Our program has two tracks. The second is a 9-month medical student track , which will be used to provide a research experience for those individuals that desire an extended research experience before residency training. Both tracks are designed to train future physician-scientists pursuing research in communication disorders, with the main difference being that the first track has the research block in the middle of residency training and the second track has the research block during medical school has been completed.
Both tracks provide guidance on how to balance research and clinical responsibilities in order to prepare the trainees to become independent physician-scientists. Many of the trainees will not only work with the program faculty, but also with additional Stanford faculty from other departments within and outside the School of Medicine.
This offers the opportunity for a diverse training experience that permits trainees to access the excellent research opportunities that exists throughout the Stanford University faculty. A distinctive feature of this training program is the emphasis on providing mentorship throughout their entire combined clinical-research training period. Our program also contains a structured didactic program, multiple journal clubs, a weekly seminar series, and a monthly visiting basic science lectureship series.
In addition, there are a wide range of additional training opportunities at Stanford specifically designed for post-doctoral fellows and medical students, such as training in the responsible conduct of research, statistical analysis, how to write a scientific paper, grantsmanship, negotiating for your first position, and a wide range of classes available for auditing, etc.
Thus, trainees in this program will have a unique opportunity to build a career as clinician-scientists in a strongly supportive environment that is exuberantly pushing the boundaries of research and clinical training in otolaryngology. Non-Stanford Medical Students For non-Stanford medical students applying for our medical student track, please note that your primary mentor at Stanford will be responsible for the Visiting Student Researcher tuition fees and Cardinal Care if you indicate that you do need health insurance if selected as our trainee.
