Medical Research Track
In 1997, the Department of Medicine established a new track to promote the education of clinician-scientists. The Medical Student-Medical Housestaff-Medical Scientist Training Program (MS3) provides extensive, coordinated training in both the clinical sciences and basic biomedical research. The first two years are identical to the standard residency program, except that the resident has the option to spend all elective time in the second year doing research and exploring laboratory opportunities. With the third year of residency, MS3 House Officers begin a three-year period with 80% full-time research and 20% clinical training, either in a subspecialty fellowship or in general internal medicine.
Highlights of the Medical Research Track
- Three years of protected research time integrated with clinical experience;
- Devoted mentors to facilitate exploration of research options within Weill Cornell Medical College, as well as neighboring institutions, The Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Hospital for Special Surgery;
- Coordinated activities including MS3 Journal Club and research presentations by MS3 participants and research lab directors and division chiefs; and
- A series of seminars presented by laboratories of Weill Cornell and its surrounding institutions during Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates block time.
Candidates for this track will be selected based on their applications and interviews during regular residency recruitment. All positions will be filled through the match. This pathway is open on a limited basis to other House Officers in all tracks who are interested in pursuing a career in research. Those who wish to pursue this track after the match will need approval from the Program Director, Department Chairman, and Chief of the subspecialty of interest.
Program Co-Directors
Ari Melnick, MD
Program Co-Director, Medical Research Track
Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Kyu Rhee, MD, PhD
Program Co-Director, Medical Research Track
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Assistant Attending Physician,
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Core Faculty for the Medical Research Track
George Bosl, M.D. (Medical Oncology, MSKCC)
Mary Charlson, M.D. (Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluative Sciences)
Mary Crow, M.D. (Rheumatology, HSS)
Ronald Crystal, M.D. (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Mark Heaney, M.D., Ph.D. (Medical Oncology, MSKCC)
Roy M. Gulick, M.D., M.P.H. (Infectious Diseases)
Barbara Hempstead, M.D., Ph.D. (Hematology & Medical Oncology)
Julianne Imperato-McGinley, M.D. (Endocrinology)
Ira Jacobson, M.D. (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
Warren Johnson, Jr., M.D. (Infectious Diseases)
Jeffrey Laurence, M.D. (Hematology & Medical Oncology)
Bruce Lerman, M.D. (Cardiology)
Ari M. Melnick, M.D. (Hematology & Medical Oncology)
Carl Nathan, M.D. (Microbiology & Immunology)
Stephen Paget, M.D. (Rheumatology, HSS)
Eric Pamer, M.D. (Infectious Diseases, MSKCC)
Shahin Rafii, M.D. (Hematology & Medical Oncology)
Kyu Rhee, M.D., Ph.D. (Infectious Diseases)
Kendall Smith, M.D. (Immunology)
Manikkam Suthanthiran, M.D. (Nephrology & Hypertension)
Research Opportunities
Research Opportunities for Residents
This directory provides a listing of faculty members who have expressed an interest in mentoring residents on research projects and the names of residents they have mentored. The directory describes the research interests of each faculty member with an index by topic as well as discipline at the end for easy reference.
For More Information
For additional information regarding the medical research track and a description of research projects pursued by our faculty, please refer to the following sites:
Research at Weill Cornell Medical College
Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Research at the Hospital for Special Surgery
Research at The Rockefeller University
