Medical Scientist Training Program at University of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr

 描述（由申请人提供）：德克萨斯大学西南医学中心的MD/PhD课程自1978年以来一直存在，自1982年以来一直作为NIH医学科学家培训计划提供资金。该计划的目标是培养下一代医生科学家作为生物医学研究和学术医学的领导者。对这一目标的大机构承诺证明了大量资源的投资，以支付津贴，学费，管理和董事的承诺努力。我们的计划将基础生物医学科学的严格的博士前培训与密集的本科医学教育相结合，从而获得博士学位，培养毕业生，使他们能够成为从事转化研究的医生科学家。MD和PhD阶段的培训是不同的，但有许多整合活动，例如，研讨会、务虚会、晚宴、期刊俱乐部，以促进计划的凝聚力，并在受训者中灌输作为未来医生-科学家的身份。目前该方案有89名受训人员，他们都得到了全额资助。要求继续提供22个名额的资金，以部分支助受训人员，一般为期24个月。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MD/PhD program at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has been in existence since 1978 and continuously funded as an NIH Medical Scientist Training Program since 1982. The goal of the program is to train the next generation of physician scientists as leaders in biomedical research and academic medicine. The large institutional commitment to this goal is evidenced by the investment of significant resources to cover stipends, tuition, administration, and committed effort by the directors. Our program integrates rigorous predoctoral training in basic biomedical sciences leading to the PhD degree with intensive undergraduate medical education leading to the MD degree, producing graduates who are superbly prepared to become physician-scientists engaged in translational research. The MD and PhD phases of training are distinct, but with numerous integration activities, e.g., seminars, retreats, dinners, journal clubs, to promote program cohesiveness and inculcate identity among trainees as future physician-scientists. There are presently 89 trainees in the program, all of whom are fully funded. Continued funding of 22 slots is requested to partially support trainees, generally for 24 months.