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Careers in Clinical Research: Obstacles and Opportunities
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FCCSET
Federal Coordinating Committee on Science, Engineering, and Technology
GAO
General Accounting Office
GCRC
General Clinical Research Centers
GME
Graduate Medical Education
GPEP
General Professional Education of the Physician
GUIRR
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable
HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration
HFRA
Health Research Facilities Act
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HHMI
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
HPSP
Health Professional Scholarship Programs
HRA
Health Resources Administration
HSA
Health Services Administration
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IRB
Institutional Review Boards
IRG
initial review groups
LCME
Liaison Committee for Medical Education
MARC
Minority Access to Research Careers
MBRS
Minority Biomedical Research Support
MEDTEP
Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program
MRO
Medical research organizations
MSTP
Medical Scientist Training Program
NHSC
National Health Service Corps
NIMH
National Institute of Mental Health
NIDRR
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
NIDA
National Institute of Drug Abuse
NIAAA
National Institute of Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NCHS
National Center for Health Services Research
NCHSR
National Center for Health Statistics
NCNR
National Center for Nursing Research
NCRR
National Center for Research Resources
NEI
National Eye Institute
NHLBI
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NIA
National Institute of Aging
NIAID
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAMS
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases