Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 6.09.2001

Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers

Pending approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the availability of educational loan repayment under the NIH Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers (the Program). The Program, which is authorized by section 487F of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 288-5a), as added by the Public Health Improvement Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106- 505), provides for the repayment of the educational loan debt of qualified health professionals who agree to conduct clinical research. The Program provides for the repayment of up to $35,000 of the principal and interest of the educational loans of such health professionals for each year of obligated service. The purpose of the Program is the recruitment and retention of highly qualified health professionals as clinical investigators. Through this notice, the NIH invites qualified health professionals who contractually agree to engage in clinical research for at least two years, to apply for participation in the NIH Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers.