Junior Faculty Programs

The Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists Program (DDFRCS) at WashU Medicine was developed to provide innovative institutional solutions to reduce faculty attrition by assisting junior faculty facing extraprofessional demands. The DDRCS provides broad-based education to raise awareness and implement new interventions, as well as resources and mentoring to support junior faculty facing extraprofessional challenges.

The K12 Career Development Program in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder at WashU Medicine provides clinician scholars financial support and coursework to focus on research in substance use and substance use disorder.

The KL2 Career Development Awards Program at WashU Medicine provides high-quality, multidisciplinary training in clinical and translational research to promote the career development of future clinical investigators. This program provides financial support and benefits that allow scholars to focus on mentored, multidisciplinary research, supplemented by applicable coursework.

The goal of the K12 Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology is to train a new generation of highly  skilled investigators with specialized expertise who will be well prepared to lead cancer research.  The K12 Clinical Oncology program supports the development of postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty through patient oriented cancer research training, curricula, and mentored projects.