Research Learning Series (RLS): Getting Funding for Training - Tips for a Successful NIH Loan Repayment Program Application
The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress, designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The escalating costs of advanced education and training in medicine and clinical specialties are forcing some scientists to abandon their research careers for higher-paying private industry or private practice careers. LRPs counteract that financial pressure by repaying up to $50,000 annually of a researcher's qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research.
In this webinar, SAEM will be discussing key components of the application, approaches to the NIH review process, the mechanics of applying, types of awards, eligibility requirements, and more.
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Stephen Korn, MD
Full Professor
University of Connecticut-Storrs
Dr. Korn came to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) as Director of the Office of Training, Career Development, and Workforce Diversity (now the Office of Training and Workforce Development) in January 2006. He received his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, and received postdoctoral training at NIH (as a PRAT Fellow of NIGMS) and at the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology (with financial support from NRSA postdoctoral fellowships). He then spent 15 years on the faculty of the University of Connecticut at Storrs, where he was a Full Professor. His area of scientific specialty is the molecular basis of ion channel gating and permeation, but he has also conducted electrophysiological and imaging research on calcium and pH transport/buffering, and synaptic transmission in the hippocampal slice. At NINDS, Dr. Korn oversees all training and research education programs that do not specifically target the goal of diversifying the workforce, including all mechanisms that support both individuals and institutional programs, as well as the LRP program and Landis Award program. Recently, Dr. Korn and his office have launched a major effort through the training programs intended to improve the rigor of scientific research done by both trainees and established investigators. -
Elizabeth Burner, MD, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor, Clinical Emergency Medicine
University of Southern California / Los Angeles General Medical Center
Elizabeth Burner, MD, MPH, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Research Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine, and a Faculty Instructor with the SC-CTSI Workforce Development core. In 2013, Dr. Burner joined the faculty at the Keck School and has worked clinically in the emergency department at the LAC+USC hospital, the Jail Urgent Care based in the LA County Twin Towers Correctional Facility, as well as several community hospitals in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Burner's research interests center on investigating emergent health communication tools to reach health disparity groups, and directing patients to chronic care and medical homes as appropriate. She is committed to engaging patients in healthier lifestyles. She conducts mixed methods research to better understand the viewpoints of marginalized populations, particularly urban Latino immigrants. Her work has been supported by several NIH, institutional, and local grants.