# Training Program in Endocrinology

> **NIH NIH T32** · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2021 · $82,107

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The postdoctoral Training Program in Endocrinology at the Massachusetts General Hospital provides intensive
research experience in basic or clinical investigation, complemented by a didactic component appropriate to
the training goals. The trainees are primarily MDs and MD/PhDs who desire careers in investigative
endocrinology and academic medicine, as well as PhDs who want further research training. The trainees are
selected from a large applicant pool on the basis of prior academic and/or research achievement and evidence
of strong commitment to a career in biomedical investigation. The Program Director (K. Miller) and the
Associate Director (J. Florez) are senior Physician-Scientists who govern in conjunction with the Endocrine
Division Education Council, a committee of experienced endocrine scientists. The faculty consists of 42 active,
well-funded scientists, whose interests range broadly across the subdisciplines of endocrinology and from
clinical, bedside investigation to genetic and molecular mechanisms. The trainees are supervised closely by a
primary faculty mentor, and interact extensively with junior faculty, who often serve as co-mentors. In addition,
individual Scientific Advisory Committees provide ongoing scientific and career counsel. Internal and External
Advisory Committees provide evaluation and recommendations for Program improvement. Formal Program
and Mentorship trainee surveys and frequent (at least twice annual) one-on-one meetings between the
Program Director and trainees provide specific actionable input re: the Program and mentorship. An extensive
program of didactic sessions complements the research activity. This includes several weekly scientific series,
including Endocrine Grand Rounds, and a monthly Career Development didactic series designed for the
Training Grant trainees specifically. The productivity of past trainees during training has been very high overall,
as judged by the number and quality of trainee publications, number of trainees who obtain subsequent grants
and percent who remain in academia and the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry. The facilities at the MGH
and Harvard Medical School are extensive, including a Division of Clinical Research, Harvard Catalyst Clinical
and Translational Science Center (CTSC) program and over 50,000 square feet of modern laboratories
dedicated to endocrine training faculty. This training grant is the central stabilizing financial element in this
program and is critical in enabling MD and MD/PhD trainees to achieve careers in biomedical investigation.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10380948
- **Project number:** 3T32DK007028-47S1
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Karen K Miller
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $82,107
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1975-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10380948

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10380948, Training Program in Endocrinology (3T32DK007028-47S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10380948. Licensed CC0.

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