Women's Reproductive Health
Research Career Development Center
program
description | what makes our program different
| requirements | faculty
For an application, contact the Principal
Investigator, Thomas Moore, M.D. at trmoore@ucsd.edu
or the Program Director, Pamela L. Mellon, Ph.D. at
pmellon@ucsd.edu.
UCSD's
Department of Reproductive Medicine is proud to announce a major, new
opportunity for the career development of junior faculty in the area of
reproductive medicine. In September, 1999 the multidisciplinary Women's Reproductive
Health
Research Career Development Center (WRHR) was established. The Center is dedicated
to developing a cadre of broadly trained, independently funded
clinician-scientists investigating key areas of women's health.
Building on basic science research in five emphasis-centers
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neuroendocrine
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ovarian
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fetal physiology
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obesity/metabolism
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epidemiology
with eminent mentors, the Center will
oversee the Scholars' evolution into mature investigators fully prepared
for tenure in prominent research universities. A two-phase program
of supervised, then mentored learning will be supplemented with
individualized courses, seminars and tutorials covering
Unique aspects of the Center include the
linkage of Scholars with selected Translational Research Collaborators
who will assist Scholars in conducting and publishing research in
clinical areas relevant to their basic science focus. To ensure
that all Scholars develop initial competence in modern research techniques, a Teaching Molecular Biology Core
Laboratory will be
offered, staffed by a senior professor, to provide individualized
instruction in essential laboratory procedures. Throughout the 4-5
year program, the Center's Faculty will conduct ongoing tutorials in
which Scholars will build knowledge in the areas of
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grant-writing skills
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clinical research methodology
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publication and presentation of
experimental findings
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health care delivery organization and
economics
Funding is awarded for up to five years. The Center exists to produce academic
clinicians that are experts at research, as well as patient care.
What Makes the UCSD Program
Different
There are twenty such programs around the country. The reasons, UCSD
should be your top choice include:
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75% protected time in research with a specific mentor in area the scholar is
interested in
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up to 25% time spent in clinics that focus on area of interest
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UCSD offers training in a variety of areas, many of which are unique,
areas ranging from detailed molecular studies to population research, epidemiology
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quality of faculty - they have extensive experience in a wide variety of
areas
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work with others who are excited and devoted to research and patient care
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UCSD has a long, successful history of training fellows in maternal
fetal medicine, reproductive
endocrinology and infertility.
For more information, read a copy of the
NIH Press Announcement.
Requirements
RSRCDC is looking for people who fall into the following categories:
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Finishing a residency
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Want an academic career
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Have an M.D.
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Have a focused interest in research
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Possess an interest in using basic science approaches to new bedside
techniques
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Have an interest in translational
research
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