career tracts
Tract 1.
Physician-Scientist-Basic Science
This tract is for
physicians committed to careers combining basic science research with
subspecialty medicine. Graduate courses and research are undertaken to
earn a Ph.D. degree. Mentors may be chosen from UCLA's basic science
departments including:
Biological Chemistry
Biomathematics
Biomedical Engineering
Experimental Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Human Genetics
Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular Biology
Molecular Genetics
Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Physiology
A partnership between UCLA
School of Medicine and California Institute of Technology enables STAR
fellows the option of pursuing their Ph.D. studies at Caltech.
Tract 2.
Physician-Scientist - Health Services/Outcomes Research
This tract is for
physicians committed to careers combining clinical medicine with health
services/outcomes research. Graduate courses and research are undertaken
with faculty mentors from the Division of General Internal Medicine in the
Department of Medicine, the Departments of Health Services, Biostatistics,
or Epidemiology in the School of Public Health or the RAND Graduate
School. The Ph.D. for this tract is awarded from either the School of
Public Health or the RAND Graduate School.
Tract 3.
Physician-Scientist - Clinical Research
This tract is for
physicians committed to careers focused on multidisciplinary studies
involving interactions with patients, diagnostic clinical materials, and
data on populations. The program involves course work and research that
leads to a Master of Science degree in Clinical Research from the
Department of Biomathematics. The course work includes the design and
analysis of clinical trails and observational studies, biostatistics,
clinical pharmacology, ethics in patient-oriented research, and elective
courses appropriate to individual interests. A thesis is also required.
Mentors are selected from faculty in the clinical departments with the
approval of the Advisory Panel for the Master's degree.
