Appendix F
Examples of Pharmaceutical Company Training Programs
Allergan Inc.
1. Name of Program: AGS Allergan Grant—2004 Clinician-Scientist Fellowships in Glaucoma
Population: Completed within the last five years at least one full year of fellowship training in glaucoma
Program Description:
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To encourage the development of new clinician-scientists in glaucoma
Length of Award: One year
Amount Awarded: $35,000
Application Information: http://www.glaucomaweb.org/award2004.html
Amgen
1. Name of Program: Amgen (Washington) Postdoctoral Program
Population: Fellowship candidates must have a Ph.D. and/or M.D. and a track record of research accomplishment.
Program Description:
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Work closely with the fellow to identify mentors and projects that match his or her research interests
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Present research findings at both internal and external meetings
Length of Award: Three years
Application Information: http://www.amgen.com/career/PostDoc/index.html
2. Name of Program: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)–Amgen, Inc., Fellowship in Clinical or Translational Cancer Research
Population: Candidate must have been a fellow for at least two years (24 months) but not more than four years (48 months) prior to the beginning of the award year.
Program Description:
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To foster basic, translational, clinical, and prevention research by scientists at the beginning of their career in the cancer field
Length of Award: One year
Amount Awarded: $35,000
Application Information: http://www.aacr.org/1605.asp
Aventis
1. Name of Program: Medical Information Fellowship Program
Population: Pharm.D.
Program Description:
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To provide efficient and unbiased medical information on Aventis Pharmaceuticals products to healthcare professionals, consumers, and internal associates
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Complete a fellowship research project to be presented at a national conference
Length of Award: One year
Application Information: http://pharmacy.rutgers.edu/fellows
2. Name of Program: Global Drug Information Residency Program
Population: Pharm.D. or B.S. in pharmacy with a general pharmacy practice residency or two years, clinical working experience
Program Description:
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Provide accurate and unbiased global drug and medical information efficiently
Length of Award: One year
Application Information: http://www.aventispharma-us.com/residencies/ApplyNow.jsp
Baxter
1. Name of Program: National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) Clinical Fellowship Program
Population: Institutions must have well-established hemophilia or thrombophilia treatment centers with qualified clinical and research faculty. Must have a medical degree, prefellowship clinical training
Program Description:
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To increase the number of clinicians who are dedicated to providing care to patients with bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia and to prepare fellows for academic careers
Length of Award: Ongoing for five years with funding awarded to institutions for up to two years
Amount Awarded: Awards to institutions will be up to $100,000 per fellow per year
Application Information: http://www.hemophilia.org/research/RFA_clinicalfellowship.pdf
Bristol-Myers Squibb
1. Name of Program: Fellowship Program in Academic Medicine for Minority Students
Population: First- through third-year students. U.S. citizens who are African American, mainland Puerto Rican, Mexican American, or American Indian (Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian); M.D.-degree-granting medical school in the United States
Program Description:
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To address a simple but significant statistic: minorities are profoundly underrepresented in the field of academic medicine
Length of Award: 8-12 weeks
Amount Awarded: $6,000
Application Information: http://www.bms.com/sr/philanthropy/data/fellow2003.pdf
2. Name of Program: Freedom to Discover Grants and Awards
Population: Institutions and principal investigators: cancer grant recipients, cardiovascular grant recipients, infectious diseases grant recipients, metabolic grant recipients, neuroscience grant recipients, and nutrition grant recipients
Program Description:
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To provide relief and even cures from devastating and debilitating illnesses to millions of people around the world
Length of Award: Five years
Amount Awarded: $500,000 unrestricted research grant and a distinguished achievement award of $50,000 to an individual researcher
Application Information: http://www.bms.com/sr/grants/data/factsh.doc
Eli Lilly
1. Name of Program: Drug Information Residency
Population: Pharm.D. students
Program Objective:
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Pharmaceutical Industry Setting: To receive balanced instruction in service, education, and research
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Institutional Setting: To gain important experience in the provision of drug information within the acute care setting, including participation in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and the Institutional Review Board
Length of Award: One year
Application Information: http://www.lilly.com/careers/campuszone/
2. Name of Program: Visiting Scientist Program
Population: Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or master’s degree
Program Objective:
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To fully develop individuals into effective, influential professionals knowledgeable about the drug development process and the pharmaceutical industry
Length of Award: One year
Amount Rewarded: $32,000 per year
Application Information: http://www.lilly.com/careers/campuszone/
3. Name of Program: Damon Runyon-Lilly Clinical Investigator Award
Population: M.D. or M.D.-Ph.D. degree(s); applicants may apply during the final year of their subspecialty training or within the first four years of their assistant professorship appointment
Program Description:
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To increase the number of physicians capable of moving seamlessly between the laboratory and the patient’s bedside in search of breakthrough treatments
Length of Award: Five years
Amount Awarded: Year 1: $30,000; Year 2: $30,000; Year 3: $20,000; Year 4: $15,000; Year 5: $0.
The foundation will also retire up to $100,000 of any medical school debt still owed by the awardee
Application Information: http://www.drcrf.org/apClinical.html
GlaxoSmithKline
1. Name of Program: Drug Development/Clinical Research-Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Population: Pharm.D. or Ph.D.
Program Description:
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Includes development of research skills to permit independent investigation of cardiovascular problems in humans through a hands-on approach
Length of Award: Two years
Amount Awarded: $37,000 for the first year; $38,000 for the second year
Application Information: http://www.gsk.com/careers/us-university/university_us_residencies.htm
2. Name of Program: Global Health and Clinical Outcomes Fellowship-Thomas Jefferson University
Population: Pharm.D., Ph.D., or M.D.
Program Description:
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To build the fellow’s prior knowledge and skills with training in economic and health services research methodologies
Length of Award: Two years
Application Information: http://www.gsk.com/careers/us-university/university_us_residencies.htm
3. Name of Program: Pharmacoeconomics/Health Outcomes Fellowship-University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill
Population: Applicants must have completed all coursework prior to starting the fellowship and be enrolled in either the Health Policy and Administration (HPAA) Ph.D. program or the Pharmaceutical Policy and Evaluative Sciences (PPES) Ph.D. program at UNC at Chapel Hill.
Program Description:
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To prepare fellows for careers in health economics, health outcomes research, or pharmacoeconomics
Length of Award: Two years
Amount Awarded: $32,000 per year
Application Information: http://www.gsk.com/careers/us-university/university_us_residencies.htm
4. Name of Program: Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Population: Pharm.D., Ph.D., or M.D. with advanced training or experience in pharmacokinetics
Program Description:
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To provide knowledge and experience in clinical pharmacokinetic/dynamic study design and related drug research methodology D1-3
Application Information: http://www.gsk.com/careers/us-university/university_us_residencies.htm
5. Name of Program: Drug Development/Clinical Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Population: Pharm.D.
Program Description:
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To provide knowledge and experience in study design and methodology, analytical techniques, proper conduct of clinical drug trials, and exposure to ethical, legal, and regulatory issues in research involving investigational and marketed drugs
Length of Award: Two years
Application Information: http://www.gsk.com/careers/us-university/university_us_residencies.htm
6. Name of Program: Specialty Residency in Medical Information—GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Duke University Medical Center (DUMC)
Population: Pharm.D.
Program Description:
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Participate in numerous activities that a medical information specialist encounters
Length of Award: 12 months
Application Information: http://www.gsk.com/careers/us-university/university_us_residencies.htm
7. Name of Program: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Oncology/Clinical Pharmacology, Duke University Medical Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Population: M.D. degree and licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina; completed an accredited residency program and be in a fellowship program in adult or pediatric hematology-oncology
Program Description:
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To prepare physicians for careers in pharmaceutical research and development, in academia, in clinical research, or in a government agency that deals with drugs or therapeutics
Length of Award: Two years
Amount Awarded: PGY Level 4 (typical entering level for fellows): $44,952 per year
Application Information: http://www.gsk.com/careers/us-university/university_us_residencies.htm
Johnson & Johnson
1. Name of Program: The Woodrow Wilson-Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grants
Population: Students in doctoral programs such as nursing, public health, anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, and social work at graduate schools in the United States
Program Description:
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To encourage original and significant research on issues related to women’s health
Length of Award: Two years
Amount Awarded: $3,000 to be used for expenses connected with the dissertation
Application Information: http://www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/purpose.html
2. Name of Program: Johnson & Johnson Co-op
Population: Medical students
Program Description:
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To apply academic knowledge in business settings
Length of Award: Intern: three months full time; Co-op: six months full time
Application Information: http://www.jnj.com/careers/intcoop.html
Merck
1. Name of Program: 2004 Merck/AFAR (American Federation for Aging Research) Junior Investigator Awards in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology
Population: Board certified or eligible in a primary specialty by July 1, 2004; be within four years of having completed postdoctoral or fellowship training
Program Description:
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To develop a cadre of physicians with a command of the emerging field of geriatric clinical pharmacology
Length of Award: Two years
Amount Awarded: $120,000 over two years
Application Information: http://www.merck.com/about/cr/policies_performance/social/focus.html
2. Name of Program: American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)–Merck Clinical Research Career Development Award
Population: Junior faculty members performing clinical research
Program Description:
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To provide support for research so the awardee can develop an independent and productive career as a clinical investigator in any area of gastroenterology or hepatology
Length of Award: Two years
Amount Awarded: $25,000 per year
Application Information: http://www.fdhn.org/html/pdf/descriptions/MerckAwardDescription.pdf
3. Name of Program: United Negro College Fund (UNCF)–Merck Science Initiative
Population: African American students pursuing studies and careers in chemistry and the life sciences; undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels, administered by the College Fund/UNCF
Program Description:
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To expand the pool of world-class African American biomedical scientists and achieve national economic competitiveness and social diversity
Length of Award: Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships: one to two years of fellowship tenure; Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowships: 12 years
Amount Awarded: Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships: $20,000 per year; Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowships: $35,000 per year
Application Information: http://www.uncf.org/Merck/
4. Name of Program: American College of Cardiology (ACC)–Merck Adult Cardiology Research Fellowship Awards
Population: American College of Cardiology selects awardees, known as “Merck Fellows of the ACC”
Program Description:
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Receive advanced training in adult cardiology
Length of Award: One year
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Application Information: http://www.acc.org/about/award/awardopps.htm#fellowship
5. Name of Program: Merck Sharp & Dohme International Fellowships in Clinical Pharmacology
Population: Residents and citizens of countries other than the United States, graduates of accredited medical schools and licensed to practice medicine in their home countries
Program Description:
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To provide training for individuals from countries outside the United States so that they can become qualified to teach and conduct research in medical schools and hospitals around the world
Length of Award: One to two years
Amount Awarded: $30,000 per year
Application Information: http://www.merck.com/about/cr/policies_performance/social/focus.html#ClinicalPharmacology
Pfizer
1. Name of Program: Medical and Academic Partnerships (MAP) grants and awards
Population: Physician-scientists
Program Description:
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To support medical innovation in a wide range of disciplines
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Awards available include Fellowships, Scholar Grants, Visiting Professorships, the Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP)
Length of Award: Fellowships: two to three years; Scholar Grants: two to three years; Visiting Professorships: three days; and CRTP: one year
Amount Awarded: Fellowships: $65,000 per year; Scholars Grants: $65,000 per year; Visiting Professorships: $7,500 per institution; and CRTP: $27,100 per year
Application Information: http://www.physicianscientist.com
2. Name of Program: Chest Foundation Clinical Research Trainee Awards 2004
Population: Physicians enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian subspecialty training program in the following disciplines: allergy or immunology, cardiac electrophysiology, critical care anesthesiology, critical care intensive care, critical care medicine, infectious disease, cardiology, pediatric critical care, pediatric pulmonary disease, pulmonary disease, surgical critical care, or thoracic surgery
Program Description:
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To support clinical research and not basic or bench-level research in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, or women’s health; applicants may apply for only one type of clinical research award
Length of Award: One year
Amount Awarded: $10,000
Application Information: http://www.chestfoundation.org/awards/clinical/index.php
3. Name of Program: Pfizer Ophthalmics Research Fellowship in Glaucoma—Clinician-Scientist Fellowships in Glaucoma
Population: Completed within the last five years at least one full year of fellowship training in glaucoma
Program Description:
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To encourage the development of new clinician-scientists in glaucoma
Length of Award: One year
Amount Awarded: $40,000
Application Information: http://www.glaucomaweb.org/associations/5224/files/Announcement%202006.pdf
PhRMA: America’s Pharmaceutical Research Companies
1. Name of Program: Awards in Health Outcomes—Predoctoral Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Research Starter Grants
Population: Predoctoral: student’s Ph.D. doctoral program after coursework has been
completed and the remaining training activity is the student’s research project; Postdoctoral: graduates from Pharm.D., M.D., and Ph.D. programs; Research Starter: applicants must be appointed to an entry-level tenure track or equivalent permanent position in a department or unit responsible for health outcomes research activities as part of its core mission
Program Description:
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Predoctoral: To provide some assistance in this training sequence
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Postdoctoral: To support postdoctoral career development activities of individuals
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Research Starter: To offer financial support to individuals beginning their independent research careers
Length of Award: Predoctoral: two years; Postdoctoral: two years; Research Starter: two years
Amount Awarded Predoctoral: $20,000 per year; Postdoctoral: $40,000 per year; Research Starter: $30,000 per year
Application Information: http://www.phrmafoundation.org to download an application and for the specific requirements
2. Name of Program: Awards in Pharmacology/Toxicology—Predoctoral Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Research Starter Grants
Population: Predoctoral: full-time, in-residence Ph.D. candidates in the fields of pharmacology or toxicology who are enrolled in U.S. schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, or veterinary medicine; Postdoctoral: (1) hold a Ph.D. degree or appropriate terminal research doctorate in a field of study logically or functionally related to the proposed postdoctoral activities or (2) expect to receive the Ph.D. before activating the award; Research Starter: instructor or assistant professor and investigators at the doctoral level with equivalent positions, providing their proposed research is neither directly nor indirectly subsidized to any significant degree by a competitive extramural grant
Program Description:
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To support career development activities of scientists prepared to engage in research that integrates information on molecular or cellular mechanisms of action with information on the effects of an agent observed
Length of Award: Predoctoral: two years; Postdoctoral: two years; Research Starter: two years
Amount Awarded Predoctoral: $20,000 per year; Postdoctoral: $40,000 per year; Research Starter: $30,000 per year
Application Information: http://www.phrmafoundation.org to download an application and for the specific requirements
3. Name of Program: Awards in Pharmaceutics—Predoctoral Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Research Starter Grants
Population: Predoctoral: applicants who expect to complete the requirements for the Ph.D. in pharmaceutics in two years or less from the time the fellowship begins; Postdoctoral: (1) hold a Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutics from an accredited U.S. university or (2) expect to receive such a degree before activating the fellowship; Research Starter: instructor or assistant professor and investigators at the doctoral level
with equivalent positions, providing their proposed research is neither directly nor indirectly subsidized to any significant degree by an extramural support mechanism
Program Description:
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Exploring the design and evaluation of contemporary pharmaceutical dosage forms (or drug delivery systems) so that they are safe, effective, and reliable
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Understanding and exploiting the principles underlying drug delivery
Length of Award: Predoctoral: two years; Postdoctoral: two years; Research Starter: two years
Amount Awarded Predoctoral: $20,000 per year; Postdoctoral: $40,000 per year; Research Starter: $30,000 per year
Application Information: http://www.phrmafoundation.org to download an application and for the specific requirements