Overview
The Procter Scholar Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center prepares physicians for biomedical or clinical investigative careers in pediatrics.
Designed to facilitate the career development of pediatricians, the program is aimed at highly skilled MD or MD / PhD graduates with a strong career commitment to academic pediatrics. The program provides both financial support and appropriate scientific mentoring in preparation for becoming an independent investigator.
Successful Candidates
Successful Procter Scholar candidates will hold a faculty-level position at Cincinnati Children's. If a candidate has completed only the clinical stage of fellowship, we offer a research component to the fellowship for one or two years before he / she becomes a Procter Scholar.
For candidates who start at the fellowship level, the program is consistent with a Special Alternative Pathway established by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Join a National Leader
Our 400-bed hospital ranks first among pediatric hospitals in the number of emergency department visits, outpatient visits and surgical procedures. Our medical and research staff comprise the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and we train more than 300 residents and postdoctoral physicians and researchers each year.
In 2006, sponsored-program awards exceeded $100 million, placing Cincinnati Children's as the number two ranked pediatric institution in external funding.
Founded in 1931, the Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation has grown from 400,000 to nearly 525,000 square feet to make room for new laboratories and expanded research programs.
