Research Training for DPTs

The National Institutes of Health offers Career Development Awards that are designed to help clincally trained professionals (like physical therapists with a DPT degree) who have the potential to become productive independent investigators. DPTs interested in this type of training work with an established researcher to develop a 3-5 year mentored, supervised career development plan that would include educational opportunities as well as mentored research.

• Mentored Patient-Oriented Research (POR) Career Development Award (K23)
• Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development (K08) Award