The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 11 , Pages 1061-1066 , November 2009

Jumpstarting Academic Careers with a Novel Intern Research Rotation: the AIMS Rotation

  • Tonya L. Fancher, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at Davis Health System, Sacramento
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Tonya Fancher, MD, MPH, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at Davis Health System, 4150 V Street, Patient Support Services Building Suite 3100, Sacramento CA 95718
    • ,
  • Ted Wun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Translational and Science Center, University of California at Davis Health System, Sacramento
    • Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at Davis Health System, Sacramento
    • ,
  • Christine S. Hotz, DVM, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of California at Davis Health System, Sacramento
    • Clinical Translational and Science Center, University of California at Davis Health System, Sacramento
    • ,
  • Mark C. Henderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at Davis Health System, Sacramento

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 Funding: Drs. Fancher and Henderson are supported by a Residency Training in Primary Care grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA D58HP05139). Drs. Hotz and Wun are supported by Grant Number UL1 RR024146 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of NCRR or NIH. Information on NCRR is available at http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/. Information on Re-engineering the Clinical Research Enterprise can be obtained from http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/clinicalresearch/overview-translational.asp.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had full access to all the data in the study and a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00674-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.06.017

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 11 , Pages 1061-1066 , November 2009

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