Total funds awarded to VPSD scholars, by year of program entry. Cumulative direct and indirect funding and types of grants awarded to junior faculty who entered the VPSD program by year of program entry. The number of faculty who entered the VPSD program each year are as follows: 2000 (6), 2001 (7), 2002 (11), 2003 (8), 2004 (8), 2005 (7), and 2006 (8). (VPSD stands for Vanderbilt Physician–Scientist Development program. This program encourages the career development of physician–scientists.)