Chair of Medicine Scholars Award

The Chair of Medicine Scholars Awards, initiated in 2013, are awarded annually to meritorious University of Washington Department of Medicine trainees to foster their transition to the roles of physician-scientist and principal investigator.

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Each award offers $50,000 per year for two years in salary support to facilitate the transition to appointment as a junior faculty member. 

Eligibility

  • Research/academic excellence and potential for career as independent PI (physician-scientist).
  • University of Washington-based trainees to be appointed as physician-scientists with the title of assistant professor.

application

  • Nomination letter from Division Head addressing:
    • Accomplishments and credentials of the nominee to date
    • Potential for the nominated individual to develop a successful research career as a PI
    • Divisional commitment to and support for the nominee (not to exceed 2 pages, Arial 11-pt font)
  • Personal statement from nominee (not to exceed 2 pages, Arial 11-pt font) addressing:
    • Research accomplishments to date
    • Future research plans
    • Short- and long-term career goals
    • Plans for applying for grants 
  • Nominee CV (UW format)

timelines

  • Call for applications: January/February
  • Nomination deadline: March
  • Awards announced: May

Past recipients

2023

Amanda Casto
Helen Jack
Jason Simmons
Tessa Steel

2022

Chang Li

2021

McKenna Eastment
Leah Marcotte
Ana Weil

2020

Rachel Bender Ignacio
Catherine Butler
Michael Lenaeus

2019

Pavan Bhatraju
Ang Li
Rena Patel

2018

Sylvia LaCourse

2017

Angela Hanson
Pandora Lucrezia "Luke" Wander

2016

Chi Hung
Javeed Shah

2015

Helen Chu
Fabiana Ostronoff
Baback Roshanravan

2014

James Floyd
Carmen Mikacenic
Seth Pollock
Alison Roxby

2013

Katya Rubinow
Chetan Seshadri