Career Development Programs
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison offers academic development opportunities for faculty, educators and staff.
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholars Program
The University of Wisconsin–Madison BIRCWH program is an institutional career development program for early career faculty (scholars) who wish to develop independent scientific careers focused on women’s health or sex differences research.
For more information, please contact Gillean Kitchen, UW BIRCWH Program Manager, at gkitchen@wisc.edu
Centennial Scholars/Centennial Clinicians Program
The goal of the Centennial Scholars/Centennial Clinicians Program is to develop faculty whose backgrounds enhance the quality of education and research at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and who may serve as visible and available role models for students and trainees.
For more information, please email csp@med.wisc.edu.
Institute for Clinical and Translational Research KL2 Scholars
NOTE: The KL2 program will transition to a K12 program in summer 2027.
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) offers a KL2 Scholars program, supported by the NIH NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Awards program. The KL2 Program helps promising early-stage faculty scholars develop independent research careers and transition to NIH research grant support. The initial appointment is two years, funded by NIH NCATS. Up to one additional year in the program, funded fully by the scholar’s department, is possible subject to the scholar’s progress and need.
For more information, email Katrina Bell, program manager.