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The Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine Research Training Program (VEMRT) is a K12 NHLBI sponsored opportunity designed to promote the growth of strong, competitive clinical scientists. Dr. Alan Storrow and Dr. Doug Sawyer have designed a multidisciplinary program to prepare you for an independent research career and academic leadership role within our specialty. We are currently seeking scholars to start the program on July 1, 2012. You can find the 2012 application in the menu on the right under "Apply Today!" or click here for the pdf version or here for the word version.
Highlights of the VEMRT K12 Program
- Multidisciplinary program designed for post-doc (MD or PhD) physician scientists
- Four focus areas supported by expertise in comparative effectiveness, biomedical informatics, and health disparities
- All mentors are R01 or equivalently funded
- Vanderbilt is the fastest growing US institution in federal funding over the last 3 years
- The Alan B. Storrow Research Lab located next to our ED is dedicated specifically to our projects
- Nashville aka "Music City" has a low cost of living with affordable housing and a variety of recreational activities ( voted #3 Best Value Cities in 2001 by Kiplinger)
Program Focus
Our program will concentrate on developing expertise in four focus areas:
Career Development Program
The VEMRT program will have three major components:
- 1) Hands-on design and conduct of translational research culminating in a thesis
- 2) Participation in formal career development and mentoring activities that are harmonized to fully prepare scholars for a competitive academic research career
- 3) Matriculation into Vanderbilt's Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) or Master of Public Health (MPH) programs which includes a closely mentored research apprenticeship
- 4) Optional third year to complete project
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