{"id":50,"date":"2023-08-16T00:41:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T00:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:52:48","slug":"clinician-scientist-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/training-education\/clinician-scientist-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinician-Scientist Training Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\"  aria-label=\"Read more 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\n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Rationale for the Program<\/h2>\n<p>Clinician-scientists are uniquely positioned to address many challenges at the forefront of medicine today given their ability to understand disease pathophysiology from both the clinical and scientific perspectives. As clinicians, they have access to unique patient cohorts, tissue samples, and procedural data. As scientists, they understand the capabilities of the latest scientific methodologies and experimental approaches. Clinical-translational approaches are in particular need because while basic science discoveries continue to expand our understanding of human biology, this new knowledge leads to substantive health benefits at a very slow pace. Particularly in otolaryngology, many current therapies for human disease are based upon empirical concepts, rather than upon a scientific understanding of disease pathophysiology. Thus, there is strong need for clinician-scientists to be doing impactful research and speed up the process of going from bench-to-bedside.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Southern California (USC) Caruso Department of Otolaryngology \u2013 Head and Neck Surgery is committed to training future generations of clinician-scientists and increasing the numbers of clinician-scientists from all backgrounds. Our CSTP will provide the scientific resources, professional mentorship, educational environment, and institutional support required to execute this charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Goals for trainees in our Otolaryngology CSTP<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn the scientific method and cutting-edge experimental techniques<\/li>\n<li>Built a track record of high-impact publications<\/li>\n<li>Develop close mentoring relationships to foster your career<\/li>\n<li>Become ingrained with the philosophy that research is intrinsic to an academic surgeon\u2019s career<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to sustain excellence in both research and clinical care<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ultimately, to be capable of leading their own research team by the time they become academic faculty<\/strong>. This means that trainees are prepared to become independent NIH-funded investigators working to improve human health through scientific discovery that is translated to clinical care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Training Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>Residents on the clinical track currently get three months of research in their PGY4 year. Residents on the CSTP track will have a two-year research block during their first two years of residency training, with additional research time throughout the following five years of clinical training. For details on the five years of clinical training for both the CSTP track and clinical track, please <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/residency\/\">Explore Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This timeline is different than the traditional resident two-year research blocks that typically start after the PGY1 or PGY2 year. We did this purposely because we hope to teach these young resident trainees how to succeed at research and clinical activity simultaneously, before the intensive nature of the intern year changes the mindset of the trainee. We can do this because the R25 grant mechanism permits 20% clinical activity during the two-year research block. Thus, one day per week is spent on clinical training (clinics and operating room) and four days per week are spent in the research lab.<\/p>\n<p>When trainees begin more intensive clinical training in the PGY3 year, they will still maintain a reduced level of research activity for completing data analysis, writing papers and attending research seminars\/lab meetings (5% time). There will also be repeated mentoring sessions on a regular schedule. There is an additional three-month full-time research block during the PGY6 year that will ensure completion of data analysis and manuscript submission. This also will let them perform more experiments to collect preliminary data and begin preparing for their K08\/K23 proposal.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<th style=\"height: 24px\">Year<\/th>\n<th style=\"height: 24px\">Otolaryngology CSTP Track<\/th>\n<th style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical Track<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><strong>RY1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Research (80%); Clinical (20%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><strong>RY2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Research (80%); Clinical (20%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><strong>PGY1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (100%)*<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (100%)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><strong>PGY2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (100%)*<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (100%)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><strong>PGY3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (100%)*<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (100%)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><strong>PGY4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (75%); Research (25%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (75%); Research (25%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><strong>PGY5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (100%)*<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\">Clinical (100%)*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*with continuous research activities<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Training Activities<\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 50px\">\n<li>Seminars (multiple per week)<\/li>\n<li>Journal clubs (multiple per week)<\/li>\n<li>Grand rounds (weekly)<\/li>\n<li>Clinical didactics (weekly)<\/li>\n<li>Study design course (once per trainee)<\/li>\n<li>Responsible conduct of research (once per trainee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Grant writing workshops (every 2-3 months)<\/li>\n<li>Career development workshops (every 2-3 months)<\/li>\n<li>Faculty research retreat (annually)<\/li>\n<li>Resident research retreat (annually)<\/li>\n<li>Resident wellness retreat (annually)<\/li>\n<li>Hearing and Communication Neuroscience retreat on Catalina Island (annually)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Trainee Mentoring<\/h2>\n<p>CSTP residents will have multiple mentors at different levels. For their research training, they will have a primary research mentor, an individual research committee, and a grantsmanship mentor. For their clinical training, they will have an individual clinician-scientist mentor, a transition to academic faculty committee, and the wellness committee.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/research-chart.png\" alt=\"Mentorship flowchart for clinician scientist training program.\" width=\"750\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/research-chart.png 750w, https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/research-chart-300x154.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/residents-dinner.png\" alt=\"Residents enjoying dinner at the home of faculty member, Mark Swanson\" width=\"740\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/residents-dinner.png 740w, https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/residents-dinner-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents enjoying dinner at the home of faculty member, Mark Swanson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Research Topics Research Topics<\/h2>\n<p>The Primary Research Mentor is selected by the trainee from the list of Program Faculty. There are 20 Program Faculty in our Otolaryngology CSTP, including 16 PhD scientists and 4 clinician-scientists.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal in selecting Program Faculty members was to offer a dynamic portfolio of research including basic, translational, and clinical realms, and to cover research areas related to otolaryngology where USC has strengths including auditory\/vestibular, cancer, tissue development and regeneration, and neuroimaging.<\/p>\n<p>Every member of our Program Faculty has multiple research collaborations. Trainees in this program may choose to be involved in these collaborations. Indeed, many of the best and most exciting projects require collaborators with significant differences in expertise, but which can be used synergistically to advance the field in a leap-frog step. In some cases, where the trainee works closely with the collaborator, the collaborator may be considered a co-mentor. This is beneficial because of the additional opportunities for learning it offers. In fact, the ability of the trainees to access nearly any faculty member at USC as a co-mentor is one of the key benefits of our CSTP. Thus, the research possibilities for our trainees cover the gamut of otolaryngology. Co-mentors must be approved by the Program Director and the Research Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Program Faculty<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;height: 2935px\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<th style=\"width: 22.83%;height: 24px;text-align: center;color: #ffffff;background-color: #990000\">Name<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 22.0909%;height: 24px;text-align: center;color: #ffffff;background-color: #990000\">Research Area<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 53.9391%;height: 24px;text-align: center;color: #ffffff;background-color: #990000\">Research Area<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 184px\">\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Carolina Abdala, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Inner ear<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Human auditory development and otoacoustic emissions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/abdalab\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/carolina-abdala\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Chris Shera, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Inner ear<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Cochlear mechanics and otoacoustic emissions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mechanicsofhearing.org\/apg\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/christopher-a.-shera\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">James Dewey, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Inner ear<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Cochlear mechanics and hearing loss<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/deweylab\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/james-b.-dewey\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">John Oghalai, MD<br \/>\n<em>Clinician-Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Inner ear<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Cochlear mechanics and noise-induced hearing loss<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oghalailab.usc.edu\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/john-s.-oghalai\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Karolina Charaziak, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Inner ear<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Cochlear processing and sensory hearing loss<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/charaziaklab\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/karolina-charaziak\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Radha Kalluri, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Inner ear<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Hair cell synapse and auditory\/vestibular neuronal physiology<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/kalluri-pielab\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/radha-kalluri\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Alan Wayne, MD<br \/>\n<em>Clinician-Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Cancer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Bench-to-bedside development of targeted, immune-based and cellular therapies for human disease<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/alan-s-wayne\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Dechen Lin, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Cancer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Patient organoid modeling, cancer precision therapy, and tumor\u2013immune interactions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/linlab\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ccmb.usc.edu\/faculty\/dechen-lin-phd\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">W. Martin Kast, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Cancer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Human papilloma virus, its role in cancer pathogenesis, and design of therapeutic cancer vaccines<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uscmmi.com\/martinkastlab\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/w.-martin-kast\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Berislav Zlokovic, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Central nervous system<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Blood-brain barrier in the pathogenesis of neurological disorders<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/berislav-v-zlokovic\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Li Zhang, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Central nervous system<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Auditory cortex research to understand neuronal circuits that control animal behavior<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/zhanglab\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/li-zhang\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Arthur Toga, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Central nervous system<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Neuroimaging, informatics, mapping brain structure and function, and brain atlasing for a variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders<\/p>\n<p>Visit labs: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loni.usc.edu\/\">LONI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ini.usc.edu\/\">INI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/arthur-w-toga\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Ray Goldsworthy, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Cochlear implants<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Sound processing with cochlear implants<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/bionicearlab\/wp-login.php?privacy=2&amp;redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.usc.edu%2Fbionicearlab%2F\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/raymond-l.-goldsworthy\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Health disparities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Health disparities and cancer treatment<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/choiceslab.usc.edu\/\">Visit Lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/chanita-hughes-halbert\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Ksenia Gnedeva, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Tissue development and regeneration<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Inner ear development and regeneration<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/gnedevalab\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/ksenia-gnedeva\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Yang Chai, DDS, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Clinician-Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Tissue development and regeneration<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine therapies for dental, oral, and craniofacial tissue<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chailab.usc.edu\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ccmb.usc.edu\/faculty\/yang-chai-dds-phd\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 184px\">\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Brian Applegate, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Translational engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Translational research in optical engineering for head and neck imaging<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.applegatelab.org\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/faculty\/brian-applegate\/\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 22.83%\">Shrikanth Narayanan, PhD<br \/>\n<em>Scientist<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0909%\"><strong>Translational engineering<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9391%\">Human-centered signal processing and machine intelligence focused on speech and spoken language processing<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sail.usc.edu\/\">Visit lab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sail.usc.edu\/people\/shri.html\">Faculty page<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n    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Applicants must also register with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrmp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our requirements for application include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Common application form<\/li>\n<li>Personal statement<\/li>\n<li>Medical school transcript<\/li>\n<li>MSPE\/ Dean\u2019s Letter<\/li>\n<li>Letters of recommendation (minimum of 3)<\/li>\n<li>Photograph<\/li>\n<li>USMLE transcript<\/li>\n<li>ECFMG status report \u2013 foreign graduates only<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, interested applicants are encouraged to please submit a Research Statement to <a href=\"mailto:CSTP_OHNS@med.usc.edu\">CSTP_OHNS@med.usc.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One-page or less on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your long-term career goals as a clinician-scientist.<\/li>\n<li>What made you decide to pursue additional research training?<\/li>\n<li>What labs are you interested in?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Questions?<\/strong> Please email <a href=\"mailto:CSTP_OHNS@med.usc.edu\">CSTP_OHNS@med.usc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n   aria-label=\"Content Accordions\"\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          CSTP Residency Benefits and Salary\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-large\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Residency Benefits and Salary during the 5-year Clinical Portion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/otolaryngology\/training-education\/residency-program\/salary-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0for salary and benefits information for the 5-year Clinical Portion of the Residency.<\/p>\n<p>For comprehensive details of GME policies, please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dhs.lacounty.gov\/lageneral\/graduate-medical-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles General Medical Center GME website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-l7x98-0PJx\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-l7x98-0PJx\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\"> Benefits and Salary during Research Years<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-l7x98-0PJx\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-l7x98-0PJx\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      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