The Washington University Department of Anesthesiology would like to encourage the development of physician-scientists who will contribute to advancing the science as well as the practice of anesthesiology. The Scholars Program offers the anesthesiology resident the opportunity to receive additional support and mentoring to foster the development of an academic career and assist with some of the financial challenges of pursuing an academic research career. In the PGY-1 and PGY-2 (CA-1) years, the Scholars resident would receive an additional $2500 educational stipend to be spent at the discretion of the resident to further his education and career development. This $2500 educational stipend would continue each year throughout the residency and be in addition to all of the other benefits and educational allowances given to each resident in our program. In the PGY-3 (CA-2) year, there would be a $2500 cash stipend awarded in addition to this $2500 educational stipend. The cash stipend is intended to encourage the resident to pursue research training/projects rather than “moonlighting” opportunities. In the PGY-4 (CA-3) year, the cash stipend would increase to $5000. Following completion of residency training, the Scholar would commit to a two-year research fellowship in our department with a cash stipend of $15,000 per year to supplement the fellow’s salary. Opportunities to pursue clinical fellowships in our department would not be prohibited by participating in the Scholars Program.
If you are interested in this program, we ask that you send us a brief supplemental
personal statement describing your future career plans addressing research
interests and goals. We ask that you submit your supplemental personal
statement by February 1st. The Scholars Committee will notify you of
acceptance into the program by February 15th. When filling out your
match list, you would ideally list both our categorical four-year program
(1353040C0) and advanced three-year program (1350340A0) with the NRMP.
We feel fortunate to be one of the few anesthesiology departments in the
country to offer this opportunity to qualified residency applicants. Please
feel free to contact us for more information regarding our Scholars Program
at (314) 362-6978 or coxt@notes.wustl.edu.