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RFA-DC-20-002 - NIDCD's Mentored Research Pathway for Otolaryngology Residents and Medical Students (R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Issued by

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to inform applicants that effective immediately NIDCD eliminates the prescribed limit of the number of participants in the NIDCD's Mentored Research Pathway for Otolaryngology Residents and Medical Students (R25 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed) Program (RFA-DC-20-002). NIDCD will no longer restrict the number of participants. Thus, applicants may request the number of participants as they deem appropriate within the budget limits.

Currently reads:

Program Components

Institutional Programs

This FOA will support institutional programs that propose to engage medical students and resident-investigators in otolaryngology research training. Institutional program applications submitted in response to this FOA must be characterized by

• Supporting research projects that include concepts of hypothesis-based, rigorous and reproducible research, the fulfillment of discovery and achievement of designated research milestones.
• Supporting resident-investigators for 80% of PGY salary for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years during residency training.
• Supporting a maximum of two medical students per year and a minimum of one and a maximum of four resident-investigators each year.
• Facilitating the transition from resident-investigator to established clinical investigator.
• Creating a pathway for medical students to pursue clinical research training in otolaryngology residency.
• Fostering active collaboration and direct interactions with mentors and residents from other training specialties (e.g. neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, pathology, radiology, etc.).
• Defining strategies to enhance the diversity of the biomedical workforce as defined by NIH's Interest in Diversity.
• Sharing research opportunities with less research-intensive residency programs and/or establishing collaborations with institutions.
• Including, as relevant, access to training and career development resources through established research training programs (e.g. Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional T32 programs, Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) programs, etc.).

Modified to Read:

Program Components

Institutional Programs

This FOA will support institutional programs that propose to engage medical students and resident-investigators in otolaryngology research training. Institutional program applications submitted in response to this FOA must be characterized by:

• Supporting research projects that include concepts of hypothesis-based, rigorous and reproducible research, the fulfillment of discovery and achievement of designated research milestones.
• Supporting resident-investigators for 80% of PGY salary for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years during residency training.
• Facilitating the transition from resident-investigator to established clinical investigator.
• Creating a pathway for medical students to pursue clinical research training in otolaryngology residency.
• Fostering active collaboration and direct interactions with mentors and residents from other training specialties (e.g. neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, pathology, radiology, etc.).
• Defining strategies to enhance the diversity of the biomedical workforce as defined by NIH's Interest in Diversity.
• Sharing research opportunities with less research-intensive residency programs and/or establishing collaborations with institutions.
• Including, as relevant, access to training and career development resources through established research training programs (e.g. Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional T32 programs, Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) programs, etc.).

NIDCD reminds applicants that, as stated in the current FOA, it will not accept applications requesting $499,999 or more in direct costs in any year.

Effective Date

This change is effective immediately upon publication of this Notice to the NIH Guide.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Alberto L. Rivera-Rentas, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders (NIDCD)
Tel: (301) 496-1804
Fax: 301-402-0390
Email: [email protected]