Planning an MD-MSc combined degree program focused on translational research to build the next generation of physician-scientist in Peru

规划一个医学博士-理学硕士联合学位课程，重点关注转化研究，以培养秘鲁下一代医师科学家

• 批准号: 10055600
• 负责人: Martin Montes
• 金额: $ 10.8万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-07-30 至 2022-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10055600
• 关键词: Accreditation; Address; Collaborations; Communicable Diseases; Course Content; Degree program; Disease; Enteral; Environment; Faculty; Grant; Immunologics; Institutes; Institution; Medical; Medical Research; Medical Students; Medicine; Mentors; Peru; Peruvian; Physicians; Positioning Attribute; Principal Investigator; Process; Research; Science; Scientist; Talents; Texas; Training; Training Programs; Translational Research; Tropical Medicine; United States National Institutes of Health; career; college; design; medical schools; neglect; neglected tropical diseases; next generation; pre-clinical; programs; success; undergraduate student

ABSTRACT Reduction of the significant burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) calls for physician- scientists and their medical breakthroughs. NIH has alerted about the need to stimulate and protect such dwindling careers. Success is significantly more likely among talented medical trainees who are early engaged in such careers. Considering this principle, the School of Medicine at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), in collaboration with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt (IMTAvH), developed an Introductory Research Course for the curricula of second year medical students (implemented since 2015 with support from 5D43TW009763). Bright 2nd and 3rd year medical students searching for actual lab research opportunities have started research careers mentored by Dr. Montes, Principal Investigator, and colleagues. The emerging pool of qualified undergraduates committed to medical research, along the mentoring culture and the critical mass of highly trained mid- and early career physician-scientists, determines a unique, extremely positive timing at UPCH for an organizational boost of physician scientists’ careers. Reinforcing the partnership with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, UPCH aims to leverage on this promising context to establish the first biomedical sciences dual-degree program in Peru, whose main research focus would be immunological mechanisms of neglected tropical and enteric diseases. Our envisioned Global Infectious Diseases Training Program (D43) will be offered to outstanding medical students during their pre-clinical training. To refine the final D43, this two- year planning grant aims to: 1) develop the curricular design of the MSc; 2) address in both academic institutions the feasibility of accommodating dual accreditation requirements for an MD- MSc combined program; 3) develop the induction program for MD/MSc faculty, stimulating good mentoring practices towards very young trainees; 4) pilot implement the MSc curricular components; 5) analyze strategies to optimize trainees’ retention and transition into scientific independence, with involvement of Peruvian stakeholders. After completion of this planning process, we will be in an exceptional position to develop and implement a robust and highly competitive D43 application that will become a capacity building milestone of Peruvian Physician-Scientists. As former FIC trainees who returned to UPCH 15 years ago, we are eager to contribute to substantially enrich the research environment of our bright undergraduate physician scientists in training.

抽象的 减少被忽视的热带病 (NTD) 的重大负担需要医生—— 科学家及其医学突破提醒人们需要刺激和保护。 在这种日益减少的职业生涯中，有才华的医学实习生更有可能取得成功。 很早就从事此类职业。 考虑到这一原则，秘鲁卡耶塔诺埃雷迪亚大学医学院 (UPCH) 与亚历山大·冯·洪堡热带医学研究所 (IMTAvH) 合作， 为二年级医学生课程开发了入门研究课程 （自 2015 年起在 5D43TW009763 的支持下实施）光明第二年和第三年医疗。 寻找实际实验室研究机会的学生已经开始了研究生涯 首席研究员蒙特斯博士和同事们。 致力于医学研究，遵循指导文化和训练有素的临界质量 职业生涯中期和早期的医师科学家，在 UPCH 确定了一个独特的、极其积极的时机 以组织推动医师科学家的职业生涯。 UPCH 加强与德克萨斯州休斯顿贝勒医学院的合作伙伴关系，旨在 利用这一充满希望的背景，建立第一个生物医学科学双学位课程 秘鲁，其主要研究重点是被忽视的热带和 将提供我们设想的全球传染病培训计划（D43）。 为了完善最终的 D43，这两个- 年度规划补助金旨在： 1) 制定理学硕士课程设计 2) 解决这两个问题； 学术机构满足医学博士双重认证要求的可行性 理学硕士联合项目；3）制定医学博士/理学硕士教师的入职计划，激发良好的兴趣 对非常年轻的学员进行指导；4) 试点实施理学硕士课程内容； 5）分析优化受训者保留和过渡到科学独立的策略， 秘鲁利益相关者的参与。 完成此规划过程后，我们将处于一个特殊的位置来开发和 实施强大且极具竞争力的 D43 应用程序，该应用程序将成为能力建设 作为前 FIC 学员重返 UPCH 15 年，这是秘鲁医生科学家的里程碑。 以前，我们渴望为大幅丰富我们明亮的研究环境做出贡献 正在接受培训的本科医师科学家。