OVERVIEW

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Rocks: The NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) is organized by American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

Course Opens: 01/03/2022
Course Expires: 01/02/2025

Description:
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Research-Oriented Career Knowledge and Support (ROCKS) web sessions equip you for a successful research-oriented career, one step at a time. This session featured the NCI Program Official(s) providing an overview of the NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) mechanism, and active NCI K08 awardees shared what the keys are to a successful application, project implementation, and mentor-mentee relationships in their K08 experiences.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe the relative success of Radiation Oncology focused applications for the NCI K08 award and general success rates.
Explain what reviewers are looking for during the application review.
Discuss keys to successful application, project implementation, and mentor-mentee relationships.