Medical Scientist Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：贝勒医学院（BCM-MSTP）的医学科学家培训计划的目标与美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）的目标相匹配：使其毕业生能够独立从事基础研究和临床研究。该项目在强调临床和基础科学课程之间的连续性的同时，为那些将成为学术医学和生物医学研究未来领导者的学生而设计。只有5-10%的申请人从真正杰出的国内和国际人才库中被选中进入BCM-MSTP。该项目目前已进入第32个年头，目前有96名学生注册，其中41名在医学院学习，55名在研究生院学习。在本学年，23名学生将得到NIH MSTP培训补助金的部分或全部支持，专门用于BCM-MSTP的机构和私人捐赠基金将用于支持其他学生。贝勒医学院的课程在第二年提供六个月的临床实习，并对MSTP进行了修改，有效地使学生在三年多一点的时间内完成医学院的学习。BCM位于世界上最大的医疗中心德克萨斯医疗中心的心脏地带，在临床和实验室环境中提供出色的培训设施。BCM有13个研究生课程，包括BCM的几个跨部门课程和德克萨斯医疗中心机构的跨机构课程。BCM-MSTP的学生也可以在莱斯大学完成生物工程博士学位。2005年，BCM为MSTP学生增加了转化生物学和分子医学研究生课程。Sharon E. Plon，医学博士，FACMG， MSTP董事。她得到四位联合董事的支持：Martin M. Matzuk， MD, PhD, James Versalovic， MD, PhD, powell Brown， MD， PhD和Karen Hirschi， PhD。五名项目主任中有四名通过NIH支持的mstp接受培训。除了参与MSTP特定的活动，指导新项目的开发和参与面试/选择过程之外，每个MSTP主任在MSTP培训期间指导一群学生，包括定期咨询会议。BCM MSTP的毕业生被美国竞争激烈的住院医师项目所接受，许多人在美国领先的医疗机构和大学获得了学术任命，建立了自己的独立研究项目。相关性：在培训期间，BCM-MSTP学生在前两年的医学院课程和20个月的临床实习中接触到与医学健康、生理学和疾病相关的丰富而广泛的一系列主题。最终，我们在德克萨斯医疗中心的位置为21世纪的医学博士学生提供了一个肥沃的培训环境。贝勒的国际儿科艾滋病倡议，国际健康轨道课程和莱斯大学的全球健康倡议为BCM- MSTP学生提供了广泛接触发展中国家健康和疾病关键问题的机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM-MSTP) matches that of the NIH: to prepare its graduates to function independently in both basic research and clinical investigation. The program, while emphasizing continuity between clinical and basic science curricula, is designed for students who will become future leaders in academic medicine and biomedical research. Only 5-10% of applicants from a truly exceptional national and international pool are selected to matriculate in the BCM-MSTP. The program is now in its 32nd year and currently has 96 students enrolled with 41 in medical school and 55 in graduate school phases of the program. In this academic year, 23 will be partially or fully supported by the NIH MSTP training grant, and institutional and private endowment funds dedicated to the BCM-MSTP are used to support other students. The Baylor medical school curriculum provides six months of clinical clerkships in the second year and with modifications for the MSTP effectively allows students to complete medical school in a little over three years. Located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center, BCM offers outstanding training facilities in both clinical and laboratory settings. Thirteen graduate programs are available at BCM including several interdepartmental programs at BCM and inter-institutional programs at Texas Medical Center institutions. BCM-MSTP students can also complete their PhD in Bioengineering at Rice University. In 2005, BCM added a translational biology and molecular medicine graduate program available to our MSTP students. Sharon E. Plon, MD, PhD, FACMG, is the MSTP Director. She is supported by four Co-Directors: Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD, James Versalovic, MD, PhD, Powel Brown, MD, PhD and Karen Hirschi, PhD. Four of the five program directors received their training through NIH supported MSTPs. In addition to participating in MSTP-specific activities, guiding new program development and participating in the interview/selection process each MSTP director mentors a cohort of students throughout their MSTP training including regular advising meetings. Graduates of the BCM MSTP are accepted into highly competitive residency programs throughout the United States and many have received academic appointments at leading health care institutions and universities across the United States establishing their own independent research programs. RELEVANCE: During their training BCM-MSTP students are exposed to a rich and extensive series of topics related to medical health, physiology and disease during the first two years of medical school coursework and the 20 months of clinical clerkships. Ultimately, our location within the large Texas Medical Center provides a fertile training environment of MD-PhD students of the 21st century. Baylor's International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, the International Health track curriculum and the Global Health Initiative at Rice University provide BCM- MSTP students extensive exposure to critical issues of health and disease in developing countries.