ACRM R13 Workshop

2024 NCCIH/NCMRR R13 Diversity Mentoring & Career Development

The Center for Optimal Aging at Marymount University and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) are pleased to announce the ACRM R13 Diversity Complementary and Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine (CIRM) Workshop funded by the NIH NCCIH/NCMRR grant #R13AT012585. The workshop offers an incredible opportunity for talented early-career investigators from underrepresented minority backgrounds to take on a prominent role in the CIRM Workshop. Held alongside the 2024 ACRM Annual conference, this workshop provides exceptional research training, mentoring, and networking for emerging scholars eager to excel in their careers. Participants will have the opportunity to attend a specialized virtual workshop prior to the conference.  Furthermore, fellows will have a chance to connect, collaborate, and network with experts from around the globe.

Selected fellows will receive a one-year ACRM membership and $1000 stipend to cover travel expenses to Dallas, TX. Additionally the fellowship includes:

• In-person participation in the CIRM Workshop on October 31 from 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM;
• Conference registration to attend the in-person ACRM Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX, from October 31 to November 03, 2024;
• Networking in the monthly virtual CIRM group meetings.
• Selected fellows are required to submit a poster for the CIRM Fellow Poster Award Session during the annual meeting, with two posters being selected for monetary awards ($300 each).

Eligibility

Applications are open to early career assistant professors and post-doctoral fellows. Early career is defined according to the NIH criteria: within ten years of earning a doctoral and related degree (i.e. PhD, PsyD, DPT, EdD, or MD). Prior experience in complementary integrative medicine (CIM) is not required, though applicants do need to demonstrate interest and commitment to CIRM research.

Application process

• Curriculum vitae.
• A short personal statement (500 words or fewer) describing your research interests and commitment to the field of rehabilitation medicine.
• A description of how the R13 CIRM Fellowship will impact your scientific career development.
• A diversity, equality, and inclusion statement and why you believe it is important to increase representation in rehabilitation sciences.
• A letter of recommendation from a supervisor, or mentor.