NIH-Funded Research Positions
in
Pediatric Neurointensive Care and Resuscitation Research
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Two-year research fellowship positions
focused on career development in the area of pediatric neurointensive care are available
for physicians who have completed at least two years of clinical fellowship training in
pediatric critical care medicine. Applicants who have completed clinical residency
training in child neurology, neurological surgery or physical medicine and rehabilitation
are also eligible. Research projects are focused in the areas of traumatic brain injury,
cardiac arrest, shock and cerebral resuscitation and include investigation into cell and
molecular biology, developmental neurology, physiology, novel therapies, rehabilitation
and outcomes. Projects are available in both laboratory and clinical settings. Some
clinical responsibility within the trainers’ respective area is incorporated into the
program. The goal of the program is to prepare fellows for careers as leading clinicalscientists in pediatric neurointensive care and resuscitation medicine. Positions are
available for July 1, 2006 through 2007.
This program is run in conjunction with ACGME accredited training programs in
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Neurological Surgery and Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center. Applicants must be citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States.
If interested, please send a letter of intent with Curriculum Vitae to:
Patrick Kochanek, MD. Director, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research,
3434 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. KochanekPM@ccm.upmc.edu
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