Mentoring Clinician-Scientists:
A Conversation with
Jeffery Fineman, MD
During this informal discussion, Dr. Fineman will share his thoughts and experiences on how to be an effective mentor for clinician-scientists. The discussion will rely heavily on audience participation – so please bring your questions.
■Building the clinician-scientist career mentoring team
■The relationship of mentoring: personal/professional balance
■Balancing clinical and research responsibilities
and expertise

Dr. Fineman, Professor and Vice Chair of Pediatrics, is Division Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Service,and Investigator at the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI). He received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine, followed by a Pediatric Residency and Chief Residency at NYU/Bellevue Medical Center. Dr. Fineman came to UCSF for fellowship training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and research training at the CVRI. He leads a translational research program that investigates the regulation of pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary vascular function in the normal and abnormal fetal, transitional, and postnatal circulations, with particular focus on aberrations on vascular endothelial function in pediatric pulmonary vascular disease.

Over the years, Dr. Fineman’s commitment to mentoring pre- and post-doctoral trainees and junior faculty has resulted in the successful sponsoring of multiple NIH and American Heart Association (AHA) physician-scientist career development awards. In addition, he is a consummate clinical mentor and is the Principal Investigator of an NIH T32 program for research training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and a founding member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for an NIH K12 program in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Fineman’s contributions have been recognized by numerous organizations, including mentoring awards from the AHA and the Society for Pediatric Research.