Students
Winn CIPP
For medical students
A six-week summer externship that immerses medical students in community-based clinical research, showing firsthand how trials transform care.
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Established 2020 by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
Advancing Better Science For All.
The Winn Awards exist to improve participation in clinical trials, driving better health outcomes in every community and saving more lives. We prepare early-career physician-researchers and medical students to lead studies that reach the people who need them most.
Our Mission
Better Science For All is more than a tagline.
The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program prepares a new generation of physician-researchers and medical students to design and lead high-impact studies that engage communities too often left out of research. This work ensures new therapies are safe and effective for everyone who will one day rely on them.
Community-engaged research
Building trust where clinical research has rarely reached.
A pathway, not a moment
Supporting careers from medical school through research leadership.
Treatments that work for all
Trials that reflect the patients who will use the medicine.
A national network
Scholars, mentors, and partners advancing science together.
The Award Programs
One connected pathway, from first exposure to research leadership.
Three awards meet physicians and students at different points in their careers, and together they build a lasting national network of community-focused clinical trialists.
Physicians
Winn CDA
For early-career physician-researchers
A rigorous two-year Career Development Award that trains physician investigators to design and lead community-focused clinical research, recruiting participants from all backgrounds.
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Leaders
Winn CILA
For CDA scholars in oncology & cardiology
A three-year Leadership Award for oncology and cardiovascular graduates of the Winn CDA, strengthening leadership, mentorship, and research so they can shape the field.
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We believe that clinical trials are an extension of care. So when people think of the Winn Awards, they ought to think of hope.
Dr. Robert A. Winn
Director, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center · Chair, Winn Awards National Advisory Committee
Our Community
A growing network of scholars, mentors, and leaders.
From summer externs to award-winning investigators, the Winn Awards community gathers, learns, and leads together, turning a shared mission into real change in clinical research.
Convening the next generation of clinical trialists
Sharing the work on the national stage
Mentorship that lasts beyond the award
Funders & Partners
Made possible by partners who believe in better science.
The Winn Awards are powered by the generosity of leading funders and the expertise of national implementation collaborators.
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What we’ve been working on.
Join us in advancing Better Science For All.
Whether you’re a medical student, an early-career physician, or a partner who shares our mission, there’s a place for you in this work.