Medical Research Track
In 1997, the Department of Medicine established a new track to promote the education of clinician-scientists. The Medical Student-Medical Housestaff-Medical Scientist Training Program (MS3) provides extensive, coordinated training in both the clinical sciences and basic biomedical research. The first two years are identical to the standard residency program, except that the resident has the option to spend all elective time in the second year doing research and exploring laboratory opportunities. With the third year of residency, MS3 House Officers begin a three-year period with 80% full-time research and 20% clinical training, either in a subspecialty fellowship or in general internal medicine.Highlights of the Medical Research Track include:
- Three years of protected research time integrated with clinical experience;
- Devoted mentors to facilitate exploration of research options within Weill Cornell Medical College, as well as neighboring institutions, The Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Hospital for Special Surgery;
- Coordinated activities including MS3 Journal Club and research presentations by MS3 participants and research lab directors and division chiefs; and
- A series of seminars presented by laboratories of Cornell and its surrounding institutions during Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates block time.
www.med.cornell.edu/research
www.mskcc.org/
www.hss.edu/research
www.rockefeller.edu/research
Candidates for this track will be selected based on their applications and interviews during regular residency recruitment. All positions will be filled through the match. This pathway is open on a limited basis to other House Officers in all tracks who are interested in pursuing a career in research. Those who wish to pursue this track after the match will need approval from the Program Director, Department Chairman, and Chief of the subspecialty of interest.
