Fellows participate in an extremely wide range

Fellows participate in an extremely wide range of research activities within the Division. Fellows may select either the physician-scientist track in basic research or the clinical investigator track in clinical research. Those electing the physician-scientist track may participate in a focused 12-week medical scientist training course offered in their second fellowship year. This course offers them an intensive exposure to the concepts and methods of modern biomedical investigation and allows them to become productive in the laboratory as quickly as possible. Fellows selecting the clinical investigator track can take focused coursework in epidemiology and biostatistics as they work closely with one or more clinical investigators within the Division. Whichever track a fellow selects, he is teamed up with a mentor who can guide him through his fellowship experience so that he can become productive and self-sufficient researchers in his chosen area.