Research Postdoctoral Fellow - MD (Primary Care Research)
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7299979 (Ref #: 21368-en_US)
- Posting Date: 1 month ago
Job Description
Summary
The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine is offering an innovative full-time primary care research fellowship to doctorally trained clinicians and residency graduates. The fellowship provides two years of 100% protected effort for primary care research experience and training. An optional third year will be available to fellows who desire further expertise and preparation in a certain field or area of primary care research.
This fellowship features a two-year core curriculum, emphasizes multidisciplinary team-based mentoring, and offers a diverse spectrum of primary care research opportunities for a successful academic career.
Job Duties
- Completes applied research projects, prepares and submits scholarly articles, attends scientific networking workshops/conferences, and writes grants for extramural funding with the assistance of a faculty mentoring team. An experienced faculty mentoring team will provide personalized mentorship and training tailored to individual career development goals.
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Attends weekly didactic and applied sessions as part of their core curriculum, as well as a monthly research seminar and Fellows’ Forum. These structured activities will give fellows an opportunity to interact, serve as peer reviewers and advisors to one another, and provide feedback to the faculty regarding the quality and direction of the fellowship training program.
Minimum Qualifications
- Doctor of Medicine (MD).
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Candidates with interests and goals that align well with the local and/or national primary care research agenda, and those with a demonstrated commitment to or involvement in activities related to primary care.
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) are also encouraged to apply.
- For terminal clinical degrees, completion of a clinical residency program in a primary care field or behavioral health is preferred.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
