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Tinsley Randolph Harrison Society | | Participants in the Physician-Scientist Training Program will become life time members of the Tinsley Randolph Harrison Society, an organization dedicated to the preservation of science in clinical medicine and to the scientific literacy of physicians who use this knowledge at the bedside. |  |  Mission StatementThe Tinsley Randolph Harrison Society is dedicated to the preservation of science in clinical medicine and to the scientific literacy of physicians who use this knowledge at the bedside. The Society is named after Tinsley R. Harrison who served as the first Chief Resident in the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University , and who became one of the premier academic physicians in this country. The Society exists to promote medical research relevant to internal medicine as a career discipline. The purposes of the Society are to benefit and aid the education, research, and patient care missions of its members by holding forums and meetings, and publishing appropriate educational materials approved by its members. The Society also exists to support new initiatives in education, biomedical research, and patient care for the benefit of physicians who practice internal medicine.  "Membership in the Harrison Society provides an exceptional training experience in one of the premier physician-scientist programs in the country. Vanderbilt is a top NIH funded institution that enjoys an energetic and collaborative scientific atmosphere. The Department of Medicine expresses a strong commitment to the training of physician-scientists. The enthusiasm of my peers for science and medicine is infectious. I am confident that our training environment will position Harrison Society members to be academic leaders of tomorrow. "
Earle Burgess, Third-year Oncology Fellow
Medical College of Georgia |
| | Membership Membership in the Society shall consist of four categories: Harrison Society Scholars - Select participants in the Physician-Scientist Training Program will become eligible for salary supplements (currently $15,000 per year in addition to regular wages) during their research training and an academic enhancement allowance (currently $4000 per year) during their clinical years. Active members - This group consists of medical residents, or postdoctoral fellows in the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University who participate in the Physician-Scientist Training Program or who are engaged in research as a substantial part of their training. Student member - Medical students participating in the Medical Scholars Program and engaged in research in a Department of Medicine laboratory, will be designated as student members. Also participants in the Medical Scientist Training Program who are working a Department of Medicine laboratory will also qualify for membership in this category. Honorary Members - Appointments to honorary membership will be made at the discretion of the president of the Society.
Activities and Meetings Visiting Professorships. Members of the Society will convene 4 times per year on the occasion of visiting distinguished physician-scientists invited to Vanderbilt University by the Society. Other Meetings. Additional meetings will be held throughout the year to feature scientific and career development seminars given by Vanderbilt faculty. Additional workshops will be organized to provide instruction and guidance in preparing grant applications.
Officers President Eric G. Neilson, M.D.
Chairman, and Hugh J. Morgan Professor
Department of Medicine
Vanderbilt University
< Eric.Neilson@vanderbilt.edu > Executive Secretary Alfred L. George, Jr., M.D.
Grant W. Liddle Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Professor of Pharmacology
Director, Division of Genetic Medicine
< Al.George@vanderbilt.edu > |
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