National Institutes of Health Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the availability of educational loan repayment under the NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR). The Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers, which is authorized by section 487F \1\ of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 288-5a), as added by the Clinical Research Enhancement Act of the Public Health Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-505), provides for the repayment of the existing educational loan debt of qualified health professionals who agree to conduct clinical research. The Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers provides for the repayment of up to $35,000 of the principal and interest of the extant educational loans of such health professionals for each year of obligated service. Payments equal to 39 percent of total loan repayments are issued to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of program participants to offset Federal tax liabilities incurred. The purpose of the Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers is the recruitment and retention of highly qualified health professionals as clinical investigators. Through this notice, the NIH invites qualified