We are very excited to announce the development of a formal Physician
Scientist Development Program in the University of Chicago's Department
of Medicine.
Our Department has a long and strong tradition of training physician
scientists through the ABIM's Research Pathway. Our nationally
recognized internal medicine residency and fellowships, combined
with our outstanding research enterprise, have provided an excellent
training ground for aspiring physician scientists. This newly formalized
PSDP program was created to take this experience to an even higher
level.
Here are some highlights of the Program:
1. Its official
name is the "Physician Scientist Development
Program" (PSDP).
2. It allows students, with MD/PhD's, or students with equivalent experience
who are interested in primarily research careers, the opportunity to
pursue the ABIM's Research Pathway (Short Track) into fellowship.
3. We will recruit up to 6 residents into this Program each year.
4. Candidates will apply to and be selected through a match dedicated to this
Program.
5. The Program guarantees matching candidates a categorical residency and the
fellowship of their choice (providing specific
circumstances are met.)
6. It also offers them substantial supplemental financial support beyond expected
stipends throughout residency and fellowship years.
7. Trainees who apply for an external career development grant award in the
final year of their fellowship will be given automatic
consideration
for "bridge" funding
and will be awarded a faculty position in their
respective subspecialty Section. This approach guarantees
assistance in the transition from fellowship to a junior faculty position within
the
University of Chicago's Department of Medicine.
Please feel free to forward this email to students within your
program. For more information on this excellent opportunity for
your Internal Medicine bound MSTP students, please refer to the
attached brochure or the PSDP website:
PSDP
program
We can also be contacted through our program email address at:
PSDP@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Sincerely,
Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD,
Co-Director PSDP
Eric Svensson,
MD, PhD,
Co-Director PSDP
Joe "Skip" Garcia,
MD
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Julian Solway, MD,
Vice Chair for Basic Sciences Research, Department of Medicine
James N. Woodruff, MD
Vice Chair for Education. Department of Medicine
