The ACCP Research Institute (RI) will host informational conference calls for anyone interested in learning more about each of the RI’s programs for pharmacist-investigator development: the Focused Investigator Training (FIT) Program and the Mentored Research Investigator Training (MeRIT) Program. The inaugural MeRIT Program will be held concurrently with the 2015 FIT Program, July 9–13, 2015, at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in Athens, Georgia. Faculty mentors from both programs will be present during each call to provide an overview of the program as well as to answer participants’ questions about the programs and their application/selection processes. The primary purpose of each conference call is to help familiarize potential applicants with each program’s process and outcomes. Those interested in learning more about the FIT and/or MeRIT programs need participate in only one of the informational calls scheduled for each of the desired programs.

FIT informational conference calls:

• Tuesday, January 20, 2015: 4:00–4:30 p.m. (EST)
• Wednesday, February 4, 2015: 7:00–7:30 p.m. (EST)

MeRIT informational conference calls:

• Wednesday, January 21, 2015: 4:00–4:30 p.m. (EST)
• Tuesday, February 3, 2015: 7:00–7:30 p.m. (EST)

Please contact Carla Scarborough at [email protected] at least 24 hours before a scheduled call to confirm your participation and receive the dial-in information for the desired call. Letters of intent to apply for either program are due by February 28, and the FIT and MeRIT program applications will close on March 31, 2015. For information about the FIT and MeRIT programs, please visit http://www.accpri.org/investigator/.