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2026 - 2027 SC Pathways Cohort Interest Questionnaire:
For Assistant Research Physicians or those without a Research Physician title
1.
First Name:
2.
Last Name:
3.
Please indicate your institute.
CC
CIT
CSR
FIC
NCATS
NCCIH
NCI
NEI
NHLBI
NHGRI
NIA
NIAAA
NIAID
NIAMS
NIBIB
NICHD
NIDCD
NIDCR
NIDDK
NIDA
NIEHS
NIGMS
NIMH
NIMHD
NINDS
NINR
NLM
4.
Staff Clinician Title:
Assistant Research Physician
Associate Research Physician
Senior Research Physician
No Research Physician Title
Unsure of Title
5.
Years in Staff Clinician Position at NIH:
Less than 2 years
2-4 years
5-6+ years
6.
Are you able to commit to attending three one-hour in-person professional development sessions and one daylong session on coaching in academic medical careers?
These sessions are tentatively scheduled as follows:
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Session 1:
NIH Staff Clinician Faculty Mentoring Program Introduction (1-hour session in May 2026)
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Session 2:
Staff Clinician/Research Physician Titles (1-hour session in June 2026)
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Session 3:
Staff Clinician Career Development Plans (1-hour session in September 2026)
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Session 4:
Coaching Your Career (One full-day session, October 2026)
Yes
No
Maybe
7.
Describe Your Career Vision (100-200 words):
How do you see your career evolving over the next 5-10 years? What achievements and/or contributions would you like to make as an NIH Clinical Faculty member?
8.
Briefly describe your mentoring needs (100-200 words):
Which specific areas (e.g., clinical skills, research, medical education and training, leadership) would you like to receive mentorship in? Please describe any gaps in your knowledge or experience that you believe need to be addressed in order to achieve your career vision. If you seek mentorship in multiple areas, feel free to list them, but indicate which one is most important to you and explain why.