Application Procedure

There is a two-step process for applying for the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Your official medical school transcript must be sent via regular mail to the address below. All other application materials can be sent via e-mail or regular mail to the address below.

For applicants enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  1. Complete a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Application. Items for this application include the following:
    • Completion of the online common application form.
    • A letter of support from Dean Levine or Dean Harvey.
    • Two letters of support from faculty who can comment on your academic performance and potential for clinical research.
    • A personal statement.
    • A copy of your curriculum vitae.
    • A copy of your medical school transcript.
  2. Complete the University of Pittsburgh Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Application for Internal Applicants. Applications are due by January 6, 2010. Items for this application include the following:
    • Identification of a clinical research mentor from the University of Pittsburgh. It is strongly recommended, but not required, that the mentor be the person you worked with during the summer between your first and second year of medical school.
    • A letter of support from your mentor (can be one of the two required letters for the Doris Duke common application).
    • A 2-page research proposal.
    • An official medical school transcript, and official transcripts from any other higher education institutions you have attended, via U.S. mail.

For applicants enrolled at other medical schools

  1. Complete a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Application. Items for this application include the following:
    • Completion of the online common application form.
    • A letter of support from the Dean's office of the medical school in which you are currently matriculated.
    • Two letters of support from faculty who can comment on your academic performance and potential for clinical research.
    • A personal statement.
    • A copy of your curriculum vitae.
    • A copy of your medical school transcript.
  2. Complete the University of Pittsburgh Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Application for External Applicants. Applications are due by January 6, 2010. Items for this application include the following:
    • Names of 2–5 federally funded University of Pittsburgh clinical researchers and a brief explanation (2–3 sentences) of their research that interests you.
    • An official medical school transcript, and official transcripts from any other higher education institutions you have attended, via U.S. mail.
  3. For international students currently holding a visa, please complete the International Graduate Student Supplemental Form.

All University of Pittsburgh material should be submitted to the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE) by January 6, 2010.

Institute for Clinical Research Education
c/o Jennifer Kush
200 Meyran Avenue, Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
E-mail: kushja@upmc.edu

Notification will be made no later than March 19, 2010.

Dates and Deadlines

January 6, 2010Applications due to the University of Pittsburgh.
On or before March 19, 2010Notification of award.
April 2, 2010Outstanding offers must be accepted or declined, and acceptances become binding.
July 1, 2010Program begins.