Faculty Programs & Resources

The Office of Physician-Scientist Career Development is a resource for faculty with an M.D. (or equivalent) degree who are pursuing biomedical research of any type as a major component of their professional effort. In addition to the resources provided below, faculty are encouraged to contact the Director on an individual basis to explore how the Office may be able to assist them in achieving their career goals.

Key Program Links

• Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science ↗
• Master of Clinical and Translational Research Program ↗
• School of Medicine Faculty Affairs ↗
• School of Medicine Faculty Development Programs ↗

Discussion Sessions & Colloquia

Please email pscdadmin@uchc.edu to be placed on the distribution list for announcements of these sessions.

Past Sessions

• November 13, 2023 — Dr. Scott Rivkees
• March 14, 2022 — Dr. Alvin C. Powers
• March 29, 2021 — Sekar Kathiresan
• April 15, 2019 — Dr. Robert Colbert ↗
• April 9, 2018 — Dr. Stephanie Eisenbarth ↗
• February 27, 2017 — Dr. Margaret H. Baron ↗
• March 21, 2016 — Dr. Michael Rosenblum ↗
• March 25, 2015 — Dr. Christine Seidman ↗
• March 10, 2014 — Dr. Barry Coller ↗
• March 4, 2013 — Dr. Kenneth Kaushansky ↗
• March 7, 2011 — Dr. Andrew I. Schafer

To be added to the announcement list, email pscdadmin@uchc.edu

Career Development Resources

• Career Development — Burroughs Wellcome Fund ↗
• Science Careers Forum ↗
• Clinical and Translational Science Network — Community ↗
• NIH Physician-Scientist ↗
• Literature Related to the Physician-Scientist Career Path ↗
• Physician-Scientist Corner ↗

Grants, Awards & Opportunities

• Physician-Scientist Career Enhancement Travel Award in Molecular Oncology ↗
• Junior Physician Investigator Award — American Federation for Medical Research ↗
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund ↗
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation — Clinical Scientist Development Award ↗
• NIH Loan Repayment Programs ↗
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) ↗

Honor Societies

Faculty are encouraged to become knowledgeable about physician-scientist-specific honorific societies and the level of achievement they seek for successful membership nominations. This Office seeks to identify appropriate candidates for nomination at UConn Health and to provide guidance or assistance in the nomination process as needed.

Please contact us if you are, or are aware of, a potential candidate for nomination.

Key Honor Societies

• American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) ↗
• Association of American Physicians (AAP) ↗