{"id":37,"date":"2009-09-22T12:07:01","date_gmt":"2009-09-22T16:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/im-residency\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2020-02-26T11:35:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:35:07","slug":"abim-research-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/im-residency\/categorical-training-program\/abim-research-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"ABIM Research Track"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Boston University Medical Campus provides an outstanding environment for the training and development of physician-scientists and clinical investigators. The ABIM Research Track<\/strong> in our Internal Medicine Residency Program integrates training in clinical medicine and research for individuals committed to a career in basic science or clinical research.<\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/h4>
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The basic eligibility criteria for the ABIM Research Track is same as that of our categorical program<\/a>. Additional requirements are as follows:<\/p>\n

1. Candidate must show a strong commitment to a career in basic science or clinical research.<\/p>\n

2. Candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.<\/p>\n

Candidates who are offered interviews are expected to convey their research interest and sub-specialty interest at least two weeks before the interview date. We will try to arrange for meetings with research faculty on the interview date.<\/p>\n

Residents who match into the ABIM Research Track will need to be accepted into a sub-specialty fellowship program at Boston University by the end of the internship year. Candidates who fail to gain acceptance into a subspecialty fellowship program during their intern year will continue training as a categorical internal medicine resident.<\/p>\n

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Clinical Training <\/h4>
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Residents in the ABIM Research Track are required to satisfactorily complete 2 years of internal medicine residency including at least 20 months of direct patient care. They will also require additional 12-24 months of sub-specialty clinical training for sub-specialty board eligibility. The requirements for different types of training and board eligibility are noted in tables below.<\/p>\n

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Research Training<\/h4>
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After the abbreviated 2 years of Internal Medicine Residency, trainees in the ABIM research track are required to complete at least 3 years of mentored basic or clinical research. Research training may incorporate formal course-work leading to a Masters or PhD degree. Residents pursuing clinical research may also benefit from the structured training and career development mentorship provided by our multi-disciplinary Clinical Research Training (CREST) Program <\/a>.<\/p>\n

Residents pursuing basic or translational research may seek formal training and mentorship through our NIH funded Clinical and Translational Science Institute programs<\/a><\/p>\n

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Training & Board Eligibility Requirements<\/h4>
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<\/span>Requirement<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n <\/span>Time-period<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Internal Medicine Clinical Training<\/span><\/span> <\/span>(Residency Portion of ABIM Track)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n <\/span>24 months (at least 20 months of direct patient care)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Sub-specialty clinical training <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n <\/span>For training in allergy and immunology, endocrinology, geriatrics, infectious disease, nephrology, and rheumatology \u2013 12 months<\/span><\/span> <\/span>For training in gastroenterology, hematology-oncology, pulmonary-critical care medicine, and rheumatology-allergy and immunology combined program \u2013 18 months<\/span><\/span> <\/span>For training in cardiology \u2013 24 months<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Research Training <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n <\/span>36 months (at least 80% of time)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Ambulatory Clinic during research training <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n <\/span>Half-day per week <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Minimum training length<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n <\/span>For training in allergy and immunology, endocrinology, geriatrics, infectious disease, nephrology, and rheumatology \u2013 6 years<\/span><\/span> <\/span>For training in gastroenterology, hematology-oncology, pulmonary-critical care medicine, and rheumatology-allergy and immunology combined program \u2013 6 years and 6 months<\/span><\/span> <\/span>For training in cardiology \u2013 7 years<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Internal Medicine Board Examination Eligibility<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n <\/span>During the summer of PGY4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Subspecialty Board Examination Eligibility<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n <\/span>For training in allergy and immunology, endocrinology, geriatrics, infectious disease, nephrology, and rheumatology \u2013 Fall PGY 6 <\/span><\/span> <\/span>For training in gastroenterology, hematology-oncology, pulmonary-critical care medicine, and rheumatology-allergy and immunology combined program, cardiology \u2013 Fall PGY 7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Internal Medicine and Subspecialty Board Certification Eligibility<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n <\/span>After the completion of minimum training length<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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