Integrated Training for Physician-Scientists

描述（由申请人提供）：我们正在申请威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校（UW-Madison）医学科学培训计划（MSTP）的持续资助。形成该计划的核心理念是：(1)医学博士和博士培训的严谨性和水平应与单一学位候选人相当；(2)学生相互学习；(3)毕业生将从事翻译研究，尽管程度不同。医学和公共卫生学院的三名医生和科学家都积极参与研究、研究生培训和临床活动，他们领导着MSTP。学生组织与主管们密切合作。MSTP指导委员会包括来自多个学科的教师，并确保MSTP利用威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校学生的广泛培训机会，为董事提供建议。通常学生要完成临床前阶段的医学培训，同时在四个学期的研讨会/期刊俱乐部课程中熟悉研究方法，并参加研究轮转。第二年选择研究导师和研究生项目。临床衔接课程促进医学和研究生学习之间的过渡。向所有学生介绍临床研究。临床见习在博士论文完成后进行。虽然大多数学生的论文都是关于生物和化学科学的，但也有相当数量的学生在做临床调查、基于人口的问题或工程方面的研究。学生产生大量的论文，导致重要的出版物。培养项目凝聚力的活动包括强大的学生组织、每周研讨会、年度静修、年度专题讨论会和定期的社交聚会。为了拥有一个互动和充满活力的学生群体，我们的目标是每班10名学生，整个课程规模为80名学生。我们的长期目标是培养一批对生物医学研究和医学实践有重大影响的多样化的医生科学家，并成为未来的学术和研究领导者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We are requesting continued funding of the Medical Sciences Training Program (MSTP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). Core philosophies that have shaped the program are (1) the rigor and caliber of both MD and PhD training should be equivalent to those of single degree candidates; (2) students learn from one another; and (3) graduates, albeit to variable degrees, will be engaged in translational research. Three physician-scientists of the School of Medicine and Public Health, each of whom is active in research, graduate training, and clinical activities, direct the MSTP. A student organization works closely with the directors. Directors are advised by the MSTP Steering Committee, which includes faculty from multiple disciplines and ensures that the MSTP exploits the breadth of training opportunities available to students at UW-Madison. The usual student does the preclinical phase of medical training while becoming acquainted with research methodologies in a four-semester seminar/journal club course and participating in research rotations. Research mentors and graduate programs are chosen in the second year. A clinical bridging curriculum facilitates the transitions between medical and graduate studies. All students are introduced to clinical research. Clinical clerkships are done after completion of the Ph.D. thesis. Although the majority of student theses are in the biological and chemical sciences, a significant number of students are doing research in clinical investigation, on population-based problems, or in engineering. Students produce substantial dissertations that result in important publications. Activities that foster program cohesiveness include the strong student organization, a weekly seminar, yearly retreat, yearly symposium, and regular social gatherings. To have an interactive and dynamic group of students, we are aiming for a class size of ten students for an overall program size of 80 students. Our long-term goal is to train a diverse group of physician-scientists who will have major impact on biomedical research and the practice of medicine and be future academic and research leaders.