Clinician Scientist Program

We are excited to announce the eighth edition of the “Combining Clinical and Research Careers in Neuroscience” course being held June 25 - 26, 2010 in Washington, DC .  The course is sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), together with the Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) and the American Neurological Association (ANA). 

As before, we want to invite students with at least one full year of neuroscience research training during medical school.  Many, but not all, of these will be MD/PhD students.  We wish to target students who have neuroscience research training and have completed some clinical training i.e., future clinician-scientists, to apply to attend this meeting.  This group will be thinking seriously about residency. An outstanding group of academic neurologists will discuss strategies for combining research and clinical activities from personal perspectives.  Representatives from NINDS will present the many options that exist for continued research training, career development, research support, and repayment of academic debt.  Most importantly, the students have ample time to interact with the faculty in small group discussions that supplement the formal presentations.

The goals of the symposium are to: 1) encourage medical students with neuroscience research training to pursue clinical training (with special emphasis on neurology) and choose clinician-scientist careers; 2) describe and discuss strategies for successfully melding clinical and research careers; 3) discuss the satisfaction and power of a combined clinical and research career; 4) describe and discuss sources of and strategies for obtaining training and research support; and 5) provide an opportunity for students to meet academicians who have successfully combined clinical and research careers in neuroscience.

Neurology will be greatly benefited by recruiting medical students with research expertise.  Travel costs and lodging for the meeting will be paid for the students.  We want to encourage students in combining clinical and research work and to introduce them to individuals who have mastered both.

Click here to download the registration form and the 2010 agenda.  Registration deadline is April 1, 2010.

Please contact aupn@llmsi.com or 952-545-6724 with any questions.