REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

The current health care climate increasingly requires physicians, physician-scientists and scientists to prioritize production over innovation and scholarship. However, medical breakthroughs often necessitate a multidisciplinary approach that infuses biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, informatics and other areas with medicine. Houston Methodist’s scholars are positioned to make these advances, but they need protected time and resources to pursue meaningful discoveries.

The Houston Methodist Trainee, Physician and Researcher Development Ladder provides that protected time and many other resources, with the goal to have 10-20% of academic medical faculty holding endowed positions. From the early stages of a medical trainee’s career to the senior-level experiences of a director or chair, faculty members will receive support to strengthen their research and integrate translational endeavors more rapidly.

This program includes a Trainee, Physician and Researcher Development Ladder that will support these groups:

• Students, Residents and Trainees

• Academic Clinical Fellows

• Academic Faculty

• Endowed Scholars

• Endowed Chairs

The groups will have access to skills-building courses, mentorship networks, individualized coaching and navigation through the regulatory process. All these services help educate the next generation of health care professionals, promote clinical and translational research, and drive innovation.

TRAINEE, PHYSICIAN AND RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT LADDER

Centers of Excellence and all specialty areas of Houston Methodist must grow a cadre of clinician-scientists who follow the academic model for medicine. With philanthropic support and an institutional commitment, Houston Methodist’s leadership has created an academic development ladder:

• Students, Residents, Trainees | Offers students, fellows and other trainees development and research opportunities

• Academic Clinical Fellows | Affords clinical fellows enhanced research and development options

• Academic Faculty | Provides early-career physicians and researchers protected time, research seed funds and mentors

• Endowed Scholars | Supports high-performing, midcareer physicians and researchers with endowed positions and research funds (like Katz Investigators)

• Endowed Chairs | Rewards the next generation of senior leadership with endowed chairs

Students, Residents, Trainees

Goal = 156

• EnMed

• Postdocs

• GME

• Students

Philanthropic Opportunities: Current Use – $50,000-$100,000

Endowed – $2M

Academic Clinical Fellows

Goal = 20

• Clinical Research Fellows – 10

• Faculty Fellows – 10

Philanthropic Opportunities: Endowed – $2M

GOAL: 156 fellows and residents

Seeking philanthropic support for 156 (of our 335) residents and fellows for whom the government does not provide funding

TRAINEE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US IN 2021 Anonymous • Aramco Americas • Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Ash • Everett E. and Randee K. Bernal • Craig Brown and Sue Smith • Lucky and Sandy Burke • Linda and Kevin Burns • J. David and Bertha Cabello • Allison and Michael Casey • The Cockrell Foundation • The Coneway Family Foundation • Sherrie and Alan* Conover • The Cullen Trust for Health Care • Mary and Sam Daffin • Frank E. and Mary Cain Driscoll* • Gerald H. Dubin, MD • Anne S. and Charles W. Duncan, Jr. • The Duncan Fund • John S. Dunn Foundation • The Elkins Foundation • Toni and Walter Finger • 52 Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationKenneth G. and Janet M. Follansbee • Cathy and Ed Frank • Joan M. Harrell • H-E-B • Sharon and Jim Hibbert • Tamra and Kirk Houston •

Academic Faculty

Goal = 50

Rising Star Faculty

• Clinician-Scientists – 10

• Clinical Trialists – 20

• Clinical Educators – 15

Endowed Scholars

• Translational Scientists – 5 Goal = 50

• High-Performing Midcareer and Senior Faculty – 45

• GME Program Directors – 5

Philanthropic Opportunities: Endowed – $2-$3M Goal = 125

Endowed Chairholders

Senior Leadership Faculty

Philanthropic Opportunities: Endowed –

• Chair – $1M

• Distinguished Chair – $2M

• Presidential Distinguished Chair – $3M

Philanthropic Opportunities: Unparalleled Potential Challenge

An extraordinary gift from an anonymous donor enables friends of Houston Methodist to establish endowed positions encouraging rising star physicians and researchers at a pivotal career juncture.

• Adds a $500,000 match for each $1.5 million endowed commitment for a $2 million total philanthropic impact

• Adds a $1 million match for each $2 million endowed commitment for a $3 million total philanthropic impact

• Provides protected time for research and teaching

• Is subject to availability and qualification

GOAL: 245 endowed positions

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Alard Kaplan • Dr. and Mrs. Alan L. Kaplan • Carol and Burt* Keenan • Candy and Tom Knudson • Herb and Jean Lyman • M.D. Anderson Foundation • M.R. Bauer Foundation • The Magna Foundation • Wendy and Ben Moreland • Mr. and Mrs. Edward Murray • Dr. Mary and Ron Neal • Occidental Petroleum • The John M. O’Quinn Foundation • Deborah C. and Clifton B. Phillips • Frank J. and Jean Raymond • Dennis* and Cathy Seith • Judith Helmle Shaw and Roy S. Shaw, Jr. • Dr. and Mrs. William H. Spencer III • Lynda K. and David* M. Underwood • Blake and Roswell “Sandy”* F. Vaughan III • houstonmethodist.orgElizabeth and Peter Wareing • Marilyn and Christopher Winters • William A. Zoghbi and Huda Y. Zoghbi * deceased 53