Program structure
The Finberg PSTP offers comprehensive training through mentorship, fellowship planning, and a curriculum specifically designed to prepare trainees for careers as physician-scientists. Training culminates with successful research funding and a transition to a career as an independent investigator. Below is a table that outlines the program structure. Beyond the primary program components, the training program also offers several incentives and benefits to our trainees. Learn more about program incentives.
| Residency | Fellowship | Independence | ||||||
| Before Arriving | Intern | Junior | Senior | Clinical Fellow | Research Fellow (early) | Research Fellow (late) | Principal Investigator | |
| Mentorship | Scientific mentor wish list | Fellowship, research planning | Grant/Award planning | Job planning/search | ||||
| Meet with potential scientific mentors | Begin/continue search for scientific advisor/PI | Select scientific advisor/PI | ||||||
| Yearly meetings with Finberg PSTP leadership | ||||||||
| Biannual meetings with Chief residents and Program Director | ||||||||
| Biannual meetings with career coach | ||||||||
| Fellowship Planning | Preliminary plans to short track | Strategically scheduled electives | ||||||
Short tracking fellowship meeting (spring |
Fellowship interview (fall); match (winter) | |||||||
| Standard pathway fellowship meeting (spring) |
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| Curriculum | Clinical core (fall) | |||||||
| Scientific talks (DoM Research Seminar Series, Medical Grand Rounds) | ||||||||
| Research in Progress | ||||||||
| Career development sessions; Grants 101, Grants 201, Finances, Negotiation, Treacherous Transitions, Work/Life Balance... | ||||||||
| Annual Finberg PSTP Retreat | ||||||||
| Annual Finberg PSTP Graduation | ||||||||
| Research Funding | Foundation, T/F | Foundation, K | K→R Transition | |||||