort must be devoted to the program. The remainder
of time may be devoted to developing other clinical or academic
pursuits that are consistent with the objectives of developing
a career as an independent clinical researcher. Certain clinical
specialties may have less than 75 percent effort -- but no less
than 50 percent effort -- if sufficiently justified (e.g. surgical
specialties requiring 50 percent direct patient care time to keep
up surgical skills).
- Identification of an investigator at Mayo Clinic
with extensive clinical research experience who is willing to
serve as your mentor.
- Not been a principal investigator on an R01
or R21 award or on a sub-project of a Program Project (P01), Center
(P50, P60, U54), mentored career development (K-series) grants,
or other equivalent research grant awards. Scholars may have had
support on a NRSA grant (F or T) or NIH small grant (R03).
- Candidates internal to Mayo Clinic may have
a current appointment as a clinical fellow, research fellow, Mayo
Foundation Scholar, research associate, associate consultant,
senior associate consultant or consultant. Candidates applying
from outside of Mayo Clinic will be appointed to one of the appointment
categories indicated above commensurate with their experience
as determined by a sponsoring department.
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