Date: ________________________

To: ________________________

From: ________________________ Scientific Director, (IC)_________

Subject: Appointment as Senior Clinician (Category 2)

This is to notify you that your appointment as a Senior Clinician (Category 2) has been reviewed and approved. Your appointment will be effective beginning (Mo/Day/Yr) and not-to-exceed (Mo/Day/Yr) [beginning and end dates must be >1 year and <5 years apart]. The NIH formalized the concept of Senior Clinician as an NIH intramural professional designation in 2001, reflecting the importance of multidisciplinary research and research support teams. NIH Senior Clinicians (Category 2) are recognized international experts who are supervised by a Senior Investigator or Scientific Director.

Because the appointment of a Senior Clinician is based on consideration of the strength of the research program, as well as the candidate, the research program must be (and remain) very strong scientifically, and the candidate must have demonstrated an exceptional ability to be highly productive. In offering you the title of Senior Clinician (Category 2), based on your past accomplishments, I have every expectation that you will remain highly productive. As in the case of any NIH employee, you may be removed from this position for malfeasance or lack of satisfactory performance.

I am pleased to appoint you to the position of Senior Clinician (Category 2) under a time-limited, renewable Title 42 appointment.

Approved for appointment as Senior Clinician (Category 2):

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Scientific Director

Approved for appointment as Senior Clinician (Category 2):

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Deputy Director for Intramural Research, NIH

I accept the appointment as Senior Clinician (Category 2) under the above conditions:

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