AAIM Research Pathways Initiative

Research pathways are training programs for physicians interested in becoming academic physician scientists. These programs combine internal medicine training with hands-on, mentored research, which take place during residency, fellowship, or both.

The AAIM Research Pathways Initiative supports physician scientists at the divisional, departmental, and institutional levels. The initiative strengthens the overall training pathway, highlighting the importance of biomedical research to the public and policymakers, and sustaining research funding. It also promotes strong advising and helps trainees build resilience as they develop their careers.

The initiative is led by the AAIM Research Committee, representing educators in physician-scientist training programs across residency and fellowship and research-in-residency programs.

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Robert Baiocchi, MD, PhD
Faculty
Ohio State University College of Medicine

Emily Gallagher, MD, PhD (Chair)
Associate Program Director for Research for Internal Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Patrick Hu MD, PhD
Associate Professor and PSTP Director
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Barbara Kazmierczak MD, PhD, FIDSA
Director, MD-PhD Program
Yale School of Medicine

Justin Kingery, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Christopher D. Kontos, MD, FAHA
Professor of Medicine, Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Duke University School of Medicine

Monica Kraft, MD
System Chair
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Michael Lenaeus, MD
APD & Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine

Kyu Rhee, MD, PhD
Director Medical Research Track
Weill Cornell Medicine

Don C. Rockey MD 
Professor
University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Nathan Schoettler, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Chicago, Division of the Biological Sciences
Pritzker School of Medicine

Clifford J. Steer, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School  

Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, FIDSA, FACP (Vice Chair)
Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Academic Innovation
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Tammy Wichman, MD
Internal Medicine Program Director
University of Nebraska College of Medicine