Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program and BIRCWH: Mentors and More Patricia

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Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career
Development Program and BIRCWH Mentors and
MorePatricia Byrns, MD pbyrns_at_med.unc.eduwww.m
ed.unc.edu/orfd/career-development-1/k12-roadmap
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Multiple Mentors Multiple Disciplines

• Must be supervised by a mentoring team of at
  least two mentors from different disciplines or
  specialties
• Mentors different from each other
• At least one mentor different from the Scholar

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Multiple Mentors Multiple Disciplines

• - The primary Lead Mentor should be
  independently-funded investigator active in
  research track record of mentoring
• Primary and secondary Lead Mentors must be
  approved by the NIH
• List of previously approved mentors on the
  website
• Check with mentors to see if they have the
  resources to accept you as a mentee

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New Mentors 2007-08

• James Bodfish, PhD
• Bonnie Yankaskas, PhD
• George Pink, PhD

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Ask Tricia Byrns for assistance if

• Questions regarding mentors
• Would like copies of previous successful
  applications
• Need technical assistance

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Tricia Byrns, MDAssociate Dean Office of
Research Faculty DevelopmentProgram Director
BIRCWH K12Roadmap K12Associate Director
K30 pbyrns_at_med.unc.edu or kprograms_at_med.unc.edu 8
43-7232