The ATS New Faculty Boot Camp (NFBC) program is designed for members in training, including clinical fellows, post-doctoral and research fellows, or early career faculty who are within a year of transitioning to their first academic faculty position. Applicants should be active in basic, translational, or clinical research, medical education, or other academic roles in pulmonary, critical care, or sleep medicine. Participants will be invited to attend a two-day course featuring a national group of experts sharing knowledge and skills specific to challenges faced during the transition from training to faculty.

The goal of the program is to equip participants with actionable strategies for navigating the challenging transition from fellowship and post-doctoral training to independent positions as a faculty member. We offer 3 main tracks within the program to cater to specific careers: physician-scientist, clinician-educator and primary research tracks. Track-specific and general interest sessions will be offered to build leadership and teaching skills, develop effective time-management strategies, and collaborate effectively to accelerate bench-to-bedside research translation. To accomplish this, the NFBC employs didactic lectures, interactive small group discussions and hands-on sessions. The NFBC is an intensive and immersive program that offers a fantastic opportunity for national networking with leaders in the field and like-minded colleagues and peers and aims to provide critical information not often covered during training. We encourage researchers, clinician-scientists and clinician educators to apply for this outstanding program!

The NFBC will allow participants to:

• Identify milestones for promotion and tenure specific to one’s career pathway
• Describe actionable strategies for achieving these milestones
• Gain skills for leading teams in clinical, research, and other academic settings
• Develop a plan to manage challenges common to early career faculty
• Form lifelong relationships with a talented group of peers and network with a dynamic group of course faculty

Who is eligible to participate?

Members in training, including clinical fellows, post-doctoral and research fellows, or research faculty who are within a year of transitioning to their first academic faculty position in a US or Canada based academic institution. This includes applicants who will be in their first year of their first academic faculty position at the time of the Boot Camp in May 2023. Applicants should be active in basic, translational, and clinical research, medical education, or other academic roles in pulmonary, critical care, or sleep medicine.

We expect to receive more qualified applications than there are positions. Personal statements will be reviewed and scored based on how well the candidate’s leadership potential, experiences, interests, and career path fit with the NFBC’s specific goals and programming. The selection process will also aim to achieve a goal of ensuring broad representation of academic institutions, interests, and career paths, and in accordance with the American Thoracic Society’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Registration is now closed for this program. An email about the outcome will be emailed to applicants shortly. If you have any questions, please send an email to Liz Guzman (lguzman@thoracic.org).

1. To register for a 2023 Early Career Professional (ECP) course, please visit the ATS registration site
2. Please select the ECP course (via the ECP button) and complete the registration steps
3. At this time, applicants can register for the International Conference, auxiliary events and secure their hotel room
4. Upon completion of the registration process, your ATS account will listed as pending.   This means that you can register for the conference and auxiliary events, but you are not confirmed in an ECP course. ATS staff will confirm your participation in early March.
5. Once you are confirmed in an ECP course, you will be prompted to complete the registration process. If you are attending the International Conference, then the registration fee for the ECP course will be waived. If you are not attending the International Conference, you will be charged $210 USD (note: Student Scholars attendees will be able to register at $0). 
6. If you are not selected to participate in an ECP course, you will be able to complete your conference registration.
7. Please note, all ECP courses are invitation only.

If you have questions about award criteria or eligibility, please contact: Elizabeth Guzman lguzman@thoracic.org