Overview
Application Process
Goals
Faculty
Former and Current Fellows
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Overview

The UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine has, since 1998, offered two-year or three-year full time fellowships for individuals wishing to prepare for careers that will include research in the field of Family Medicine. The fellowship program is intended mainly for residency-trained family physicians, although other primary care physicians and PhD’s interested in family medicine research may also be considered.

Didactic opportunities for fellows include the nationally known TICR (Training in Clinical Research) Program that serves over 100 fellows and junior faculty from various health science disciplines at UCSF each year. A wide variety of formal academic training opportunities are available, and fellows have the option of completing an MPH degree at the nearby University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health or a Masters of Science in Clinical Research degree at UCSF.

UCSF has one of the top academic departments of family medicine in the country with a very strong research program.

A number of primary care-oriented research centers and interest groups are available at UCSF and surrounding institutions that welcome fellows' participation. Family Medicine at UCSF & Stanford jointly sponsor one of the largest practice-based research networks in the country. Clinical responsibilities for fellows are limited to two half-days per week in an outpatient setting. Fellows who so desire have the option of involvement in teaching medical students and residents, but they are discouraged from doing so to an extent that might interfere with their full dedication to research activities. Salaries are based on PGY level and match those for other fellows at UCSF. Benefits include health insurance, paid vacation and sick time, and sponsorship to attend research conferences.

This research fellowship offers a unique opportunity to a recent family medicine graduate. The department has many established researchers and is located in one of the world's premier academic medical centers. The department's research strengths include care of chronic disease, disease prevention, health services research (workforce and access to care), practice-based research, HIV/AIDS, and international health. A masters degree in clinical research or an MPH at nearby UC Berkeley is optional.

Application Process

2008 Application Form word version

The optional Master of Public Health degree program requires a separate application, due December 1 each year. You may obtain information regarding the MPH Program from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health website or by calling 510-642-6531.

Length of Fellowship: 24 - 36 months

Eligibility: Applicants must have a PhD or MD degree

Fellowships Begin: July 1

Application Deadline: January 15

Selection Notification: April 1

Goals

Fellows gain hands-on experience in all phases of the research process including:

• Defining a Research Question
• Writing a Study Protocol
• Preparing a Research Grant Application
• Reviewing & Interpreting Medical Literature
• Data Collection and Management
• Statistical Analysis
• Preparing Conference Presentations
• Writing Articles for Scientific Journals

Fellows will gain this experience through a combination of work with experienced faculty researchers on ongoing research projects and initiating research projects of their own. There are opportunities for involvement in research spanning a wide range of topics including:

• HIV/AIDS
• Geriatrics
• Health Policy And Health Services Research
• Managed Care
• International Health
• Maternal & Child Health
• Management Of Chronic Disease
• Quality Improvement In Primary Care

Faculty

• Norman Hearst, MD MPH, Director
• Kevin Grumbach, MD, Co-Director

Core Faculty:

• Paula Braveman, MD MPH
• Lawrence Fisher, PhD
• Jonathan Rodnick, MD
• David Thom, MD MPH PhD
• Diane Rittenhouse, MD MPH

Former and Current Fellows

1998 - 99 Lisa Baumeister, MD, MPH
1998 - 00 Daphne Miller, MD
1998 - 00 Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH
1999 - 01 Eduardo Peña-Dolhun, MD
1999 - 02 Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH
2000 - 01 Sandy Sen-Hsin Lai, MD
2000 - 03 Laura Hill-Sakurai, MD
2001 - 03 Mercedes Grace Laurencin, MD, MPH
2001 - 03 Brett Cauthen, MD, MPH
2002 - 04 Wolf Mehling, MD
2002 - 04 Albert Chan, MD, MS
2002 - 04 Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH
2003 - 05 Michael Gorman, MD
2003 - 05 Stephanie Tache, MD, MPH
2004 - 06 Olivia Sampson, MD, MPH
2005 - ** Christine Dehlendorf, MD
2005 - ** Laura Eaton, MD, MPH
2005 - ** Rosalia Mendoza, MD, MPH
2006 - ** Jennifer Edman, MD

** - to present

Contact

Program Director:
Norman Hearst, MD, MPH