Geriatric Medicine

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