Pre and Post Doctoral Training Program in
Health of Older Minorities
The Sealy Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas has openings for both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral positions. These positions are for research focusing on the health of older minorities, with an emphasis on older Hispanics.
Trainees collaborate with Center faculty who have over $42 million in research pertaining to minority health and aging in the areas of medical outcomes, health service utilization, social epidemiology, psychosocial stress and health promotion.
Mentoring teams provide expert guidance in an environment proven to maximize progress toward independent researcher status. Funded investigators include physicians, epidemiologists, statisticians, demographers and health economists. Aging-related research initiatives at UTMB include a Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas (CERCIT), the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, the Center for Comparative Effectiveness and Cancer Outcomes, the Hispanic Established Population for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly, and the Mexican Health and Aging Study.
Exceptional candidates may qualify for an additional $5,000 – $10,000 over the NIH stipend level plus moving expenses. All trainees receive full health care benefits. Additional funds are available to cover tuition and fees for relevant courses and other training related expenses. Pre-doctoral fellows earn a Ph.D. degree in sociomedical sciences or clinical sciences (health services research) in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, or other doctoral programs at UTMB.
In order to be considered for the program, an applicant must be a citizen of the U.S. or permanent resident. All applications will be reviewed by the Training Grant Selection Committee and applicants may be invited to interview.
Application procedure and information available at http://www.utmb.edu/scoa/researchTraining/ppdtphom.asp
Direct inquiries or questions about the program, contact:
Beth Schilling
Phone: 409-266-9656
email: baschill@utmb.edu