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Summer Program in Outcomes Research Training (SPORT)

The SPORT program builds on the summer curriculum we have developed for our Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program over the past 10 years. These summer research courses include:

SPORT 2008 will run from July 7 – August 29, 2008.

Click here to download the 2008 calendar.
Click here to view the 2008 SPORT brochure.

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Space in these courses is limited.

Fellows and junior faculty at the University of Chicago in the Departments of Medicine and Surgery: Send your CV, a personal statement (indicating how you expect to benefit from SPORT and your commitment to attend all SPORT functions this summer), and letter of support from your  department chair or section chief (indicating your availability to attend all SPORT functions this summer) to Jackie Barrera in the Section of General Internal Medicine.

Up to four fellows or junior faculty from each of these departments can attend the program without charge. Candidates from those departments are advised to indicate to us and their chair as soon as possible their intent to apply to SPORT so that we can anticipate demand and address any needs for additional funding.

Application Deadline: April 4, 2008

Candidates from other departments: You may apply to SPORT, following the instructions above, and will be considered for admission for remaining spaces in the program. SPORT is also part of the core curriculum for trainees in the 2 year Primary Care Clinical Scholars and Hospitalist Scholars programs. For students paying tuition for these courses through a University of Chicago degree program such as a Master's program in Health Studies or Public Policy, or a PhD Program, these courses can count for up to 9 hours of course credit. Course fee for SPORT is $3000.

Application Deadline: April 4, 2008

Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program: Course fees and a housing stipend are available for 4 hospitalists (from outside the University of Chicago) to participate in the 2008 Summer Program in Outcomes Research Training (SPORT). Applicants should send 1) a cover letter, 2) letter of support from their Program Director, Division Chief, or Chair, and 3) resume to:

Dr. David Meltzer MD, PhD
c/o Jacqueline Barrera
5841 S. Maryland MC 2007
Chicago, IL 60637

Application Deadline: Applications were due January 15, 2008. Thank you to all who applied.

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Direct any questions regarding SPORT to Jackie Barrera at (773) 702-5035 or jbarrera@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.

The Summer Program in Outcomes Research Training (SPORT) is made possible due to the financial support of the chairs of the Departments of Medicine and Surgery with additional funding from the Biological Sciences Division and support from the Center for Health and the Social Sciences (CHeSS).