Research Postdoctoral Fellow (MD)
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7137050 (Ref #: 15236-en_US)
- Posting Date: Mar 30, 2023
- Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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 doctoral students and residency graduates , including those with clinical and non-clinical research degrees. This fellowship features a two-year core curriculum, emphasizes multidisciplinary team-based mentoring, and offers a diverse spectrum of primary care research opportunities. 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 (e.g., cost-effectiveness analysis).
Job Duties
- Completes applied research projects.
- Prepares and submits scholarly articles.
- Attends scientific networking workshops/conferences.
- Participates in writing grants for extramural funding with the assistance of a faculty mentoring team.
- Attends bi-weekly didactic and applied sessions as part of the core curriculum, as well as a monthly research seminar and Fellows' Forum.
- Interacts, serve as peer reviewers and advisors to one another, and provides 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
- Completion of a clinical residency in a primary care program.
- Interests and goals that align well with the local and/or national primary care research agenda.
- Demonstrated commitment to or involvement in activities related to primary care.
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
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.
