Transcript NIH Loan Repayment Programs Presentation to: National Drug Abuse Advisor Council

NIH Loan Repayment Programs
Presentation to:
National Drug Abuse Advisor Council
September 21, 2005
Introduction
NIH Loan Repayment Programs are a
vital component of our nation's efforts
to attract health professionals to careers
in research
How LRP Works
Applicant:
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NIH:
Commit to perform research for 2 years;
Repays up to $35,000 per year of qualifying
educational debt and the resulting taxes.
Goal: To increase our nation’s stock of
clinical research scientists.
Public Health Improvement Act (P.L. 106-505)
Title II, Clinical Research Enhancement Act
Included requirement for the establishment of
a loan repayment program for qualified health
professionals who contract with the federal government
to conduct clinical research.
Signed into Law, November 13, 2000
Extramural Loan Repayment Program
For health professionals conducting research in
non-profit institutions:
 Clinical Research LRP
 Pediatric Research LRP
 Contraception & Infertility Research LRP
Health Disparities Research LRP
 Clinical Research LRP for Individuals from
Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Distribution of NIH LRP
Contracts by Programs - 2004
Contraception and Infertility 17
(1%)
Clinical Disadvantaged
39 (3%)
Health Disparities
160 (12%)
Pediatric Research
310 (23%)
Clinical Research
831 (61%)
Who is eligible to apply?
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U.S. Citizens, nationals, or permanent residents
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Individuals holding a PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DO, DDS, DVM,
DMD, DPM, DC, OD, PsyD, ND, PharmD, or equivalent doctoral
degree
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Individuals with qualifying educational debt in excess of 20% of
their annual salary or compensation
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Individuals conducting qualifying research for at least 50 percent of
time (not less than 20 hours per week) with support from non-profit
or U.S./domestic government entity (Universities, Foundations,
Federal, state or local agencies).
LRPs and Qualifying Research
Clinical Research
Patient-oriented clinical research conducted with human
subjects, or research on the causes and consequences of
disease in human populations involving material of human
origin (such as tissue specimens and cognitive phenomena) for
which an investigator or colleague directly interacts with
human subjects in an outpatient or inpatient setting to clarify
a problem in human physiology, pathophysiology or disease,
or epidemiologic or behavioral studies, outcomes research or
health services research, or developing new technologies,
therapeutic interventions, or clinical trials.
Pediatric Research
Research that is directly related to diseases, disorders, and
other conditions in children.
Loan Repayment Program
Benefits
Up to $35,000 per year in loan repayments, dependent upon
debt level
Coverage of up to $13,650 per year in Federal tax payments [39%
of loan payments]
Additional State/local tax reimbursements
LRP awards are portable and can be transferred, subject to NIH
approval of qualifying non-profit environment and research
project
Contract Length
2 year initial contracts
Competitive extension contracts (Extramural 1 or 2 years)
Application Receipt and
Referral
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Applications are submitted online
(www.lrp.nih.gov; December 1, 2005 is deadline)
Staff in the NIH Loan Repayment Program screen
the applications for completeness and eligibility.
Applications are sent to CSR, where they are
referred to the NIH Institute or Center (IC) to
which the application will be assigned for review.
Review
Peer review – Internet Assisted Review,
standardized across all LRPs and ICs
 Focus is on applicant’s potential to pursue a
career in research
 Review criteria are posted on the web for
applicants and reviewers
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LRP Review Criteria
Appropriateness of training and experience as preparation
for a research career
Suitability of proposed research activities in the two-year
period to foster a research career
Assessment of commitment to a research career as reflected
by the personal statement of long-term career goals and the
plan outlined to achieve those goals
Strength of recommendations on potential for a research
career
LRP Review Criteria
Availability of appropriate scientific colleagues (i.e.,
mentors, collaborators, and consultants) to achieve and/or
enhance research independence
Quality and appropriateness of institutional resources and
facilities
IC Funding
Considerations
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Funding decisions: priority score, critiques, program
balance, stage of career.
Applications can be transferred across IC lines
before review or funding.
ICs make awards to meet a pre-announced set-aside
budget. The NIH intends to commit approximately
$59 million in Fiscal Year 2005 to the Clinical and
Pediatric Research LRPs.
NIDA’s commitment is approximately 3.6 million.
NIDA SUPPORT THROUGH THE
LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
NIDA Extramural Loan Repayment Program FY2002-2005
140
130
Clinical
100
74
80
63 58
60
40
74
68
29 29
20
25
Pediatric
25
20
15
15
16
14
11 10
10
6
6
5
FY
20
05
FY
20
04
0
FY
20
03
Applications
Awards
FY
20
05
FY
20
04
FY
20
03
FY
20
02
0
FY
20
02
Number of Applications vs. Awards
120
NIDA Extramural Loan Repayment Programs--FY05
New Applications vs. Renewals
Number of Applications
80
70
71
Applications
Awards
59
60
47
50
40
27
30
20
13
12
11
5
10
0
Clinical
Pediatric
New
Applications
45% Success Rate
Clinical
Pediatric
Renewals
69% Success Rate
NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs
New Applications vs. Renewals (FY05)
Number of Applications
1400
1200
Applications
1000
Awards
800
600
400
200
0
Clinical
Pediatric
New
Applications
38% Success Rate
Clinical
Pediatric
Renewals
69% Success Rate
NIDA Extramural Loan Repayment Programs
Number of Applications
Degree of Applicants (FY05)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Clinical Research
Applications
Awards
MD
PhD
MD/PhD
Other
18
Pediatric Research
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
MD
PhD
MD/PhD
Other
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS:
Deadline for Applications: December 1, 2005
Website: www.lrp.nih.gov