Medical Scientist Training at UMMS

(申请人提供：马萨诸塞大学医学院(UMMS)的医学博士培训计划展示了马萨诸塞大学医学院(UMMS)对培养下一代内科科学家的卓越和坚定的承诺。该计划与美国国立卫生研究院和密歇根州立大学的使命一致，成为临床和转化科学培训的领导者。密歇根大学医学博士学位教育将医学院和生物医学科学研究生院(GSBS)的课程与特定于项目的元素相结合，为学术医学、生物医学和临床研究培养优秀的内科科学家。我们的综合课程消除了传统的核心讲课要求，通过研究轮换和个人教程最大限度地增加了学生的曝光率，提供了灵活性和最先进的临床和研究学科的全面教育，从而加快了学生的进步。UMMS为该项目提供全额资金，包括学费减免、年度津贴和费用、健康、牙科和残疾保险，这是机构领导层致力于培训医生-科学家的有力指标。我们计划的优势包括优秀的基础科学教师、支持性的机构基础设施、对翻译科学的投资、定量健康科学部的专业知识，以及为马萨诸塞州中部服务的强大的三级保健学术医疗中心。目前参加该项目的67名学生参加了全面的临床和转化科学培训，包括基础生物医学科学或临床人口健康研究的论文研究。我们的毕业生有出色的发表记录，并为独立或团队成为科学家做好了准备，在竞争性住院和奖学金项目中排名靠前，并领导新的科学发现。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant: The MD/PhD Training Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) demonstrates excellence and firm commitment of UMMS to train the next generation of physician scientists. This program is in alignment with the goals of NIH and the UMMS mission to become a leader in clinical and translational science training. The UMMS MD/PhD education integrates the curricula of the Medical School and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) with program-specific elements to train outstanding physician scientists for careers in academic medicine, biomedical and clinical research. Our integrated program accelerates students' progress by eliminating traditional core lecture requirements, maximizing student exposure through research rotations and individual tutorials, providing flexibility and a comprehensive education in state-of-the-art clinical and research disciplines. UMMS provides full funding for the program, including tuition waivers, annual stipends and fees, health, dental and disability insurance, which is a strong indicator of the commitment of the institutional leadership to training physician-scientists. Strengths of our program include outstanding basic science faculty, supportive institutional infrastructure, investment into translational sciences, expertise in the Quantitative Health Sciences Department, and a strong tertiary-care academic medical center that serves central Massachusetts. The 67 students currently in the program participate in the full spectrum of clinical and translational science training including thesis research in Basic Biomedical Sciences or Clinical Population Health Research. Our graduating students have remarkable publication records and preparedness for becoming scientist independently or in teams, rank in competitive residency and fellowship programs and lead new scientific discoveries.