PSTP Training
The five-to-seven year Program, depending upon specialty, is designed to enhance the general training program with the opportunity for additional research-intensive training consistent with the needs of the individual and with Board requirements. At the completion of training the PSTP Scholar will be prepared and eligible to pursue a career as both a physician-scientist and a board-certified specialist or subspecialist. While the organization of the program is department-specific, the basic structure will involve a graduated progression from general clinical activity to specialization, and from clinical work to research-related activities. Specific aspects of the clinical training program will vary according to requirements for Board eligibility in that specialty. In programs where a distinction is made between general training and subspecialty fellowship training, acceptance into the PSTP will include acceptance into both the general residency and the subspecialty fellowship training program of the Scholar’s choice. For surgical subspecialties, post-residency fellowship may be determined in PGY 4.
Further Information
Specialty-specific information on the application process, on the departmental training programs in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Surgery, and Urology, and downloadable PSTP Application Forms, are available from the web pages for "Participating Departments".
For general information, please contact the PSTP Office at the address below.
Physician-Scientist Training Program
Ward Building, 12th Floor – Room 12-128
Northwestern University
303 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-3008
(312) 503-1180 email: pstp@northwestern.edu
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