Clinical Research Scholars Program
Objectives     Eligibility    Funding
Degree Requirements

To be eligible, applicants must:

• have a clinical doctorate or a Ph.D. degree or its equivalent, including, but not limited to, the M.D., D.O., or D.D.S., D.M.D., D.V.M, O.D., D.C., Pharm.D., Sc.D., as well as epidemiologists, behavioral scientists and nurses with doctoral degrees obtained before July 1 of the application year. Individuals may be on the faculty at UT Southwestern or may be in a graduate or post-graduate training program;
• have completed the post-graduate training required for their doctoral degree (e.g., internship and residency for those with an M.D. degree) by the date of the start of the program;
• have shown exceptional talent and aptitude towards scholarship and critical thinking, as evidenced by interviews with the members of the Selection Committee and letters of recommendation from knowledgeable mentors;
• have agreed to enter the program for a minimum of 3 years and devote 75% of their time to its completion (50% for surgical subspecialties);
• be committed to a career as a clinical scientist;
• neither be nor have been a principal investigator on an R01, R29, or subproject of a Program Project (P01), Center (P50, P60, U54) or mentored career development (K-series) grants or other equivalent research grant awards, except for R03 and R21;
• have strong support from their department chair, as evidenced by a commitment to provide:
  • at least 75% protected time for the duration of the Scholar’s participation in the program, and no less than 50% for scholars from surgical programs, for a minimum of three years; funding for the candidate’ s salary and fringes during this time (to the extent not supported by the NIH). The 75% effort is based on the entire amount of time worked in a typical week, and should include proportionate amounts of normal weekday time
  • a tenure-track or clinical scholar track faculty appointment for at least 2 years following satisfactory completion of the program.
• hold U.S. Citizenship, or be a non-citizen national, or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and possess an Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-151 or I-155), or some other verification of legal admission as a permanent residence. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.

UT Southwestern strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, and people with disabilities.

The Selection Committee (headed by Paul Bergstresser, M.D.) will review all applications, interview those with particular promise and make the final selections.  All applicants are subject to the approval of the NIH.