The Division of Pediatric Pulmonology contains 17 faculty, 2 M.D.-Ph.D., 7 Ph.D., and 8 M.D.  Of this faculty, four are predominantly engaged in clinical medicine, and the others have strong research components to their programs, which bring in a total of about $15 million in direct costs each year.  The training of M.D. and Ph.D. scientists side by side has been shown to increase the probability that physicians will remain active in investigation after training.

The goal of this program is to train some of the next generation of investigators (graduate students, physician fellows, and Ph.D. postdoctoral fellows) in an integrated research environment in the principles and practice of research in pediatric pulmonology and Cystic Fibrosis (CF), ranging from bench research to clinical studies.  A special goal is to train M.D. or Ph.D. scientists who can engage in translational research.   Our program has produced many of the leaders in pediatric pulmonology and many of the CF experts in the U.S. , including department chairs, division chiefs, cystic fibrosis Center Directors, and funded investigators.

The Pediatric Pulmonary Training program of the division of Pediatric Pulmonology at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland is supported by a training grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  Our research training program is in its 26th year of support.  This grant requires that trainees be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.    The program/grant provides financial support to qualified trainees, both post and pre-doctoral who are seeking an academic career as physician scientists or academic positions.  Underlying our research training program is an integrated research program in CF and related pulmonary disorders, which is supported by three Center grants from the NIH and the CF Foundation, as well as a pool of R01 grants to  participating investigators which total over $11 million  of direct research support each year.  This research training program includes 42 potential mentors from 9 departments, most of them experienced and federally-funded.

Applications for trainee appointments are competitive and will be reviewed by an Executive Committee comprised of faculty representing clinical and basic science areas of expertise.  The Executive Committee is directed by Mitch Drumm, Ph.D.