Program Snapshot

The NIH is committed to supporting a sustainable and robust workforce equipped to address the greatest challenges and opportunities in biomedical research, recognizing that traditional research-intensive positions are not the only means by which PhD graduates can meaningfully contribute to the biomedical research enterprise. To address this need, the Common Fund is launching the “Strengthening the Biomedical Research Workforce” program as one component of a trans-NIH strategy to enhance training opportunities for early career scientists to prepare them for a variety of career options in the dynamic biomedical workforce landscape.

Provide input on the implementation of the recommendations of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director (ACD) Working Group on the Biomedical Research Workforce! This Request for Information addresses implementation of initiatives not included within the Common Fund program “Strengthening the Biomedical Research Workforce.”

Read the Request for Information

In the News.....

• NIH Press Release: NIH proposes critical initiatives to sustain future of U.S. biomedical research


• Rock Talk blog: Following up on ACD Recommendations


• Francis Collins: Changes at the NIH (in Nature)


• NIH tackles major workforce issues (in Nature)


• Big hopes, small changes for biomedical training
  (in Science)


• NIH promises to improve biomedical research training
  (in Science)