Subject: Physician Scientist Training Pathway (PSTP)

I am writing to tell you about our PSTP in Internal Medicine at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). We would be grateful if you would make your trainees aware of our program (described in more detail at http://pstp.ucsd.edu). We have designed this Pathway to nurture physician-scientists with significant research experiences seeking postgraduate clinical training (residency and fellowship). We strongly encourage both M.D.-Ph.D. graduates as well as M.D. graduates with strong research backgrounds and interest in academic medicine to apply to our program.

The PSTP promotes the career development of outstanding physician-scientists to facilitate careers in academic medicine by providing:

· Intensive investigational training at a leading research university
· Opportunities for inter-disciplinary research experiences at UCSD and affiliated    institutions (e.g Salk Institute).
· Supplemental stipends
· Close integration into subspecialty fellowship training
· Short-tracking and flexible scheduling of clinical and research components

Interested candidates should consult http://pstp.ucsd.edu for more information and application procedures.

Yours truly,

Mark Ginsberg
Professor
Director, Physician Scientist Training Pathway
http://pstp.ucsd.edu/ginsberg/about.html
Department of Medicine
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0726
San Diego, CA 92093-0726
(858) 822-6432 PHONE
(858) 822-6458 FAX
Administrative Assistant: Rhonda Mills
ramills@ucsd.edu

Joseph M. Vinetz, M.D., FACP, FIDSA
Associate Professor
Associate Director, PSTP