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http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/research/mdphd/programs.htm. A comprehensive list of M.D./Ph.D. training programs, including those funded independently of the NIH.
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http://www.hhmi.org/grants/office/. Research opportunities offered by the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
http://homepage.uab.edu/paik/rr.html. A list of research-track residency programs in internal medicine.
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Cai, S.F., Aft, R.L. (2012). Careers in Academic Research. In: Urman, R., Ehrenfeld, J. (eds) Physicians’ Pathways to Non-Traditional Careers and Leadership Opportunities. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0551-1_16
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