114 STAT. 2328 PUBLIC LAW 106-505—NOV. 13, 2000 at general clinical research centers or at other institutions that have the infrastructure and resources deemed appropriate for conducting patient-oriented clinical research. "(B) USE.— Grants under subparagraph (A) shall be used to provide support for mid-career level clinicians to allow such clinicians to devote time to clinical research and to act as mentors for beginning clinical investigators. "(2) APPLICATIONS. —An application for a grant under this subsection shall be submitted by an individual scientist at such time as the Director requires. " (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —For the purpose of carrying out this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year. " (c) GRADUATE TRAINING IN CLINICAL INVESTIGATION AWARD.^ "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall make grants (to be referred to as 'Graduate Training in Clinical Investigation Awards') to support individuals pursuing master's or doctoral degrees in clinical investigation. "(2) APPLICATIONS. —An application for a grant under this subsection shall be submitted by an individual scientist at such time as the Director may require. "(3) LIMITATIONS. — Grants under this subsection shall be for terms of 2 years or more and shall provide stipend, tuition, and institutional support for individual advanced degree programs in clinical investigation. "(4) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, the term 'advanced degree programs in clinical investigation' megms programs that award a master's or Ph.D. degree in clinical investigation after 2 or more years of training in areas such as the following: "(A) Analytical methods, biostatistics, and study design. "(B) Principles of clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetics. "(C) Clinical epidemiology. "(D) Computer data management and medical informatics. "(E) Ethical and regulatory issues. "(F) Biomedical writing. "(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —For the purpose of cgirrying out this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year. "(d) CLINICAL RESEARCH CURRICULUM AWARDS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall make grants (to be referred to as 'Clinical Research Curriculum Awards') to institutions for the development and support of programs of core curricula for training clinical investigators, including medical students. Such core curricula may include training in areas such as the following: "(A) Analytical methods, biostatistics, and study design. "(B) Principles of clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetics. "(C) Clinical epidemiology.
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