1. Title
Name

2. Personal Information
Level (PhD student, post-doc, instructor, assistant professor)
Previous research training if any (brief)

3. Overarching Career Dev Goal
By the end of the K, I want to be a(n):
Epidemiologist
Behavioral scientist
Implementation scientist
etc

4. Background 1-2 bullets on each
Why is this an important NIH-relevant problem that needs to be urgently addressed?
What is known?
What is the gap in knowledge that you are trying to fill?
Long-term goal of research
Overall application objective
Central hypothesis, linked back to the overall objective
How formulated: prelim data

5. Specific Aims
Likely 2, maybe 3 at most

6. Career Development Plan
Aim (re-state aim)
Career Development Goal
Mentor(s)
Key activity(ies) 1
e.g., develop qualitative expertise
e.g., Dr. Joe Smith
Both within and outside UAB 2
etc