The Institutional Research Fellowship Grant (IRF) program provides outstanding opportunities for underrepresented minority (URM) physicians to conduct research on skin of color dermatologic conditions and train for and assume leadership roles in clinical care, public policy, health services research and biomedical research.
Application Opening Soon!
Application Deadline: October 15, 2024; 11:59pm CTThe Institutional Research Fellowship (IRF) is a groundbreaking initiative that supports critical research on dermatologic diseases in skin of color and provides valuable opportunities for physicians of color, who are disproportionately underrepresented in dermatology and medicine. SOCS recognizes the dire need to address these healthcare disparities and is working to increase the number of physicians from diverse backgrounds who can provide culturally competent care to these often—underserved communities.
- UMass Chan Medical School
- Henry Ford Health
Each institution will receive $80,000 to support a researcher who is under-represented in medicine and has interest in skin of color dermatologic research.
This is a successful program which has already distributed nearly $1.45 million dollars to support institution-based research.