Program Overview

Program to Advance Physician Scientists & Translational Research

School of Medicine

The Program to Advance Physician Scientists and Translational Research is a School of Medicine based program developed to augment the training, number, career satisfaction, and retention of physician scientists at the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Program Vision and Goals

The Program focuses on the goal of improving the impact of research and strengthening the comradery among a broad community of physician scientists. Career choices are made early and these choices are heavily influenced by mentorship and opportunity.

Programmatic Research Initiatives

• ASPIRE
  • CU ASPIRE Program Awardees 2023
  • CU ASPIRE Program Awardees 2024
• CU ASPIRE Program Awardees 2025

Physician Scientist Initiatives

• Post-baccalaureate-B2MR
  • Program Overview
  • Benefits
  • Research Areas & Program Mentors
  • Eligibility & Candidate Selection
  • How to Apply
  • FAQs
• Medical students-Emerging Physician Scientist Program
• Housestaff-StARR
  • StARR Scholars
• Early faculty-TRSP
  • Translational Research Scholars 2023
  • Translational Research Scholars 2024
  • Translational Research Scholars 2025

Resources

• Funding Opportunities
• Articles

Faculty and Staff

David Schwartz, MD

Program Director

David Schwartz is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado and the Program Director for the Program to Advance Physician Scientists and Translational Research. He served as the Robert Schrier Chair of Medicine at the University of Colorado between 2011 and 2021, and focused on expanding and improving the quality of clinical care, creating knowledge to improve care, supporting professional growth and development, improving diversity, assuring fairness and creating gender and racial equity, creating new channels of communication, and integrating the department across the partner institutions.

Jennifer Kemp, PhD

Associate Program Director

Jennifer Kemp is the Associate Program Director for the School of Medicine's Program to Advance Physician Scientists and Translational Research. Dr. Kemp has a unique background in biomedical research and research development/scientific and medical writing. She earned her PhD at Harvard University, where she studied microbial development. Her postdoctoral studies were performed at the Stanford University Genome Technology Center, where she developed biotechnology for DNA microarrays and nanosensors.

Sarah Miller

Business Coordinator

Sarah is the business coordinator for the Program to Advance Physician Scientists and Translational Research. Sarah has an extensive background in the education, healthcare, and non-profit industries. She has worked on the Anschutz Medical Campus for over a decade in a variety of administrative support positions supporting leadership in the School of Medicine Dean's office and Department of Surgery.