2024 American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), and Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Research Pathway Directors Annual Workshop
Reimagining Support & Pathways for Physician-Scientists: A Collaborative Approach to Enhancing Diversity, Mentorship, and Infrastructure
Sunday, April 7, 2024, Swissôtel, Chicago
Our purpose today is to gather faculty, staff engaged in training physician-scientists at the pre- and post-graduate level, and trainees to share best practices, network, and explore the theme: Reimagining Support & Pathways for Physician- Scientists: A Collaborative Approach to Enhancing Diversity, Mentorship, and Infrastructure.
Keynote Address
Working Together to Support the Future of the Biomedical Research Workforce
Ericka Boone, PhD
Director of the NIH Division of Biomedical Research Workforce (DBRW).
Program Officer Panel
Advice for Successful K/CDA Applications
Panelists from the National Institutes of Health:
- Yansong Bian, MD, PhD, Program Director, Cancer Training Branch, Center for Cancer Training, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Roya Kalantari, PhD, Program Officer, Training and Career Development, Acute and Infectious Lung Diseases Branch, Division of Lung Diseases, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Voula Osganian, MD, ScD, MPH,Program Director, Pediatric Clinical Obesity, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- LeShawndra Price, PhD, Director of the Office of Research Training and Special Programs at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- David Schopfer, MD, MAS Medical Officer, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Lisbeth Welniak, PhD, Translational Blood Science and Resources Branch, Division of Blood Diseases and Resources, National Heart
- Xiaoli Zhao, PhD, Program Director in the Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry, National Institute of GMS (NIGMS)
Panelists from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Private Foundations:
- Megan Allen, PhD, Scientific Director of Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
- Paige Cooper Byas, PhD, Program Officer, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- Glenn H. Dillon, PhD, VP, Research Grants and Administration, American Heart Association
- Mark H. Roltsch, PhD, Health Science Officer, Clinical Science Research and Development (CSR&D), Co-Chair Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Office of Research and Development, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- PJ Utz, MD, PhD, Co-Founder, Physician-Scientist Support Foundation (PSSF), Professor of Medicine, Division of Immunology, Associate Dean for Medical Student Research, Stanford University School of Medicine
Breakout Sessions
Interactive dialogue on pertinent strategies:
- Departmental and institutional funding challenges for early-stage physician scientists
- Optimizing the timelines for mentored research transitioning to independence
- Defining a value statement for the training of physician scientists
Curated Quick Shots
- The Anesthesiology Physician-Scientist Pipeline: Current Status and Recommendations for Future Growth-An Initiative of the Anesthesia Research Council, Charles W. Emala, MS, MD, et al, Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Physician-scientist trainees with parenting responsibilities need financial and childcare support, Caroline Jansen et al, Nature Medicine
- Is it time to reduce the length of postgraduate training for physician-scientists in internal medicine?, Emily Gallagher, MD, PhD, JCI Insight
Planning Committee:
Chairs:
- Charles W. Emala, MS, MD, Columbia University
- Emily Gallagher, MD, PhD, Mount Sinai
- Christopher Williams, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Committee Members:
- Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
- Rebecca M. Baron, MD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Paige Cooper Byas, PhD, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- Keith Choate, MD, PhD, Yale School of Medicine
- Holger K. Eltzschig, MD, PhD, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas
- Peter J. Gruber, MD, PhD, Yale School of Medicine
- Patrick J. Hu, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Nima Mosammaparast, MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
- Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD, Yale University
- Kyu Rhee, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine
- Don C. Rockey, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
- Tiffany C. Scharschmidt, MD, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
- Ashley Steed, MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
- Jatin Vyas, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
This Workshop was generously supported by:
