T32 - Integrated Training in Anesthesiology (GM08600)

This program is designed to provide postdoctoral fellows with research training devoted to improving care of the anesthetized/critically ill patient by advancing scientific knowledge in the field. The Department of Anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center has intensively invested its resources in development of multidisciplinary laboratory and clinical research environments to offer state-of-the-art research training experiences. We have also innovated in anesthesiology residency training to provide a research continuum that provides a highly effective preparatory phase prior to T32 enrollment. The T32 program offers a distinguished training faculty (see below for current faculty listing). Additional qualified faculty may be recruited to accommodate areas of research training consistent with trainee research interests.

The T32 training program involves a 2-3 year continuum during which trainees work under the close and direct supervision of a program faculty member on research projects of mutual interest. Emphasis is placed on learning responsible research skills, achieving mastery of the literature, independent hypothesis generation, experimental design, data analysis, presentation of research findings and competition for extramural funding. Trainees are encouraged to exploit relationships established with members of the program faculty for both enrichment of research skill repertoires and development of long-term collaborative relationships.

The program director, the Research Council of Senior Scientists, and the departmental chair, direct the program. Trainees formally report to the program leadership at quarterly intervals for guidance of trainee performance and progress in achieving program goals.

Trainees are sought from a national pool of eligible candidates. The primary focus of this program is the research training of select post-doctoral fellows having the goal of substantive progression toward independent investigator status.  The program also is the cornerstone of our departmental research training endeavor setting high standards for investigative training offered to medical students, residents, junior faculty, and visiting scholars who participate in the research training process.

Requisite Qualifications

• Completion of MD (or equivalent) and/or PhD degrees.
• US citizen or permanent resident.

Terms of Training

• The program allows up to 36 months eligibility, with stipends awarded per NIH guidelines based on number of years since completion of terminal degree.
• Qualified individuals may also participate in limited clinical practice.

Our Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research accepts fellowship applications year-round. We invite all interested applicants to apply by completing the T32 Fellowship Interest Form and joining our long-standing, exceptional research training program at Duke Anesthesiology.

We strongly encourage applications from all groups that have been shown by the National Institutes of Health to be nationally underrepresented in health sciences research training. We accept applications on a rolling basis depending on availability.

Apply for the Duke Anesthesiology T32 Fellowship

For further information, please contact the program director, Miriam Treggiari, MD, PhD.