Cardiovascular Summer Institute Program Scholars

The Summer Institute is a research career advancing opportunity at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University that is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This mentored research program will address the difficulties experienced by junior investigators (with a terminal degree, e.g., MD, PhD, EdD) in establishing independent research programs and negotiating through the academic ranks.

Goals of the Cardiovascular Summer Institute:

• Enable participants to develop a balanced perspective in determining research priorities.
• Improve their capacity to address cardiovascular health outcomes.
• Develop the skills and networking necessary to achieve independent research careers in the heart, lung, and blood conditions.