The K12 Mentored Training in Implementation Science (MTIS) Program is accepting applications for 2019! MTIS prepares scholars to become independent, productive Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) researchers focused on Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep (HLBS) disorders. This K12 program provides personalized educational pathways that allow scholars to identify competencies needed to address their specific goals and […]

Sadler honored by American Society of Hematology, colleaguesPhysician, scientist, mentor honored for dedication to field, others Renowned hematologist J. Evan Sadler, MD, PhD, has been awarded the 2018 Exemplary Service Award from the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Full story

Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award Application Deadline: Monday, December 3, 2018 Physician-scientists who are both clinically trained and expert researchers are essential to the successful translation of scientific discovery into more effective patient therapies. They have the unique capacity to blend their insights from treating patients and working in the laboratory in a way that […]

Early Career Women in Faculty Leadership Development Seminar Now offering two sessions! Demand for the Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar has continued to grow year after year, and we are pleased to announce that we will offer two sessions of this highly sought after seminar in 2019 to expand participation. The AAMC is […]

Recommends standardized curriculum, tracking graduates Many lifesaving advances in human health can be traced to physician-scientists, the professionals who treat patients while also conducting biomedical research. Full Article

Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and ContractsJuly 20, 2018Table of Contents (TOC)Web Version Notices HHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Contract Solicitation (PHS 2019-1) Now Available(NOT-OD-18-209) Office of the Director, NIH Updated Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity(NOT-OD-18-210) Office of the Director, NIH NIH Implementation of the Burden-Reducing Provisions […]

The Office of Faculty Affairs is again offering to assist WUSM underrepresented minority faculty members who wish to attend the AAMC Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar. The OFA will reimburse the base early bird registration fee ($1775.00) for up to two WUSM faculty members.  This support is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.  If you intend […]

The Department of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis has initiated a search for a Co-Director of the Oliver Langenberg Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP). The purpose of the PSTP is to facilitate training for research-oriented careers in academic medicine, especially for graduates of MD/PhD programs. The Co-Director must have a MD degree with […]

The National Advisory Committee of The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences has recommended that Dr. Megan Baldridge be named a 2018 Pew Scholar.  The recommendations of the committee will be presented to the board of The Pew Charitable Trusts at it’s meeting in June, after which Pew will issue a national press release […]