Articles of Interest

• The FDA is seeking grant applications to study "orphan" drugs and devices: Schwetz B. Grant Applications for Clinical Trials. JAMA 2001; 286: 2085. [full-text]
• How to get a grant funded. Goldblatt G. Br Med J 1998;317:1647-1648. (full-text)

Special Announcements

• The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program

  The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program is a two-year fellowship for physicians interested in clinical research and healthcare leadership. The fellowship provides rigorous training in clinical and health services research, health policy, and community-based health research. Under the guidance of mentors, Scholars will conduct two or more independent clinical research projects during the fellowship. The fellowship is offered at four sites: the University of California, the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. Physicians typically apply in their second year of residency, for a start date after the end of their third year of residency. Surgeons can apply in their first year of residency. Application deadline: February 29, 2008.

  For more detailed information and to obtain an application, please visit the Program website at http://rwjcsp.unc.edu/.

• A special call for proposal from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Promoting Palliative Care Excellence in Intensive Care: A Special Solicitation from Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care

  "This program will provide grants to improve care for critically ill patients and their families, by supporting demonstration projects that integrate palliative care in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) and assessing the projects' impact." (Deadline closed August 9, 2002)

Be sure to visit our Clinical Research page with more information regarding NIH grants for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Direct Resources

Table compiled initially by Tanya Gee
All submissions or corrections should be addressed to: markovitz@pedsccm.org