HEAL PAIN Cohort Program: Now Recruiting Trainees

From the NIH website:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is excited to announce the launch of a new post-doctoral training program called the HEAL Initiative Partnerships to Advance INterdisciplinary (PAIN) Training Program in Clinical Pain Research. The HEAL PAIN Cohort Program, via the T90/R90 mechanism, provides interdisciplinary training to postdoctoral scholars pursuing careers in pain and addiction research. By integrating a broad range of scientific disciplines and fostering a collaborative research environment, the program equips trainees with the skills needed to advance pain science, develop innovative treatments, and translate research findings into clinical practice. This program will emphasize mentorship, career development, and hands-on research experience. The program will help ensure postdoctoral trainees are well-prepared to contribute to the HEAL Initiative’s mission of improving pain management.

The Positively Uniting Researchers of Pain to Opine, Synthesize, and Engage (PURPOSE) network will help facilitate a national cohort experience among the postdoctoral trainees at the funded T90/R90 centers, as well as organize an annual meeting that all trainees will be required to attend. Learn more and join the PURPOSE network at https://painresearchers.com/

Trainee/Participant Eligibility

• Each of the postdoctoral training centers will support:
  • 4 postdoctoral trainees who meet criteria for the NRSA program (also called T90 trainees).
  • 1 postdoctoral participant who does not meet the qualifications for support under the NRSA program (also called a R90 participant).  This would include researchers who are NOT U.S. citizens.
  • T90 trainees and R90 participants will receive support for 2-3 years.
• Potential Trainees/Participants applying to be trained at one of the T90/R90 centers will be required to submit a personal statement demonstrating their interest and promise in clinical pain research.
• Potential Trainees/Participants may come from a traditional or non-traditional pain research field.

Learn more here.