The goal of the UW Surgical Oncology Training Program (UW-SORT) is to foster the development of academic leaders and physician-scientists with surgical oncology-related research programs.
Interested applicants should submit the following:
- Copy of your CV (this should include current name, address, phone)
- Two-page statement describing your:
- Prior Research Experience
- Future Career Goals
- Overview of Training Goals and Objectives
- What do you want to accomplish during the two-year training period?
- How will you gauge success in meeting these goals?
- How does this plan support you in long-term goals toward a career in academic research?
- One-page statement with details of training and mentoring plan.
- Describe the support of your mentoring team toward your research and career goals.
- Two-page statement describing your research proposal
- Background, aims, and methodology of your proposed research
- NOTE: If you have not yet identified a mentor and project, provide information on your interested areas of research and a representative sample of your prior research experience so that the executive committee may align applicant interest with our trainers for the best fit should the application be accepted.
- How will you as the applicant contribute to the success of the project?
- Methodology/research skills to master
- How does this align with the mission of the Surgical Oncology Research Training Program to train post-doctoral fellows who will pursue multidisciplinary, translational surgical oncology research and ensure our continued advancement in the care of patients with cancer.
- Timeline for project to confirm feasibility
- Background, aims, and methodology of your proposed research
- Two letters of recommendation
- One from your current mentor outlining
- How they will support your success and their expertise
- The overall mentoring team structure as well as the individual mentorship plan for the primary mentor and the applicant.
- One from a career mentor who can speak to your potential for success as a researcher
- One from your current mentor outlining
Please be sure to address all of the above components in your application. Final application materials should be compiled into one PDF document and emailed to Joanna Houston at houston@surgery.wisc.edu
Evaluation
Program applications are reviewed by the UW-SORT Executive Committee. All applicants will be evaluated based on:
- Prior academic record/research experience
- Past accomplishments and productivity
- Commitment to a research career in the future
- Level of interest in surgical oncology-related research
- Mentorship plan
- Feasibility and quality of the research project
- Relevance of training plan with short and long-term career goals
- Impact of the proposed research project and training plan