CVRI Training Programs

The Department of Pediatrics/CVRI at the University of California, San Francisco, and the Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland are pleased to sponsor an NIH funded training program (T32) entitled “Research Training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.” This is a four-year fellowship training program in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, that provides a maximum of 18 months of clinical training, and a minimum of 2.5 years of dedicated, focused research training. The long-term goal of this program is to develop academic physician-scientists who will ultimately direct original clinical or laboratory investigations and competitively pursue independent funding.

The training program consists of two tracts; The Laboratory Research Track and The Clinical-Translational Research Track. The major resources for the Laboratory Tract include the Department of Pediatrics, the Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Program In Biological Science, the Biomedical Science Graduate Programs, and CHORI (The Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute). In addition to the laboratory resources, these programs offer a variety of didactic course work. The major resources for the Clinical-Translational Tract include the Department of Pediatrics, the Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Pediatric Clinical Research Center and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Varying degrees of course work for the clinical tract is incorporated into the Training in Clinical Research Program. Course offerings include a two-year Masters degree program in Clinical Trials. Additional information on the Training in Clinical Research Program can be found at www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/general/education/.

All trainees will be integrated into the Departmental Program in Pediatric Science (PIPS), an interdivisional, interdisciplinary program directing all research and research training in the Department. Its activities include additional career mentoring, lectures and attendance at our Fellow's College.
Candidates entering the program in year one are preferred. However, candidates who wish to enter in years 2, 3, or 4 will be considered.

Interested applicants should contact the program director, Jeffrey Fineman, MD at jeff.fineman@ucsf.edu. Please attach a C.V. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview.