The UNC-CH School of Medicine Academy of Educators was founded in October 2006 as a part of the School's strategic plan to enhance research and scholarship towards excellence in teaching.
This program supports research career development of junior faculty members, known as BIRCWH Scholars, who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowships, and who are commencing (1) Basic Research; (2) Translational Research; (3) Clinical Research and/or (4) health services research relevant to women's health
The objective of the KL2 Program is to train and develop junior investigators who will become the next generation of successful translational researchers.