Pediatrician Scientist Development Program (PSDP)

Expand and strengthen PSDP to grow a sustainable pipeline of pediatric physician–scientists. Current efforts focus on increasing funded fellowship positions and diversifying support mechanisms to enhance long-term program stability.

Key components include:

Sustaining and expanding federal support for PSDP
Securing philanthropic partnerships to increase funded fellowship positions
Engaging national medical societies to develop specialty-aligned research pathways
Exploring institutional co-investment and shared funding models