Medical Scientist Training Program

医学科学家培训计划

• 批准号: 8688247
• 负责人: LAWRENCE F BRASS
• 金额: $ 207.55万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1975
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1975-07-01 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8688247
• 关键词: Medical; Scientist; Training Programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Pennsylvania Medical Scientist Training Program provides support for both MD-PhD and VMD-PhD trainees and is currently in its 37th year of funding. The primary goal of the program is to identify, train and mentor a diverse group of outstanding men and women who will become the leaders of biomedical human and veterinary research, as well as teachers and scholars. To accomplish this goal, we have established flexible training plans that emphasize the integration of the professional and research degrees in preparation for careers that will make use of both. The large institutional commitment to this goal is reflected by the investment that the medical and veterinary schools have made in this program, providing it with resources that are used to help cover tuition and stipend costs, maintain enrichment activities, and support administration of the program. There are currently 220 combined degree students (185 MD-PhD and 25 VMD-PhD), all of whom are fully funded. Admission is open to recent college graduates and to current Penn MD, VMD and PhD students. Selection emphasizes academic excellence, research experience, creativity, letters of recommendation and a well-articulated plan for a career in research. Most trainees do graduate work in the biomedical sciences, but 17% are currently taking advantage of the breadth of opportunities offered by a large university by enrolling in graduate programs in Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Health Care Economics, History & Sociology of Science, Medical Anthropology, Urban Design, and Epidemiology. The proposed training faculty reflects this diversity of interests. It includes 147 senior and junior PhD, MD-PhD and MD investigators in departments, centers and institutes spread across Penn's campus. As of June 2011, there have been 442 MD-PhD and 63 VMD-PhD graduates since program inception. 76% of MD-PhD alumni and 87% of VMD-PhD alumni who have completed postgraduate training are employed by academic centers, research institutes, the biotech and pharmaceutical industries or federal agencies. Many have NIH or other extramural funding for their research. The average time to completion for recent graduates in both programs has been 8 years. The attrition rate for the past 10 years has been low: 4% in the MD-PhD program and 8% in the VMD-PhD program. Specific goals for the next 5 years include 1) continued growth to achieve at least 200 MD-PhD and 30 VMD-PhD students, 2) expanded partnerships with additional graduate programs at Penn, 3) further integration of the graduate and professional degrees, 4) reducing time to degree without compromising training, and 5) attracting and training a diverse group of individuals who will be prepared for the discovery and application of new knowledge through basic, translational and patient-oriented research.

描述（由申请人提供）：宾夕法尼亚大学医学科学家培训计划为MD-PHD和VMD-PHD受训者提供了支持，目前正处于资助的第37年。该计划的主要目标是识别，培训和指导一群杰出的男人和女人，他们将成为生物医学人类和兽医研究的领导者，以及教师和学者。为了实现这一目标，我们制定了灵活的培训计划，强调专业和研究学位的整合，以准备将两者兼而有之的职业。医学和兽医学校在该计划中所做的投资反映了对这一目标的巨大机构承诺，从而为其提供了用于帮助支付学费和津贴成本，维持丰富活动并支持该计划的管理的资源。目前有220名合并学位的学生（185个MD-PHD和25 VMD-PHD），所有这些学生都得到了充分的资金。入学对最近的大学毕业生以及当前的宾夕法尼亚州医学博士，VMD和博士学位学生开放。选择强调了学术卓越，研究经验，创造力，推荐信以及研究职业的精心定义计划。大多数学员从事生物医学科学的研究生工作，但目前有17％的人正在利用一所大型大学提供的大量机会，这是通过参加生物医学工程，物理学，卫生保健经济学，科学，医学人类学，城市设计，城市设计和流行病学的研究生课程。拟议的培训教师反映了这种利益的多样性。它包括147位高级博士学位，MD-PHD和MD调查人员，分布在宾夕法尼亚州校园中的部门，中心和机构。截至2011年6月，自计划成立以来，已经有442个MD-PHD和63名VMD-PHD毕业生。在完成研究生培训的MD-PHD校友中，有76％的校友和87％的VMD-PHD校友受到学术中心，研究机构，生物技术和制药行业或联邦机构的使用。许多人都有NIH或其他壁外资金进行研究。两项课程最近毕业生的平均完成时间为8年。过去10年的流失率很低：MD-PHD计划中的4％，VMD-PHD计划中的损耗率为8％。接下来的5年的具体目标包括1）持续增长，以实现至少200 MD-PHD和30名VMD-PHD学生，2）扩大了与Penn的其他研究生课程的伙伴关系，3）3）3），3）研究生和专业学位，4）4）在培训的情况下减少学位的时间，并培训培训的培训和培训的培训和培训的培训型和培训的培训及其不断发展，并培训了一群人，并将其培训为了进行培训，并将培训为新的研究和新的培训及其培训。