Fellowships: Training in Research in Integrative Medicine (TRIM)
Note: We are not currently taking fellowship applications. We do not have any open positions starting this year, but we will likely be accepting applications later this fall for postdoc positions that start in July, 2014. Please check back for submission dates and deadlines.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships
The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine is committed to searching for the most effective treatments for patients by combining both conventional and complementary approaches that address all aspects of health and wellness—biological, psychological, social, and spiritual.
The Center has three major programs: research, education, and patient care, all focused on integrative medicine. In the summer of 2007, the Osher Center initiated a new, federally funded program that overlaps all three of those areas: postdoctoral fellowships for training in clinical research in integrative medicine (TRIM). This interdisciplinary program is designed for physicians, behavioral and social scientists, and doctoral level CAM practitioners. The program consists of required seminars and formal course work, individual mentoring, research and creative activity, elective seminars and classes, teaching, and a number of optional activities.
Eligibility
TRIM post-doctoral fellowships are open to individuals with doctoral degrees (e.g., MD, PhD, DO, ND, etc.). In order to qualify for this federally funded grant, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen, a non-citizen national or a foreign national possessing a visa permitting permanent U.S. residence. Having a temporary or student visa is not acceptable under this grant. At this time, we are unable to consider applications of any individuals who do not meet the eligibility criteria outlined above.
Application Process
We are currently recruiting for academic year 2013-2014 with an application deadline of February 1, 2013 and start date of July 1, 2013.
Please see the application form (PDF or Word file) for detailed instructions on the application process.
See the Terms of Employment (PDF) for detailed salary and benefit information.
If you have questions about the application process or fellowship logistics, please contact Yvette Coulter.
Program Description
Our training program will provide the following:
- An interdisciplinary clinical and research environment that brings together physicians, credentialed CAM practitioners, behavioral scientists, social scientists, ethicists, and health services researchers.
- Exposure to diverse complementary, alternative, and integrative approaches to patient care involving patients in all age groups from early childhood through adolescence, adulthood and geriatric patients.
- Access to practitioners with clinical expertise in CAM and integrative approaches to care.
- Access to advanced training in biological and psychological research methodologies to support clinical research in CAM and integrative medicine.
- Academic training in clinical research. All program participants will be encouraged to complete the UCSF TICR program: http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/courses/post.html.
- Opportunity to conduct original research.
- Training in research ethics.
- Strong mentoring by an experienced and diverse research faculty.
The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF includes an active (400+ patient visits/month) clinical practice. The providers in the practice, including physicians who practice integrative medicine and practitioners of CAM modalities, will serve as clinical advisors to the TRIM trainees in the development of clinical aspects of their research.
Trainees accepted into the program will be encouraged to take advantage of UCSF’s strengths in the basic sciences to gain in-depth knowledge of biological science methodologies relevant to their research. An important goal is to have trainees learn how to choose the most appropriate techniques for the measurement and analysis of biological markers and outcomes, how to assess reliability, and how to understand potential strengths and weaknesses of the techniques. Similarly, trainees who want to measure psychosocial variables and have not had previous training will have the opportunity to become more knowledgeable about the evaluation of the reliability and validity of psychosocial measures and the potential weaknesses and strengths of such measures.
The program will offer a two- to three-year fellowship. Trainees will be encouraged to take the full-year program, “Advanced Training in Clinical Research,” offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, during their first year, unless they have already had the equivalent training in biostatistics and research methods.
For general information about being a post-doctoral fellow at UCSF, please visit the UCSF Graduate Division Office of Postdoctoral Affairs website:
http://graduate.ucsf.edu/postdoctoral/office-postdoctoral-affairs
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowships
The UCSF Osher center is currently accepting applications for pre-doctoral research fellows. These positions are for a one year period (potentially renewable for a second year). Pre-doctoral fellows need to be enrolled in a qualifying PhD or MD/DO program, and be able to devote most of their time to fellowship-related work. The fellowship includes a stipend of $21,180 and tuition for related coursework.
The goal of the pre-doctoral fellowship is to support medical students who are taking a research year, or PhD students in relevant fields in biological or social sciences, to pursue an intensive period of research activities and research training at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. We typically expect pre-doctoral fellows to work closely with a research mentor at the Osher Center, in most cases developing work that is based in an existing research program. We encourage potential applicants to contact research faculty they are interested in working with to develop a planned research project to be performed during the fellowship period.
Application Process
Application to the program is a two-step process with the initial portion, a letter of intent (see below for specifics), due by November 16, 2012. The deadline for Part 2 of the application and all reference letters is January 7, 2013. We will notify applicants of the outcome of their applications by February 1, 2013. Please submit application materials to fellowship coordinator, Yvette Coulter via e-mail, fax 415.353.7711, or by mailing it to the address listed below.
Part 1: Due November 16, 2012
- A letter of intent (250-word maximum) stating your interest in research in integrative medicine and how it fits in with your overall training and career plans, and
- A curriculum vitae, which must include the following: personal information, date(s) and location(s) of degree(s) earned, honors and awards, lectures and conference presentations, and publications (if any).
Part 2: Due January 7, 2013
- A project abstract, including title, not to exceed 250 words. It must indicate the nature of the research to be completed during the period of the fellowship award, as well as the significance of this work. Applicants must identify potential mentors and discuss their proposed project with the potential mentors at the Osher Center prior to submitting an application, and it should reflect this discussion. See the list of faculty to help identify mentors. At least one mentor should be a core faculty member.
- In addition, please arrange to have two confidential letters of reference (signed originals or pdf letters) sent directly to the Osher Center by persons qualified to evaluate your potential as a research scholar. These should be sent to:
Yvette Coulter
Administrative Coordinator, TRIM Program
UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
UCSF Box 1726
San Francisco, CA 94143-1726
E-mail: CoulterY@ocim.ucsf.edu
If you have questions about the application process or fellowship logistics, please contact Yvette Coulter. For other overall questions about the program, contact the Fellowship Directors, Judy Moskowitz, PhD, or Rick Hecht, MD.
Faculty
The Core Faculty consists of fourteen members representing diverse disciplines including medicine, psychology, anthropology, psychoneuroendocrinology, women’s health, pediatric gastroenterology, health services research, medical ethics, and psychiatry. The program also has a nine-person Clinical Advisory Faculty to advise trainees regarding integrative approaches that may be relevant to the trainees’ research.
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Contact Information
Yvette Coulter
Administrative Coordinator, TRIM Program
UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
UCSF Box 1726, San Francisco, CA 94143-1726
Phone: 415-353-7991
Fax: 415-353-7711
E-mail: CoulterY@ocim.ucsf.edu
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