The Pulmonary and Critical Care Division in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University has several options for those wishing to pursue advanced education in pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension, lung transplantation, and critical care medicine.
Each fellowship program is uniquely designed to provide trainees with the advanced instruction they will need as they prepare for careers as basic and clinical investigators.
PCCM Fellowship Research Training Program
It is the goal of the fellowship program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) to prepare trainees for academic careers as basic investigators or clinical investigators. Our primary goal is to nurture the development of academic pulmonary physicians who will excel in clinical or basic research.
Every fellow in the three-year PCCM training program is required to complete at least 18 months of clinical training. A continuity outpatient clinic will continue for the 36 months of the fellowship. In early spring of Year 1, trainees will be asked to choose one of two academic tracks:
Basic and/or Translational Research
The basic research track will offer formal training in basic science research in a laboratory in PCCM or in a laboratory outside of the Division. Because our core of basic investigators in PCCM is small, fellows may elect to train in laboratories outside of the Division, with one of the approved mentors on our NIH T-32 training grant.
There will be 14-18 months of protected time during the three-year fellowship in the basic research track, depending on the motivation and progress of the trainee. Those trainees who compete successfully for our NIH T32 training grant will be assigned to the T32 in the 3rd year of their training. A 4th year of their training will be funded by the T32 if their progress and commitment warrants continued support. We also offer unique opportunities for advanced postdoctoral research training in the Genetics of Pulmonary Vascular Disease, funded by an NIH K12 grant. This program consists of 1 year of didactics in genetics and molecular biology at Stanford University Medical School and and 2 years of funded research in a laboratory involved in investigation of topics ranging from pulmonary vascular development to an analysis of genetics and pathogenesis of pulmonary vascular disease. We also offer an opportunity for trainees to obtain a PhD degree in biomedical sciences through our Advanced Residency Training at Stanford (ARTS) Program.
Clinical and/or Health Services Research
The clinical research track requires that the trainee obtain a Masters of Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology, Health Services Research, or another relevant field. This program requires approximately one year of classes and a Master’s thesis. Trainees selecting this track will also be assigned to our NIH T32 training grant in their 3rd year of fellowship training and begin classes in the 3rd year. Their 4th year will be funded by the T32 as above for the basic research track. Clinical research trainees will have 14-18 months of protected time and a 4th year protected for clinical research and completion of the Master’s thesis.
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