Fellowship Opportunities

Clinical Scholars in Residence Program

• The primary goal of the program is to involve the Clinical Scholar in the ongoing quality improvement initiatives of the ACS, including the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP^®), the National Cancer Database (NCDB), the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP), the Surgeon Specific Registry (SSR), the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), guideline development, and accreditation programs

• The program is open to applicants who have completed 2–3 years of surgical residency and have obtained two years of program funding from their home institution or other granting agency

• The scholar will have the opportunity to earn a Masters degree through Northwestern University

• Applicant must be a member of the College and in good standing of the College.

The prior participants since 2005 have had excellent, productive experiences. For more information, please visit their website.

Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery T32 Research Training Program

• The program is designed to prepare M.D. surgical residents and PhD post-doctoral fellows for a research career in cardiovascular surgery

• Eligible applicants must be postdoctoral candidates who are M.D.s in their second year of surgical residency and Ph.D. postdoctoral fellows

• Two year commitment required

Center for Surgery and Public Health Research Fellowship

• This program is a two-year program* that prepares trainees in surgical health services research, and is open to residents, Master's and PhD students.

• Two year commitment required *One-year fellowship are permitted in select cases

National Clinician Scholars Program

Partnering directly with Duke University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, San Francisco, University of Michigan, and Yale University.

• The program aims to offer unparalleled training for clinicians as change agents driving policy-relevant research and partnerships to improve health and health care

• Applicants must be MDs or RNs with a doctoral degree (PhD or DNP)

• Two year commitment required

The Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice (C-STEP)

• The program is established for surgical residents interested in a career in academic clinical research with a focus in surgery

• Applicants should have completed the PGY-2 year minimum as a categorical resident in an ACGME-accredited general surgery residency program by the start of the fellowship

• Two year commitment required

Utah - Intermountain Surgical Health Services Research Fellowship

• • The Utah-Intermountain Health Care Surgical Research Fellowship is a collaborative effort between the University of Utah Department of Surgery and Intermountain Health Care Surgical Services. This program is designed to provide surgical residents with mentored research training in Health Services Research, Implementation/Dissemination Science, and Quality Improvement strategies.

  • The research fellowship will also consist of formal didactic training in clinical investigation methods through the Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) program at the University of Utah, the Surgical Population Research Core (SPARC), as well as the Advanced Training Program (ATP) through Intermountain Healthcare.

  • Eligibility: Surgical residents who have completed their PGY 2 or 3 year and are willing to commit 2 years of fulltime mentored research training

  • Stipend: Salary and benefits (at appropriate PGY level) will be paid for up to 2 years along with graduate tuition and fees for the MSCI program and the ATP course. In addition, a stipend will be provided for necessary research equipment, supplies, additional didactic courses, and travel as part of research activities.