Research Training and Career Development
The training and career development programs of the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) are customized to meet the needs of every stage of the "career pipeline." Listed below are the programs offered for students and faculty.
- Clinical Research Scholars Program (CRSP)
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- For junior faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.
- This highly competitive program offers 75% salary support for 2 years to provide protected time to conduct preliminary research for a career development award. Scholars are expected to apply for a K award or another career development award in the first year of the program.
- Career Education and Enhancement for Health Care Research Diversity (CEED) Program
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- For postdoctoral fellows and faculty from underrepresented minority groups at the University of Pittsburgh.
- The CEED Program provides mentoring and intensive training in grant writing, preparation of publications, and development of leadership and management skills, with the goal of helping trainees successfully compete for early career development awards (e.g., K08, K12, K23, K25, and VA awards).
- Clinical Scientist Training Program (CSTP) for Residents
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- For residents at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Residents in this program pursue mentored research and a clinical research seminar throughout their clinical training. In addition, they devote 2 months to completing the core curriculum in clinical research following their intern year.
- International Scholars Program for Residents
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- For international residents at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Residents in this program pursue mentored research and a clinical research seminar throughout their clinical training. In addition, they devote 2 months to completing the core curriculum in clinical research following their intern year.
- Clinical Scientist Training Program (CSTP) for Medical Students
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- For medical students at the University of Pittsburgh.
- This highly competitive program offers full and partial tuition scholarships for a 5-year program that leads to a joint MD/MS in Clinical Research or a joint MD/Certificate in Clinical Research. In the program, formal coursework is augmented by seminars and mentored research.
- Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Program
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- For medical students enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine or other medical schools in the United States.
- This nationally recognized program, funded jointly by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine, offers medical students a $27,000 stipend and tuition to pursue the Certificate in Clinical Research and conduct mentored clinical research at the University of Pittsburgh for 1 year between their third and fourth year of medical school.
- Predoctoral Fellowships in Clinical and Translational Research
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- For three groups of individuals at the University of Pittsburgh:
- Doctoral students who have passed the qualifying exams in their field.
- MD/PhD students who have completed at least 2 years of medical school.
- Medical students who have completed at least 3 years of medical school and want to spend 1 year (between the third and fourth year of medical school) completing a program leading to a Master of Science in Clinical Research. (CSTP students are eligible to apply.)
- The fellowships provide a stipend and partial tuition support for 1 year of multidisciplinary clinical and translational research.
- Short-Term Access to Research Training Program (START UP)
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- For students enrolled in a doctoral program in the schools of the health sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.
- START UP matches a student with a mentor and provides a stipend for an 8- to 12-week summer immersion in mentored clinical and translational research.
