NIH Mentorship Modernization Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set minimum mentorship standards for institutions that receive certain National Institutes of Health (NIH) career development, training, fellowship, and research education awards. The standards would cover regular mentor-mentee meetings, career guidance, periodic progress reviews, and minimum qualifications for mentors. Institutions would certify that they comply through existing NIH annual reports. The Secretary could provide extra funding to help institutions meet the standards, if money is appropriated, and would periodically review and update the standards. The rules would apply only to awards made two or more years after the bill becomes law, though earlier award recipients could choose to follow them.

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Sponsors

• David McCormick Republican sponsor
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