ACR REF/Abbott Health Professional Graduate Student Research Preceptorship

Please download and read the entire PDF award application—embedded below—before preparing your online application. You should compile all requested items PRIOR to beginning the online application process.

>> Scroll down to view a list of past recipients.

Online Application Process
Once you have prepared your application according to the specific award instructions, you may upload each item into the online application beginning Feburary 1, 2010. All applicants and award recipients must abide by REF Awards and Grants Policy at all times.

Application Deadline

Cycle	Applications Due Online	Recipients Notified By	Award Paid
I	May 1, 2010	June 15	July 1
II	August 1, 2010	September 15	October 1
III	November 1, 2010	December 15	January 1, 2011

Funding Source
Funding for this award is made possible through the Abbott Endowment for Rheumatology Development.

>> The REF has partnered with the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation to provide research funding to medical and/or graduate students interested in research directly related to Sjögren’s Syndrome through the REF Preceptorship program. For more information regarding the Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation, please visit their Web site at www.sjogrens.org/research. Students interested in applying should contact , REF senior specialist of Awards and Grants for details on how to apply.

For more information about this award, please contact the REF office by e-mail or by phone at (404) 633-3777.

Award Application

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2006 Award Recipients

Kathryn R. Martin
Preceptor: Leigh F. Callahan, PhD
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Pei-An (Betty) Shih
Preceptor: Betty P. Tsao, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles

Christian Mayer, BS
Preceptor: H. Ralph Schumacher, MD
Philadelphia VA Medical Center

Yanyan Zhu
Preceptor: Yuqing Zhang, DSc
Boston University School of Medicine

2005 Award Recipients

Fei Wang
Preceptor: Eric Sobel, MD, PhD
University of Florida

Shana Traina, MA
Preceptor: Catherine McLean, MD, PhD
University of California Los Angeles

Jack C. Scatizzi
Preceptor: Harris R. Perlman, PhD
Saint Louis University

Kaleb Michaud, PhD
Preceptor: Eliza Chakravarty, MD
Stanford University