The Rehabilitation Research Career Development (RRCD) Program will educate and train future rehabilitation scientists. The program is funded by the National Center Medical Rehabilitation Research (NICHD) and the National Institute Neurological Disorders and Stroke (K12 HD055929).

University of Texas Medical Branch is a major academic health sciences center located on the Texas Gulf Coast. Established in 1891, UTMB has grown from one building, 23 students and 13 faculty to a modern health science center with more than 2,500 students, 1,000 faculty and 70 major buildings spanning 84-acres. UTMB is ranked 10^th among U.S. medical schools in number of medical degrees awarded to underrepresented minorities, according to the July 2005 Black Issues in Higher Education magazine’s list of top 100 degree producers.

University of Florida is a leading public research university situated in what Money magazine calls "the best place to live" in the United States. Established in 1905, UF is the state's oldest, largest and most comprehensive university. The 2,000-acre campus houses more than 900 buildings, including 170 with classrooms and laboratories. UF is now one of the five largest universities in the nation, expanding from 102 students in 1906 to more than 46,000 students currently.

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