Medical Scientist Training Program

马里兰州（UM）医学院的MD/PhD课程成立于 1982年，由NIH资助，2010年。我们的医学科学家培训计划（MSTP）的使命 是培养一个多样化的和创造性的医生，科学家谁将成为领导者，在他们所选择的 研究领域，寻求新的知识，并应用这些知识来提高健康。我们的目标 是：汇集最好的MD-博士生和教师从UM巴尔的摩，UM巴尔的摩 县，UM学院公园和国家卫生研究院提供综合培训，以医学博士，博士生承诺 追求研究事业;开发和评估双学位培训的新方法， 提高完成率并减少获得学位的时间;招募和留住代表性不足的人 少数MD-PhD学生;并准备MD-PhD学生成为医生科学家， 利用他们在学术界，政府， 研究机构和行业与NIH强调培养医生科学家相一致 劳动力 我们的课程包括非常强大的临床前和临床培训，简称研究生 教学研究，旨在整合医学和科学知识的MSTP特定课程，以及 从研究生院到医学院的灵活再入学。MSTP的具体活动包括： 医学期刊俱乐部;研究生课程方向;暑期研究轮转与相关 研讨会;增强研究严谨性方法证书;医师科学家研讨会; 研究生院期间的临床病例研究和纵向临床实习;年度MSTP 务虚会和MD/PhD捐赠讲座。我们的论文研究机会是广泛的， 是跨学科的因此，我们的计划确保MD/PhD学生不仅仅是MD 学生PhD培训。 在目前的资助期间，我们的MSTP已经过渡到一个新的计划主任（PD） 为该计划带来了新的视角和新的举措。警察局，一个医生科学家， 在研究，教育和病人护理的证书，加入副主任（AD）谁是一个 一位有经验的有成就的科学家，负责研究生教育项目。 我们在过去五年中的成功可以看出我们申请人的质量和多样性 高出版生产力和出色的住院实习。规划建设 通过增加我们整体计划的规模并继续开发创新的 培训和指导战略。

The MD/PhD Program at the University of Maryland (UM) School of Medicine was established in 1982 and funded by the NIH in 2010. The mission of our Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is to train a diverse and creative cadre of physician-scientists who will become leaders in their chosen fields of research, seek new knowledge and apply that knowledge to enhance health. Our objectives are to: bring together the best MD-PhD students and faculty from the UM Baltimore, UM Baltimore County, UM College Park and the NIH to provide integrated training to MD-PhD students committed to pursuing research careers; develop and assess novel approaches to dual-degree training designed to enhance completion rates and decrease time to degrees; recruit and retain underrepresented minority MD-PhD students; and prepare MD-PhD students to become physician-scientists making significant, independent contributions using their dual degree training in academia, government, research institutes and industry consistent with NIH’s emphasis on developing the physician-scientist workforce. Our curriculum consists of very strong preclinical and clinical training, abbreviated graduate didactic studies, MSTP-specific courses designed to integrate medical and scientific knowledge, and flexible reentry from graduate school to medical school. MSTP-specific activities include: Molecules to Medicine journal club; Graduate program orientations; Summer Research Rotations with associated Symposium; Certificate in Methods to Enhance Research Rigor; Physician Scientist Seminars; Clinical Case Studies and Longitudinal Clinical Clerkship during graduate school; annual MSTP Retreat and MD/PhD endowed lecture. Our opportunities for dissertation research are extensive and are interdisciplinary by design. Thus, our program ensures the MD/PhD students are not merely MD students with PhD training. During the current funding period, our MSTP has transitioned to a new Program Director (PD) bringing a fresh perspective and new initiatives to the program. The PD, a physician-scientist with credentials in research, education and patient care, joins an Associate Director (AD) who is an accomplished scientist with experience running a graduate education program. Our success during the last five years can be seen the quality and diversity of our applicant pool and students, high publication productivity and outstanding residency placements. We plan to build on this success by increasing the size of our overall program and continuing to develop innovative training and mentoring strategies.