General Surgery T32 Training Grants
Expand your strengths and interests in research through an NIH T32 training grant program in the Section of General Surgery. We offer training in health services, obesity research, and surgical oncology research.
T32 training programs provide funded, structured, and mentored time for aspiring MD and PhD scientists to focus on inquiry into some of the most important and timely issues in the field.
Learn more about the following T32-funded programs that are offered.
Obesity & GI Surgery Scientist Training Program
Program Directors: Randy Seeley, PhD, Justin Dimick, MD, MPH
Application Deadline: March 28
This two-year training program is structured around supervised research projects and a required core curriculum. The goal of the program is to ensure that each trainee:
- Design, implement, and report a research project
- Obtain formal instruction on fundamental research methods
- Obtain instruction on fundamental biological principles
Because of the differences in research methodology, there will be two tracks: 1) basic mechanistic science, and 2) outcomes and health services research. A core curriculum of didactic instructional courses and seminars are prescribed for each trainee to enhance knowledge in health systems, economics, policy, and clinical and health services research methods.
This unique training program leverages the experience of faculty members across multiple departments and disciplines including Internal Medicine (metabolism, endocrinology, diabetes, cardiology), School of Kinesiology, Pediatrics (pulmonology, health policy, Department of Surgery (gastrointestinal surgery, minimally invasive and bariatric surgery, acute care surgery), Transplant Surgery and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. In addition to project-based learning and didactic coursework, trainees will participate in conferences for “cross-fertilization” of ideas to combine basic science and clinical outcomes research. In creating a culture that innovates at the intersection of these two fields, trainees will be able to fully maximize the opportunities of this interdisciplinary approach. Ultimately, this program will prepare scientists and surgeon-scientists for a career dedicated to studying obesity surgery.
Candidates must be citizens of the United States or permanent residents with a terminal clinical or research degree (e.g. MD, PhD).
Application Information: To begin the application process, please send your curriculum vitae and a letter describing your research interests and/or questions to [email protected].
Surgical Oncology Research Training Program
Program Directors: Weiping Zou, MD, PhD, Jacqueline Jeruss, MD, PhD
Application Deadline: March 14
The Section of General Surgery offers research training positions for postdoctoral candidates who are MDs through an NIH T32 Training Grant entitled, "U-M Medical School Surgical Oncology Research Training Program". The objective of this training program is to provide didactic teaching and research training for surgical residents who are interested in pursuing academic careers in surgical oncology. Trainees are matched to senior mentors who have research programs that are oncology-related. Mentors can be associated with any department within U-M.
The program supports the stipend of the trainee as well as an allowance for travel expenses and educational courses. Didactic curriculums include participation in the Academic Association of Surgery course in Fundamentals of Surgical Research and the Tumor Biology course given by faculty of the UM Rogel Cancer Center. There are three positions available each year in this program. A one-year appointment is awarded with a second year anticipated.
Completed applications must be submitted by March 14 of each year for consideration of a start date of August 1.
Your application will require:
- Completion of the online application
- A current Biosketch uploaded to your online application
- A Research Plan with specific aims uploaded to your online application
- One (1) recommendation letter from your primary mentor sent to: [email protected]
Trainees are selected based on the following:
- Academic credentials and recommendations
- Strong interest in cancer research and a desire for an academic career in surgical oncology
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