PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To recruit and retain health professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds to conduct clinical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by providing for the repayment of educational loans for participants with substantial amounts of educational debt relative to income, who agree by written contract to engage in clinical research as employees of the NIH for a minimum two-year period.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. HEALTH;
- Education and Training;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans);

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans);