Peter Kaufmann, Sara Rosenkranz (both Integrated Health Sciences), and Nicole Short (Psychology) proudly represented UNLV during the NIH’s Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials in Washington, D.C. The Summer Institute, created by Kaufmann in 2001 when he served as NIH’s acting director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, trains the next generation of clinical scientists in clinical trials methods that meet contemporary standards of rigor, with a view of developing evidence to improve clinical practice. 

Only 40 Fellows from across the country were invited to attend this year’s Summer Institute. More than 900 Fellows from a variety of fields, including medicine, psychology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, and more, have graduated from the Summer Institute since its inception.