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News | Dec. 27, 2024

Clinician Scientist Investigator Opportunity Network Program (CSION) graduates 2024 class

By Dr. Alexander J. Burdette (59th Medical Wing Chief Scientist's Office)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas  –   The Clinician Scientist Investigator Opportunity Network (CSION) program recently celebrated the graduation of its 2024 class. 

The graduating class includes (listed alphabetically):

U.S. Air Force Maj. Chase Aycock (Clinical Health Psychologist)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kelvin Bush (Cardiologist)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Theodore Hart (Vascular Surgeon)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicholas Villalobos (Pulmonary Critical Care Physician)
U.S. Army Civilian Dr. Craig Woodworth (Psychologist)
 
During their participation in the CSION program, the 2024 class produced 72 peer-reviewed manuscripts, six book chapters, 88 abstracts, 36 posters, and 34 podium presentations. The graduating class submitted 28 pre-proposals for grants, with 20 being invited back for full proposals. Notably, the graduating class had 12 proposals awarded for funding. These research accomplishments occurred while balancing 864 clinic days and 280 full surgery days.

The CSION program was initiated in 2019 and shepherds promising clinicians whose work has practical applications in becoming clinician-scientists. The CSION program is unique because it is tri-service, corps-neutral, has no service obligation, and focuses on its research mission rather than degree-granting. 

The pipeline a CSION fellow follows is tailored to the needs of the military mission. With no service obligation, motivated members are offered a non-financial incentive   to remain in a career tract specifically designed to retain research-focused medical academics in the military. 

The program is led by the Chief of the Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Clinical Investigation, 59th MDW Office of the Chief Scientist, Science & Technology (ST), San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC), and all their partners within the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), San Antonio Military Health System (SAMHS) and Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio (NAMRU-SA) to provide mentors willing to train and mentor clinician scientists in all areas of (DHP RDT&E) programmatic research.   

For more information on the CSION program, visit https://wilfordhall.tricare.mil/About-Us/59-MDW-Chief-Scientists-Office-Science-and-Technology/CSION
 
CSION clinician Research science and technology
News | Dec. 27, 2024

Clinician Scientist Investigator Opportunity Network Program (CSION) graduates 2024 class

By Dr. Alexander J. Burdette (59th Medical Wing Chief Scientist's Office)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas  –   The Clinician Scientist Investigator Opportunity Network (CSION) program recently celebrated the graduation of its 2024 class. 

The graduating class includes (listed alphabetically):

U.S. Air Force Maj. Chase Aycock (Clinical Health Psychologist)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kelvin Bush (Cardiologist)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Theodore Hart (Vascular Surgeon)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicholas Villalobos (Pulmonary Critical Care Physician)
U.S. Army Civilian Dr. Craig Woodworth (Psychologist)
 
During their participation in the CSION program, the 2024 class produced 72 peer-reviewed manuscripts, six book chapters, 88 abstracts, 36 posters, and 34 podium presentations. The graduating class submitted 28 pre-proposals for grants, with 20 being invited back for full proposals. Notably, the graduating class had 12 proposals awarded for funding. These research accomplishments occurred while balancing 864 clinic days and 280 full surgery days.

The CSION program was initiated in 2019 and shepherds promising clinicians whose work has practical applications in becoming clinician-scientists. The CSION program is unique because it is tri-service, corps-neutral, has no service obligation, and focuses on its research mission rather than degree-granting. 

The pipeline a CSION fellow follows is tailored to the needs of the military mission. With no service obligation, motivated members are offered a non-financial incentive   to remain in a career tract specifically designed to retain research-focused medical academics in the military. 

The program is led by the Chief of the Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Clinical Investigation, 59th MDW Office of the Chief Scientist, Science & Technology (ST), San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC), and all their partners within the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), San Antonio Military Health System (SAMHS) and Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio (NAMRU-SA) to provide mentors willing to train and mentor clinician scientists in all areas of (DHP RDT&E) programmatic research.   

For more information on the CSION program, visit https://wilfordhall.tricare.mil/About-Us/59-MDW-Chief-Scientists-Office-Science-and-Technology/CSION
 
CSION clinician Research science and technology
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