Training Track

Internal medicine training		24 months
Subspecialty training		12-24 months (dependent on subspecialty)
Research training (80%)		36 months
Ambulatory Clinic during research training		½ day per week

For select, qualified candidates, option to join faculty during last year of training (as instructor or assistant professor). Targeted ABIM Internal Medicine Board Eligibility: PGY 4. Targeted ABIM Subspecialty Board Eligibility: PGY 5 or 6 (depending on subspecialty).

Supplements

PSTP Career Development Supplements are provided during PGY 1-6:

	Year One		Internship		$4,000		support for travel to a national meeting, journals
	Year Two		Junior Residency		$4,000		support for travel to a national meeting, journals
	Year Three		Clinical Fellowship		$4,000		support for a computer and software, travel to a national meeting, journals
	Years Four - Six		Research		$15,000		$10,000 to supplement salary; $5,000 to support travel and other expenses

Opportunities

• Trainees who have performed exceptionally well (K award or equivalent and impactful publications), have the option in the last year of program (PGY5 or 6 depending on subspecialty) for negotiating full-time faculty position (instructor vs. assistant professor per division's discretion).

• Assistance targeting extra/intra mural grants (including NIH loan repayment program)

• For categorical candidates who do not participate in the ABIM research pathway, there are opportunities to pursue an extended research block
• A new International Scholars Track will be piloted in 2022

Access to a diverse mentorship committee: Committees typically consist of three faculty members from basic, translational and clinical tracks. Meetings occur starting in PGY 1-2. Mentorship committees will focus on expediting a clear path forward to smoothly transition from clinical training, into the laboratory. Because each PSTP trainee possesses unique backgrounds, interests and skill sets, the committee will work collaboratively to identify niche areas that can be targeted to facilitate a successful transition into a fully-funded faculty position. Regular access to mentorship committee members provides each PSTP trainee with an ideal opportunity to obtain input for fostering scientific collaborations, identifying funding opportunities and offering diverse perspectives to enhance scientific research endeavors.

PSTP curriculum: Meetings for special topics or research in progress for candidates in research years. Specialized topics include pursuit of funding (K and first time R01 workshops), career planning and negotiating job positions, commercializing discoveries, CCTS/Fisher College of Business Innovation Workshop, engaging in development and philanthropic activities, communicating your science to the public, preparing for presentations, mentorship, how to run a lab, etc.).

Obtain mentorship skills: Regular interaction with MSTP program providing mentorship to graduate student trainees to aid in transition to a residency within a PSTP

Career development activities in our Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)

Present your research: Participate in the annual departmental research meeting and others

Individuals who hold an MD or PhD degree or an MD degree with significant research experience are eligible for the PSTP Research Pathway. Categorical residents interested in obtaining extended research blocks will be invited to submit an application outlining scope of the research project, timeline and mentorship information. Eligible candidates will be invited for an interview with the department, faculty within subspecialty of interest and the PSTP director. Questions regarding eligibility can be sent directly to Dr. Robert Baiocchi Robert.Baiocchi@osumc.edu.

Faculty and Trainees

We have an established track record of our trainees advancing to tenured track positions in academic medicine programs. Our trainees leave the program funded and join faculty positions. Thus far, all trainees have obtained independent funding and have accepted competitive laboratory packages to begin their careers as a physician scientist.