Advanced Fellowship Opportunities

Abrass Family Endowed Fellowship

The Abrass Family Endowed Fellowship provides project specific resources for the educational and research activities of Geriatric Medicine Fellows in the 2nd year of research fellowship training. Eligible applicants will be alerted of the opportunity to submit a description of proposed work and budget justification for a pre-determined not to exceed amount of funding (amount will vary year to year). Click here

find out more about the research being done in our division. Contact Drs. May Reed (mjr@uw.edu

) or Wayne McCormick (mccorm@uw.edu

) for additional information.

Special Training Courses

The University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Public Health collaborate on developing course content beneficial to research fellows. These include formal course work in biostatistics, clinical epidemiology, study design, and, for laboratory research oriented fellows, molecular and cell biology. These courses are intended to strengthen the knowledge base of fellows as they begin their research careers. Certain fellow appointments are eligible to participate in the tuition exemption program. This benefit does not apply to fellows paid directly by affiliated institutions such as the VA.

https://registrar.washington.edu/registration/tuition-exemption/

Advanced Fellowship Training Opportunities

Advanced Fellowship/Senior Fellow Research is funded through a variety of mechanisms.

VA Fellowship in Advanced Geriatrics

The VA Fellowship in Advanced Geriatrics

offers post-specialty research training and education in health care issues of older adults and fosters development of leadership in gerontology and geriatric medicine. The program capitalizes on the international prominence of VA's Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers (GRECCs) to provide outstanding training opportunities in research and clinical practice; to contribute to new knowledge and the improvement of clinical practice; and to advance scholarly pursuits that will benefit care for elderly veterans and all older Americans.

 Contact Dr. Kay Ritchey (Katherine.Ritchey2@va.gov

) or Beth Aigbe (Elizabeth.Aigbe@va.gov

) for additional information.

VA Health Services Research Development Fellowship

VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research and Development

T32 Training Grants

These provide advanced training in research, particularly for fellows interested in a research career. Fellows typically participate in these activities for at least 2 years. T32s closely related to our Division are:

Alzheimer's Disease Training Program (ADTP) T32

PIs: Brian Kraemer PhD and Elaine Peskind MD
“Neurobehavior, Neuropathology, and Risk Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease.”

This T32 focuses on translational research in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias. 

 

Biological Mechanisms of Healthy Aging Training Program T32

PI: Matt Kaeberlein PhD.
This T32 focuses on providing cutting-edge training in biological mechanisms of aging.

 

Palliative Care Research Fellowship Training Grant T32

PI: J Randall Curtis MD
This T32 focuses on palliative care research for heart, lung and blood diseases.