Resident Research Opportunities
Stanford Pathology residents have successfully competed for and received significant extramural funding for research. Major funding sources include the NIH and NSF.
The Department guarantees up to three-years of research funding for AP only or CP only residents pursuing an investigative career in which the majority of their professional time will be spent on extra-murally funded basic, translational or clinical research. With the approval of the Chair, such residents may defer this period of research funding until she or he completes one of our ACGME-accredited clinical fellowship programs.
The
resident, with the assistance of her/his mentor, is required to apply
for and be awarded outside funding support (e.g., NIH KO8, etc.) for
his/her research program prior to the end of the third year departmental
support. Until the external award is received, or if the external
award does not provide salary support at the equivalent PGY level
plus the standard housing benefit, then the Department
will supplement the resident's salary to that level.
The Department will assist our residents
in finding a suitable laboratory at Stanford for their research
training; this laboratory may be either within or outside of
the Department of Pathology. Indeed, the laboratory need not
be in the School of Medicine. Stanford University has an outstanding
School of Engineering, which, together with the School of Medicine,
has established a Bioengineering Department, as well as outstanding
Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Statistics in the School of Humanities
and Sciences. Residents with research interests compatible with
those of faculty in these programs can also apply to such laboratories
for their postdoctoral research training.
Stanford Society of Physician Scholars
Residents who wish to be considered for such departmental support are also encouraged to apply for membership in the Stanford Society of Physician Scholars (SSPS). This program, launched in the Fall of 2009, will help to foster the academic development of residents and fellows, from clinical departments across the Stanford University School of Medicine, who wish to pursue a career in which the majority of their time is devoted to pursuing extramurally funded basic, translational or clinical research. Acceptance for membership in the SSPS will place the resident in a formal career development program that includes a seminar series, mentoring by successful physician-scholars and non-physician investigators, the opportunity to mentor a Stanford medical student with interests complimentary to that of the resident-mentor, and access to the departmentally-based support for research that is described above. Visit the SPSS website for more information.
Grant Applications, Deadlines, and Other Information
- For research project information at Stanford University, go to The Sponsored Projects Office.
- For the largest funding resource on medical research at Stanford University, go to The National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- For additional funding resources at Stanford University, go to The National Science Foundation.
