
T32 Predoctoral Training Application Instructions
This one-year predoctoral training program is designed for medical students and is integrated into the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine five-year MD/Research track.
Click here for an online version of the application form.
Applicant agrees to the following:
- Commit to 1 year of training
- Participate in geriatric conference (approximately 1.5 hours per week)
- Take at least one of the aging concentration courses in the CRTP, or if pursuing a basic science area, an alternative source of formal learning about aging research such as the month’s Biology of Aging seminar
- Create and maintain a career portfolio with goals and timelines, self-assessment, and progress reports every 6 months
- With the mentor, develop and submit to the T32 director a proposal for a specific project with publishable findings, preferably prior to starting the year but at minimum by month 3 of the training year
Application should include:
- Completed Application Form
- Statement of Career Goals (not to exceed 1 page)
- Reference letters from applicant’s proposed mentor and one other reference
- Curriculum vitae or biographical sketch
- Primary mentor’s NIH biographical sketch
Reference letters and completed applications should be mailed or emailed to:
T32 Applicant
c/o Susan Greenspan, MD
Geriatric Medicine
3471 Fifth Avenue; Suite 1110
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: Dr Susan Greenspan
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