# Stanford Clinician Scientist Training Program

> **NIH NIH R25** · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · 2023 · $351,416

## Abstract

Basic science, translational, and clinical research in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
is improving the way we diagnose and treat patients. A critical component of these research
areas is the partnership among clinicians, clinician-scientists, and basic scientists. Herein, we
propose to enhance a research training program designed to cultivate clinician-scientists who
are interested in studying hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. Our
research training program is designed to provide residents and medical students with intense
research experiences, a structured didactic program, and close mentorship and guidance.
Trainees will be ingrained with the philosophy that research is collaborative between MD and
PhD scientists. Our short-term goals are to recruit and train diverse and promising scientists
studying communication health and diseases, who will make and share innovative discoveries.
The ultimate long-term goal of our training program is two-fold: our graduates will 1) become
independent NIH-funded investigators in faculty positions in academic departments, and 2)
improve human health by advancing our field via scientific discovery that is translated to clinical
care.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10591580
- **Project number:** 5R25DC020174-02
- **Recipient organization:** STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Alan Gi-Lun Cheng
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $351,416
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2022-04-01 → 2027-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10591580

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10591580, Stanford Clinician Scientist Training Program (5R25DC020174-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10591580. Licensed CC0.

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