AAN Clinical Research
Enhance your research skills in study design, measurement, clinical trials, and more with clinical research training programs. Programs for funding clinical research offer options for financial support. The AAN also provides a variety of clinical research awards, designed by your colleagues. Following are a list of programs and opportunities in clinical research in neurology:
NIH Reviewer Program
Become an NIH reviewer for the National Institutes of Neurological Disease and Stroke. Nominate a colleague, or yourself, to become an NIH study section member and review grant proposals for clinical research in neurology. Learn how to nominate a reviewer for the NIH reviewer program.
Clinical Research Training Fellowships
The AAN Clinical Research Training Fellowships program offers neurologists and clinical investigators interested in academic careers in clinical research. These awards are intended for candidates who have not had formal clinical research training and who are less than five years from completing residency.
Futures in Clinical Research Luncheon
The Futures in Clinical Research Luncheon at the AAN Annual Meeting brings young people with an interest in learning about a career in clinical research, together with senior clinical researchers within a neurology subspecialty.
Residents & Fellows Career Forum
The 2010 Residents and Fellows Career Forum and Reception will be held during the AAN Annual Meeting. The specifics for the event are listed below.
Date: Monday, April 12, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
The event will feature panel rooms including the following:
- Academic/Research
- Fellowship
- Private Practice
The Residents and Fellows Career Forum and Reception will also include fellowship posters and exhibits of private practice groups and opportunities to learn about potential positions from headhunters. Dendrite: Professional Opportunities in Neurology® advertisers will also be on hand to inform residents and fellows about job opportunities. More information will be available in November 2009.
In the meantime, if you are interested in participating in the 2010 Residents and Fellows Career Forum and/or if you have any questions about the event, contact Cheryl Alementi at calementi@aan.com or (651) 695-2737.
Grant & Research Methods Education
The AAN is committed to bringing its members the highest quality continuing education and professional education opportunities though Grant & Research Methods Education. Two grant writing seminars offered at the 2008 Annual Meeting are available for purchase through a partnership with Marathon Multimedia. The seminars cover clinical grant writing and writing career development proposals, and include a full-day Clinical Research Methods program.