American Pediatric Society & Society for Pediatric Research

Programs and Grants

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Supported Programs

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Student Research Program
Deadline: January 23, 2008

• The purpose of the Student Research Program is to encourage gifted medical students to consider careers in research related to pediatrics. The program is specifically designed for students seeking a research opportunity at an institution other than their own medical school.
   

Pediatric Scientist Development Program

• The Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP) is a national program and the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs, Inc. (AMSPDC) acts as the sponsoring organization. In a unique collaborative arrangement, funding is derived from grants from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Health and Human Development and numerous private agencies and foundations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Pediatric Society, Sick Kids Foundation, Paediatric Chairs of Canada, March of Dimes, and St. Jude Children's Research Foundation.

  This program is designed to provide investigative training and career development support for pediatricians committed to careers in academic medicine. The PSDP offers an intense, full-time experience in basic, translational, or clinical research training in eminent research laboratories in the U.S. and Canada. The program provides a training environment in which talented physicians address central problems in child health with the most current scientific tools. Ultimately, these pediatric scientists will translate research advances to improvements in clinical care for children. The PSDP provides two years of support for pediatric physicians with an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees. Applicants must be a US citizen, a permanent resident of the US, or a Canadian citizen. For additional information, visit the PSDP web site: http://psdp.yale.edu/