Background
The Bravewell Collaborative, the National Institute of Nursing Research, and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (BNC) have come together to sponsor the joint BNC Fellowship for research in integrative medicine. This postdoctoral fellowship provides a unique opportunity that combines the academic environment of a university with the breadth and depth of the intramural research program at the NIH. The full-time, two-year program includes participation in clinical and research experiences with a clinical integrative medicine focus, and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize health and healing for individuals, families, and communities. Fellows will attend the University of Arizona’s Program in Integrative Medicine, as well as participate in special interest conferences with clinicians and researchers. In addition, under the mentorship of an NINR Intramural Program investigator and an NIH Clinical Center investigator, each fellow will conduct a biobehavioral research study at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, on a topic relevant to integrative medicine. The BNC Fellowship will prepare individuals to become innovative and creative leaders in the scientific community. The BNC Fellowship provides funds for tuition and fees, stipend, health insurance, and travel allowance.

Requirements
To be eligible for the BNC Fellowship, the candidate must have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution within the past five years and be a U.S. citizen.

Application Process
To apply, candidates should click on the button below. In addition, the candidate should submit a three-page biobehavioral research proposal on a topic relevant to integrative medicine via USPS, FEDEX, UPS, or other courier service to the contact person indicated below. The online application and three-page proposal must be received no later than June 1, 2010.

Inquiries
Natalie A. Rasmussen, Ph.D., R.N.
Intramural Research Training Director
Assistant Clinical Investigator
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Nursing Research
Division of Intramural Research
10 Center Drive, 2-1339
Bethesda, MD 20892
E-mail: Rasmussenna@mail.nih.gov


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The mission of NINR is to promote and improve the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations. NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness across the lifespan. The research focus encompasses health promotion and disease prevention, quality of life, health disparities, and end-of-life. NINR seeks to extend nursing science by integrating the biological and behavioral sciences, employing new technologies to research questions, improving research methods, and developing the scientists of the future.