2015 Pfizer/Urology Care Foundation Urologic Research Training Award

2015 Pfizer/Urology Care Foundation Urologic Research Training Award The Urology Care Foundation, the official Foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA), works to ensure the future of urologic health by supporting and improving the prevention, detection, and treatment of urologic diseases through research and education. The Urology Care Foundation has recognized a major need to encourage bright young physician-scientists and researchers to dedicate their careers to improving patients’ lives through better understanding of the development and management of urologic diseases and conditions. To encourage early-career investigators to pursue education and training in urologic research, the Urology Care Foundation and Pfizer, Inc. have partnered to offer the 2015 Pfizer/Urology Care Foundation Urologic Research Training Award Program. These awards will provide $40,000 for a one-year period or $20,000 for a 6-month period of research training under the mentorship of a senior scientist with a well-established research program. The scope of the research project must be within one of the following three major domains: Assessments of clinical efficacy and safety of antimuscarinics in special populations or in the context of comorbidities as follows: Elderly Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity Cognitive function Strategies to improve clinical management and outcomes of bladder conditions and their comorbidities: PRN Dosing Approaches to f...
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