Funding and Support

Pediatric Scientist Development Program

The Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP) provides intensive training in research relevant to specialty areas of pediatrics. The program constitutes a national network of mentors and scholars and is responsible for identifying pediatricians who have completed their clinical training and have promising research potential. The goal is to prepare entry-level faculty for research careers in academic pediatrics. Physicians presently in pediatric training programs who wish to train in basic, translational, clinical, or health services research with an established investigator/mentor are encouraged to apply, typically during their final year of residency. A commitment to an investigative academic career is essential.

Duke CTSA National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP)

The National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) aims to offer unparalleled training for clinicians as change agents driving policy-relevant research and partnerships to improve health and health care. The goal of the program is to cultivate health equity, eliminate health disparities, invent new models of care, and achieve higher quality health care at lower cost by training nurse and physician researchers who work as leaders and collaborators embedded in communities, healthcare systems, government, foundations, and think tanks in the United States and around the world.

The overarching goal of the Duke NCSP is to train inter-professional clinician scholars in data-driven inquiry, policy-impactful and rigorous investigation, sensitive community-based participatory research, and transformation of health care practice. Four central pillars undergird the program:

• Diverse and experienced program leadership;
• Deep bench of dedicated and successful mentors;
• Comprehensive didactic research and professional development training program;
• Broad range of mentored research and policy training opportunities, including direct engagement with community partners and community organizations