Personalize Your MD
Lindy Fenlason MD, MPH
September 9th, 2014
What?
Why?
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Personality
Interests
Values
What you
love
Passion
Mission
What the world
needs
Your skills
Profession
Vocation
What brings
in money
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How?
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Strategy
 Year-Off Research Programs
 Dual Degrees
 Global Health Opportunities
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Skill Set = Experience + Scholarly approach
In your area of interest….
•Identify the need/question
•Investigate the question
•Implement
Program/Intervention
–Design
–Assessment
–Revision
•Impact the Health of Others
Added Benefits…
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Goals
 Be familiar with the options available for personalizing
your skill set
 Be aware of where to go to gather more information
 Know that we at Vanderbilt are very supportive of
helping to you make meaningful contributions
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Research Programs
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Vanderbilt Medical Scholars
NIH- Clinical Research Training Program
Medical Student Research Training Program
Sarnoff Medical Student Research Fellowship Program
HHMI /Medical Research Fellows Program
Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship
CDC- Hubert Global Health Fellowship
Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and
Fellows
 Fulbright-Fogarty Award in Public Health
After year 3 or 4
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Vanderbilt Medical Scholars
 What?
 One year, full time research with full funding
 Location: Any US academic institution or abroad (with US-based
mentor)
 Who?
 Considering a career in research
 Wanting to extend their research project for an additional year
 Applying for other 1 year medical student research funding options
 When?
 Application deadline is Feb. 1
 How?
 Donna Staed (Coordinator), Dr. Lorraine Ware (Director)
NIH- Clinical Research Training
Program
 What?
 One year, Research + Clinical + Group Learning
 Location: NIH
 Focus on translational research
 Who?
 Considering a career in research
 When?
 Application deadline is January 15th
 How?
 http://www.cc.nih.gov/training/mrsp/index.html
Medical Student Research Training
Program
 What?
 One year mentored basic science and translational research
experience
 Variety of US academic institutions
 Focus on diabetes, digestive disease, and obesity
 Who?
 Considering a career in research
 When?
 Application deadline is January 15th
 How?
 Dr. Al Powers; Anna Garcia
 http://www.niddk.nih.gov/research-funding/process/apply/aboutfunding-mechanisms/t32/t32-msrt/Pages/T32-medical-student-
Sarnoff Fellowship
Program
 What?
 One year, full time research with Cardiovascular focus
 Location: any US academic institution (external preferred)
 Who?
 Considering a career in cardiovascular research
 No prior research experience needed. MD/PhDs not eligible
 When?
 Application deadline is January 7th
 How?
 Kim Roberts, Dr. Scott Baldwin
 http://www.sarnofffoundation.org/?page=Fellowship_Program
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
 What?
 HHMI: a science philanthropy whose mission is to advance
biomedical research and science education
 Medical Research Fellows Program
 Academic or Non-profit Research Institutions
 Medical Research Fellows Program at Janelia Farm
 Medical Research Fellows Program at K-RITH
 When?
 Application deadline is January 12th
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Academic or Non-profit Research Institutions
– Diverse basic, translational, or applied biomedical
– US or Abroad
Medical Research Fellows Program at Janelia Farm
– Neuronal network function or imaging at the cellular and molecular level
Medical Research Fellows Program at K-RITH
- Focus on TB and HIV
- Durban, SA
Doris Duke International
Clinical Research Fellowship
 What?
 One year, full time research with full funding
 Location: Paired with a mentor at one of six participating schools
(Duke, Harvard, UCSF, U of M, UNC, and Yale)
 Who?
 Considering a career in research with global focus
 When?
 Application deadline is January 14th
 How?
 http://www.ddcf.org/Programs/Medical-Research/Goals-and-Strategies/Buildthe-Clinical-Research-Career-Ladder/International-Clinical-Research-
Fogarty International Clinical Research
Scholars and Fellows
 What?
 One year, full time research with full funding
 VECD collaboration
 Focus on global health concerns: infectious,
noncommunicable, etc
 Who?
 Considering a career in research with global focus
 When?
 Application deadline is December 1st
 How?
 http://www.vecd.org, http://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/scholars-fellows-globalhealth.aspx
CDC-Hubert
Global Health Fellowship
 What?
 One year program: Training at CDC and home institution + 6-12 wks
onsite
 Global and Public Health focus
 Who?
 Considering a career in global health
 When?
 Application deadline is Feb. 21
 How?
 http://www.cdc.gov/hubertfellowship/index.html
Fulbright-Fogarty
Awards in Public
 Health
What?
 One year program
 Global and Public Health focus
 11 eligible countries throughout Asia, Africa, and South America
 Who?
 Considering a career in global health
 Emphasis on engaging the local community
 When?
 Application deadline is October 14th
 How?
 http://us.fulbrightonline.org/fulbright-fogarty-fellowships-in-public-health
Dual Degrees
 MD/PhD (MSTP)
 Master of Business Administration (MBA)
 Juris Doctor Degree (JD)
 Master of Education (M Ed)
 Master of Public Health (MPH)
 Vanderbilt: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/md-dual-degree-programs
 AAMC:
https://www.aamc.org/cim/specialty/skillsandexperiences/educationale
xperience/339240/jointdegree.html
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Medical Science Training Program:
MD/PhD
 What?
 Laboratory experience along with an integrated curriculum
and clinical preceptorship program
 Who?
 Leaders in research-based academic discovery
 When?
 Transfer into MSTP from the MD program after the FCC year
 No hard deadline for internal candidates, but the
sooner=better…At least ~ 6 months before the desired
transfer
 How?
 Michelle Grundy; Dr. Terry Dermody
 https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mstp/
 https://www.aamc.org/students/research/mdphd/
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MBA
 What?
 Training in healthcare, enterprise, accounting, finance,
marketing, strategy, and operations.
 Problem-solving experience: entrepreneurial to administration
level
 Who?
 Career interest in administration, management, healthcare
systems, quality improvement, healthcare finance, healthcare
policy, entrepreneurship, biotechnology, or pharma.
 When?
 Rolling admission with deadlines in October, January, March, and
take the GMAT prior to applying.
 How?
 Tami Fassinger (admissions); Larry Van Horn, Scarlett Gilfus
 Jon Andereck, David Shau, Ariana Tabing, Michael Poku (VSM4)
 http://www.owen.vanderbilt.edu/programs/mba/joint-degrees/mba-md.cfm
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JD
 What?
 The opportunity for qualified students to graduate from both
medical and law school in 6 years.
 Who?
 Those who want to understand and help shape the ways in
which policy is made and manifested in our society.
 When?
 Typically start after your second or third years of medical
school.
 Take the LSAT and apply online between September 1 and
April 1. Earlier = better.
 How?
 Denise Lillard (936-2686); Dr. Ellen Wright Clayton
 http://law.vanderbilt.edu
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M.Ed.
 What?
 Various programs
 Achieve a solid background in learning theory, experience
with the principles of course/curriculum design, and an
understanding of education research
 Who?
 Career in medical education: leadership, administration,
curriculum design, evaluation/assessment
 When?
 To start in the Fall, first priority deadline (for admissions and
scholarships) is December 31; second priority deadline is
March 7.
 How?
 Dr. Cliff Hofwolt (Dir of Grad Studies); Dr. Kristen Neal; Jake
DeVolder (VSM4)
 http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/degreesprograms/mdmed_joint_degree_program.php
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 What?
MPH
 Training in population-level sciences
 Adds perspective to clinical care, research, and policy-level
contributions
 Practical skill development: grants, programming, …
 Who?
 Those who wish to develop skills and gain experience in
effective service, research, policy, and programming
 When?
 Application (December 15 and January 15)
 How?
 Dr. Douglas Heimburger, Ms. Marie Martin, Dr. Lindy Fenlason
 https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mph
 https://www.aamc.org/students/research/mdphd/
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Global Health Opportunities
 What?
Framework for exploring global health avenues for
impactful research, service, and learning, to address health
needs in low-resource settings, both abroad and in our own
community.
 Who?
Students interested in skills and experience in effective
research and service in low-resource settings
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Global Health Opportunities
 Courses:
 Elective Courses
 Immersion Course
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Research Clerkship
Graduate Certificate
MPH
Year-long Opportunities: Fogarty, Fulbright, Doris Duke,
HHMI,…
 Student Events and Leadership
 Student Advisory Council
 Case Competition
 Global Health Week
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Global Health Opportunities
 Courses: http://globalhealth.vanderbilt.edu/students/courses/
 Research Clerkship
 Graduate Certificate:
http://globalhealth.vanderbilt.edu/students/gh_certificate/
 MPH: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mph/track-summaries
 Student Advisory Council: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vigh-sac/
 Case Competition: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vigh-sac/case/index.php
 Dr. Douglas Heimburger, Ms. Marie Martin, Dr. Lindy Fenlason
 http://globalhealth.vanderbilt.edu
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You?
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You
 Interested?
 Skills
 Important program aspects
 Next Steps
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Goals
Timing
Questions
Contacts
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