1. NEW 5-Year Research Intensive M. D
NEW 5-Year Research Intensive M.D. Pathway Launching in 2019: MD-ARC Dr. Fred Meyers & Dr. Fernando Santana Program Directors July 11, 2018

2. Medical Doctorate - Academic Research Careers (MD-ARC)
Mission: To develop scholars with disciplinary excellence steeped in multidisciplinary team science, anchored to a longitudinal learning community, who value service to the communities we serve.
Vision: Diverse scholars who realize personal success and advance high-impact science and emerge as institutional and community leaders, who improve human health.

3. Why UC Davis?

4. Scholar-centered structure

5. Curriculum

6. Recruitment and Selection Mentoring
Program Process
Recruitment and Selection
Highly qualified diverse scholars
Mentoring
Trainee-mentor teams
Activities and Curriculum
Broad research skills
Scholar Progress and Retention
Publication expected in year 3
Institutional Commitment and Sustainability
Engaged scholars from med school to residency to early faculty development

7. Outcomes
Establishment of Research Career
Persistence in Research
Team-Oriented Collaborations

8. Contact Us
Fred Meyers, M.D., M.A.C.P. Director for Precision Medicine
Professor of Internal Medicine / Hematology-oncology UC Davis School of Medicine
Fernando Santana, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Arline Miller Rolkin Endowed Chair in Physiology & Membrane Biology Department of Physiology & Membrane Biology
UC Davis School of Medicine
Visit Research Opportunities for Medical Students: ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mdprogram/research/research-tracks.html