New Age Skin Research Foundation is in the forefront of clinical and public health related research. During the past few years the NASRF has given a research opportunity to many fellows as a part of our Clinician co-Mentoring Research Program. Many of our research fellows have been accepted to medical schools, granted positions in medically related careers, and received residencies in their respective fields. 

The foundation conducts innovative clinical and public health related research projects for the development of more effective and safe therapies to improve the quality of life of patients with skin conditions. The foundation recognizes and funds young scientists (college and medical students), dermatology investigators and researchers. Researchers and Fellows at the New Age Skin Research Foundation are at the forefront of clinical and public health related research.

What is the Clinician co-Mentoring Research Program (CcRP)?
 
Purpose: To give a unique opportunity to private practice dermatologists and researchers to conduct research.
 
Why is it needed?

1. Lack of support is a major obstacle that prevents private practice clinicians from participating in research activities.
2. Lack of time: Although private practice dermatologists have many exciting research ideas, they lack the time and/or the experience to coordinate and be directly involved in the data collection required a research project.
3. Clinicians have direct access to a huge pool of patient and the observations can be noted firsthand. Frequently clinicians are often the first to make a clinical observation (before researchers) due to their overwhelming clinical exposure.

 
How: A full time investigator will be guiding the project with the research fellows, while the clinical dermatologist will act as the co-Mentor of the project ensuring his/her hypothesis is being tested correctly with his/her patients or at other sites.

This opportunity to participate in Clinician co-Mentoring Research is available to all dermatologists/investigators that are enthusiastic about research. For more information please call or e-mail Dr. Saladi at (718) 357-4671 or at RaoSaladi@NewAgeSkin.Org.

The majority of accepted fellows have been medical and dermatology residents in training, as well as medical, osteopathic and pre-med students.