Medical Research Track

In 1997, the Department of Medicine established a new track to produce physician-scientists. The Medical Student–Medical House Staff–Medical Scientist Training Program (MS3) provides extensive, coordinated training in clinical sciences and basic biomedical research. The first two years are identical to the standard residency program, with 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 become immersed in their field of study, spending three years in a subspecialty fellowship or in general internal medicine. During these three years, the MS3 House Officers spend 80 percent of their time doing full-time research and 20 percent of their time on additional clinical training.

All MS3 House Officers are prepared for certification in internal medicine and their chosen subspecialty via the American Board of Internal Medicine's Research Pathway. Matched applicants are assured a fellowship position in their chosen subspecialty or they may choose to pursue fellowship elsewhere.

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, The Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Personalized career development activities during Weill Cornell Internal Medicine Associates block time
  • MS3 Journal Club and research presentations by MS3 participants and research lab directors and division chiefs

Candidates for this track will be selected based on their applications and interviews during the regular residency recruitment season. 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 should seek approval from the Program Director, Department Chairman, and Chief of the subspecialty of interest.

Program Co-Directors

Ari M. Melnick, MD

Program Co-Director, Medical Research Track

Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

 

Kyu Y. 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 J. Bosl, MD (Medical Oncology, MSKCC)

Mary E. Charlson, MD (Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluative Sciences)

Mary Crow, MD (Rheumatology, HSS)

Ronald G. Crystal, MD (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)

Mark L. Heaney, MD, PhD (Medical Oncology, MSKCC)

Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH (Infectious Diseases)

Barbara L. Hempstead, MD, PhD (Hematology and Medical Oncology)

Julianne L. Imperato-McGinley, MD (Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism)

Ira M. Jacobson, MD (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

Warren D. Johnson, Jr., MD (International Medicine)

Jeffrey C. Laurence, MD (Hematology and Medical Oncology)

Bruce B. Lerman, MD (Cardiology)

Ari M. Melnick, MD (Hematology and Medical Oncology)

Carl F. Nathan, MD (Microbiology and Immunology)

Stephen A. Paget, MD (Rheumatology, HSS)

Eric G. Pamer, MD (Infectious Diseases, MSKCC)

Shahin A. Rafii, MD (Hematology and Medical Oncology)

Kyu Y. Rhee, MD, PhD (Infectious Diseases)

Kendall A. Smith, MD (Immunology)

Manikkam Suthanthiran, MD (Nephrology and 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

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