Planning an MD-MSc combined degree program focused on translational research to build the next generation of physician-scientist in Peru

摘要 减少被忽视的热带病（NTD）的重大负担需要医生- 科学家和他们的医学突破美国国立卫生研究院警告说，需要刺激和保护 如此渺茫的职业成功的可能性在有才华的医疗实习生中要大得多， 他们很早就开始从事这样的职业。 考虑到这一原则，秘鲁卡耶塔诺埃雷迪亚大学医学院 （UPCH）与热带医学研究所亚历山大冯洪堡（IMTAvH）合作， 为二年级医学生的课程开发了一门介绍性研究课程 （自2015年起在5D43 TW 009763的支持下实施）。光明第二和第三年医疗 寻找实际实验室研究机会的学生已经开始了由 博士Montes，首席研究员和同事。新兴的合格本科生人才库 致力于医学研究，沿着导师文化和训练有素的 中期和早期的职业医生，科学家，决定了一个独特的，非常积极的时机在UPCH 为医生科学家的职业生涯提供组织上的推动。 加强与德克萨斯州休斯顿贝勒医学院的合作关系，UPCH旨在 利用这一前景广阔的背景下，建立第一个生物医学科学双学位课程， 秘鲁，其主要研究重点是被忽视的热带和 肠道疾病我们设想的全球传染病培训计划（D43）将提供 优秀医学生的临床前培训。为了完善最终的D43，这两个- 一年规划补助金的目的是：1）发展硕士课程设计; 2）在这两个地址 学术机构对医学博士实行双重认证要求的可行性- 3）开发MD/MSc教师的入门课程，激发良好的 对非常年轻的学员进行指导; 4）试点实施硕士课程组成部分; 5)分析策略，以优化学员的保留和过渡到科学的独立性， 秘鲁利益相关者的参与。 在完成这一规划过程后，我们将处于一个特殊的位置， 实施一个强大和极具竞争力的D43应用程序，这将成为一项能力建设 秘鲁物理学家和科学家的里程碑。作为返回UPCH 15年的前FIC学员， 前，我们渴望作出贡献，大大丰富我们的光明的研究环境， 在培训中的本科医生科学家。

ABSTRACT Reduction of the significant burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTD) calls for physician- scientists and their medical breakthroughs. NIH has alerted about the need to stimulate and protect such dwindling careers. Success is significantly more likely among talented medical trainees who are early engaged in such careers. Considering this principle, the School of Medicine at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), in collaboration with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt (IMTAvH), developed an Introductory Research Course for the curricula of second year medical students (implemented since 2015 with support from 5D43TW009763). Bright 2nd and 3rd year medical students searching for actual lab research opportunities have started research careers mentored by Dr. Montes, Principal Investigator, and colleagues. The emerging pool of qualified undergraduates committed to medical research, along the mentoring culture and the critical mass of highly trained mid- and early career physician-scientists, determines a unique, extremely positive timing at UPCH for an organizational boost of physician scientists’ careers. Reinforcing the partnership with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, UPCH aims to leverage on this promising context to establish the first biomedical sciences dual-degree program in Peru, whose main research focus would be immunological mechanisms of neglected tropical and enteric diseases. Our envisioned Global Infectious Diseases Training Program (D43) will be offered to outstanding medical students during their pre-clinical training. To refine the final D43, this two- year planning grant aims to: 1) develop the curricular design of the MSc; 2) address in both academic institutions the feasibility of accommodating dual accreditation requirements for an MD- MSc combined program; 3) develop the induction program for MD/MSc faculty, stimulating good mentoring practices towards very young trainees; 4) pilot implement the MSc curricular components; 5) analyze strategies to optimize trainees’ retention and transition into scientific independence, with involvement of Peruvian stakeholders. After completion of this planning process, we will be in an exceptional position to develop and implement a robust and highly competitive D43 application that will become a capacity building milestone of Peruvian Physician-Scientists. As former FIC trainees who returned to UPCH 15 years ago, we are eager to contribute to substantially enrich the research environment of our bright undergraduate physician scientists in training.