(c)
Graduate Training in Clinical Investigation Award
(1)
In general
The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall make grants (to be referred to as “Graduate Training in Clinical Investigation Awards”) to support individuals pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees in clinical investigation.
(2)
Applications
An application for a grant under this subsection shall be submitted by an individual scientist at such time as the Director may require.
(3)
Limitations
Grants under this subsection shall be for terms of 2 years or more and shall provide stipend, tuition, and institutional support for individual advanced degree programs in clinical investigation.
(4)
Definition
As used in this subsection, the term “advanced degree programs in clinical investigation” means programs that award a master’s or Ph.D. degree in clinical investigation after 2 or more years of training in areas such as the following:
(A)
Analytical methods, biostatistics, and study design.
(B)
Principles of clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.
(C)
Clinical epidemiology.
(D)
Computer data management and medical informatics.
(E)
Ethical and regulatory issues.
(d)
Clinical Research Curriculum Awards
(1)
In general
The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall make grants (to be referred to as “Clinical Research Curriculum Awards”) to institutions for the development and support of programs of core curricula for training clinical investigators, including medical students. Such core curricula may include training in areas such as the following:
(A)
Analytical methods, biostatistics, and study design.
(B)
Principles of clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.
(C)
Clinical epidemiology.
(D)
Computer data management and medical informatics.
(E)
Ethical and regulatory issues.
(2)
Applications
An application for a grant under this subsection shall be submitted by an individual institution or a consortium of institutions at such time as the Director may require. An institution may submit only one such application.
(3)
Limitations
Grants under this subsection shall be for terms of up to 5 years and may be renewable.