Become Tomorrow's Rehabilitation Researcher!
Join the Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program

Many entry level academic faculty are seeking ways to enhance their research career development, and it is difficult for department chairs to support protected research time in the absence of extramural funding. The Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program (RMSTP), funded by a K12 grant from the NIH, can be an important resource in faculty development.

In the past, the RMSTP has targeted its recruitment primarily to residents, to give sufficient planning time to enter a productive fellowship immediately after residency. However, physiatrists are eligible to apply for RMSTP funding up to 5 years after completing their residency or clinical fellowship. Thus, junior faculty within this time frame can be funded by the RMSTP to enhance their research training under the guidance of a productive mentor.

We plan to continue our efforts to recruit PGY2 and PGY3 level residents into the program, but will simultaneously increase our efforts to recruit junior faculty. We begin this process by requesting applications for a fellowship slot(s). Interested applicants should contact the RMSTP Program Coordinator, Mary Czerniak, at meczerni@einstein.edu or 215-663-6592 for application materials and information.

Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program (RMSTP)

RMSTP Advisory Board

Michael L. Boninger, MD
Principal Investigator and Program Director, Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program
Associate Dean, Medical Student Research Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine

John Whyte, MD, PhD
Program Director, Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program
Director, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute