Career Advancement for Research in Health Equity (CARE T37)

About the Program

The CARE T37 program aims to identify talented pre- and post-doctoral trainees across the health sciences who are considering careers in health equity and global health research. Selected trainees will engage in a mentored research experience tailored to their individual career and research goals. Personalized research experiences may include a) participating in our intensive summer research training session, b) engaging in a mentored research project, and c) participating in a mentored global health experience.

Eligibility

The program is open to qualified candidates from Weill Cornell Medicine, among other institutions. Applicants should have a strong interest in pursuing a career in scientific research and health equity.

Eligible candidates must be:

• A citizen of the United States or non-citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment.
• Predoctoral trainees must be enrolled in a program leading to a PhD or in an equivalent health sciences research doctoral degree program. (e.g. medical school student or terminal PhD student in the health sciences)
• Postdoctoral trainees must have received, as of the beginning date of the appointment, a Ph.D., M.D., D.D.S., or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution.
• Not currently participating in any NIH funded training program such as T32.

How to Apply

Candidates interested in applying to the CARE T37 Program must submit an application package via email. The application package must include the following components:

• 1 page proposal that includes the name of your mentor, a description of your research interests and career plans, and a brief summary of a potential health equity/global health project you would like to develop further.
• Proposals should also include contingency plans to describe how the potential project can be performed under the supervision of a mentor remotely, in the event we are still faced with travel restrictions and institutional limits to the number of trainees/faculty on campus or in labs.
• Current curriculum vitae (CV)
• Letter of support from your mentor
• Application Cover Page and Checklist for minimal eligibility (2 pages)
  

Program Leadership

Our leadership is deeply committed to health equity research and have track records in mentoring trainees and junior faculty. Additionally, trainees have access to world-renowned and accomplished program mentors committed to engaging trainees in their ongoing federally funded studies and facilitating access to data and state-of-the art research laboratories.

All accepted trainees must commit to participate in this full-time mentored research/training experience for a minimum of 10 consecutive weeks. All trainees receive 10 weeks of stipend support. Trainees who elect Option A (Full Participation) also receive an additional 8 weeks of stipend support during the global health experience.

Please note: Trainees choosing to participate in a Global Health or Partnered Research Experience may begin their appointment at anytime during the calendar year, provided they participate in that experience for 10 consecutive weeks.

Contact Information

For more information, please contact any of the following individuals:

Heather L. Johnson, MS, PMP®
Heather.Johnson3@jefferson.edu 
Director, Dean’s Office of Special Initiatives
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University

Robin Andrews, DSW
rra2004@med.cornell.edu
Senior Education Manager
Masters in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research