Stanford Anesthesia Resident Research Career Development Award

The Department of Anesthesia of the Stanford University School of Medicine aims to train excellent clinicians, future leaders in the specialty, and clinician-scientists in patient care or basic science research.
            The goal of the Stanford Anesthesia Resident Research Career Development Award is to recruit applicants to the Stanford anesthesia residency program who choose careers as researchers and academic anesthesiologists.  The Award will commence at the start of the residency with the resident receiving an additional unrestricted $10,000 department research grant (taxed as income over normal PGY salary) annually for each year the resident is in the program, and requires an additional research fellowship year.
            Applicants are encouraged to take advantage of the great breadth of research training available at Stanford by seeking out faculty mentors and laboratories in any department in the medical school or university.  The Vice-Chair of Research for the Department of Anesthesia will mentor the resident until a suitable PI/lab is found before the end of the CA1 year. Outstanding clinical performance is required to participate in the program. 
            The program structure is flexible, with several possible options outlined below.

The resident needs to consult with and formalize a plan with the Residency Program Director and Vice Chair of Research for the Department.

Following completion of the three residency years, individuals in the Stanford Anesthesia Resident Research Career Development Award Program will be appointed as junior faculty at the Stanford School of Medicine and work in the Stanford Hospital and Clinics, with a commitment of 80% effort for research and 20% for clinical care. This can continue for 1 or 2 years. Annual regular written descriptions of research progress will be judged by the Chairman and the Vice Chair of Research for continuation in the program.
Any salary support obtained from extramural funding would be incremental, and require adjustment of effort commitment commensurate with the terms of such funding. The resident could apply for the NIH Loan Repayment program [http://www.lrp.nih.gov/). Qualification for such a program can result in a reduction of up to $35,000 for two years and can be competitively renewed until all medical school debt is repaid (see NIH website for specific program information). Individuals who opt not to complete their residency training or their post residency research commitment must repay a pro rata portion of the Career Development Award based on the amount of time spent in research.
            Incoming residents wishing to apply should submit a one-page description of their research background and experience and career plans to Alex Macario MD, MBA, Professor of Anesthesia and Health Research & Policy, Program Director, Anesthesia Residency, Department of Anesthesia H3580, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5640  phone - (650) 723-6412  fax - (650) 725-8544   Email Alex Macario at