PRIMING THE PUMP: TRAINING PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS IN TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY

Summary

This proposal aims to continue a successful research track program (Columbia RTP) that recruits and retains physician-scientists in translational psychiatry careers.

What they want

The Columbia RTP provides research opportunities across 12 areas (basic science to implementation, dissemination, and policy), early research exposure via a pre-matriculation boot-camp and clinical research unit rotations, intensive mentoring from senior faculty, PIs, and near-peers, 14.5 months of protected time for independent research, customized training in ethics, statistics, research design, and translational research principles, opportunities for combined child and adult psychiatry research training, and seamless entry to postgraduate research fellowships. The program also offers research exposure and skill development for non-RTP residents, all while meeting ACGME clinical training requirements.

Deliverables

Research opportunities across 12 areas (basic science to implementation, dissemination, and policy)
Early exposure to research through a pre-matriculation boot-camp and rotations on clinical research units
Intensive mentoring from senior faculty, PIs, and more senior research residents
14.5 months of protected time for independent research
Customized training in ethics, statistics, research design, and principles of translational research
Opportunities for combined research training in child and adult psychiatry through a 6-year track
Seamless entry to an array of postgraduate research fellowships
Training infrastructure providing 'on-ramps' for residents without prior research experience to develop basic research skills and become involved in psychiatry research

Key personnel

Senior faculty (for mentoring)
PIs (for mentoring)
More senior research residents (near-peers for mentoring)

How they evaluate

Recruitment and retention of research track residents (RTRs)
Percentage of MD/PhDs among RTRs
Accomplishments of RTRs, including continued involvement in research and pursuit of research as primary activity (>80% effort)
Percentage of RTP graduates with full-time careers in academia
Percentage of previous funding cycle graduates securing NIH or Foundation funding as a Principal Investigator
Engagement of non-RTP residents in research electives
Involvement in research and grant funding received by non-PhD graduates pursuing research fellowships

Risks & flags

Incumbent: Columbia RTP

This is a proposal to continue an existing, highly successful research track program (Columbia RTP), indicating it is a renewal application rather than an open competitive solicitation.