VCU Medical Scientist Training Program

VCU 医学科学家培训计划

• 批准号: 10624225
• 负责人: MICHAEL S DONNENBERG
• 金额: $ 27.65万
• 依托单位: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-07-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10624225
• 关键词: Medical; Scientist; Training Programs

The NIH Physician Scientist Workforce Working Group was convened to address a growing demand for and decreasing supply of physician researchers. The Group concluded that MD-PhD programs, including the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), have been successful in promoting the development of physician- scientists and should be continued. The VCU MD-PhD program has been addressing this shortfall since 1986. Our mission is to train diverse physician-scientists to improve human health through discovery in basic and social sciences and biomedical engineering. Our program objectives are Excellence in Clinical Training, Excellence in Research Training, Program Quality and Satisfaction, and Career Success. In the past four years, our recruitment efforts, growing pool of qualified applicants, and holistic admissions process have greatly enhanced our ability to enroll a diverse cadre of highly qualified trainees. Our uniquely integrated curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of physician-scientist trainees, with clinical and research learning integrated over the entire training period. We promote rigorous, transparent, reproducible research methods, founded in ethical principles of responsible conduct throughout training. Our training program is centered on the trainee, with transparent leadership and trainee input. Our participating faculty members represent a broad spectrum of biomedical science disciplines and are supported by ample research funding. Our program is committed to mentorship training and an environment that is safe, equitable, and inclusive. Our governance structure has a prominent role for students and a faculty steering committee to assist our experienced leadership team to continuously improve the program. We closely monitor the progress of individual trainees, support their efforts and wellness, and address their concerns. A detailed, trainee-centered evaluation plan guides us to achieve our objectives with specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound, inclusive, and equitable goals. Our recent trainees have been highly productive, securing individual training grants, publishing original research, and graduating to top research-intensive residency programs. We are on an upward trajectory in virtually every metric that can be used to assess program quality. As our trainees succeed, our ability to attract highly qualified diverse applicants continues to grow, perpetuating a virtuous cycle. The VCU MD-PhD program is the largest physician scientist program in the country that provides full support for all its trainees but is not funded by an MSTP. Support from the VCU School of Medicine has been extremely generous. In addition, our program has benefited from philanthropic outreach that resulted in a $4M endowment and a $100K enrichment fund. With MSTP funding, we seek to leverage this exemplary support and our superior program plan to increase the number of trainees to whom our mission applies, expanding our ability to reduce the physician-scientist shortage.

NIH医师科学家工作组召开会议，以解决日益增长的需求， 减少医生研究人员的供应。该小组得出的结论是，MD-PhD项目，包括 医学科学家培训计划（MSTP）成功地促进了医生的发展， 科学家们应该继续。VCU MD-PhD计划自1986年以来一直在解决这一问题。 我们的使命是培养不同的医生，科学家，以改善人类健康，通过发现在基础和 社会科学和生物医学工程。我们的计划目标是卓越的临床培训， 卓越的研究培训，计划质量和满意度，以及职业成功。 在过去的四年里，我们的招聘工作，不断增长的合格申请人，以及整体录取 这一过程大大提高了我们招收各种高素质受训人员的能力。我们独特 综合课程专为满足医生-科学家学员的临床和研究需求而量身定制 在整个培训过程中进行整合学习。我们提倡严谨、透明、可重复的研究 方法，建立在整个培训过程中负责任行为的道德原则基础上。我们的培训计划是 以学员为中心，透明的领导和学员的投入。我们的参与教师 代表了广泛的生物医学科学学科，并得到了充足的研究资金的支持。 我们的计划致力于导师培训和安全、公平和包容的环境。 我们的治理结构有一个突出的作用，为学生和教师指导委员会，以协助我们的 经验丰富的领导团队，不断完善方案。我们密切关注 个别学员，支持他们的努力和健康，并解决他们的问题。一个详细的，以受训者为中心的 评估计划指导我们以具体、可衡量、可实现、相关、有时限、 包容性和公平的目标。 我们最近的学员工作效率很高，获得了个人培训赠款，发表了原创作品 研究，并毕业于顶级研究密集型住院医师计划。我们正处于一个上升的轨道， 几乎所有可以用来评估程序质量的指标。随着我们的学员取得成功，我们吸引 高素质的多元化申请人继续增加，形成了一个良性循环。 VCU MD-PhD计划是该国最大的医生科学家计划，提供全面的 它为所有学员提供支助，但不是由MSTP供资。来自VCU医学院的支持已经 非常慷慨此外，我们的项目还受益于慈善宣传， 捐赠和10万美元的丰富基金。通过MSTP资金，我们寻求利用这种示范性的支持 和我们的上级计划，以增加受训人员的数量，我们的使命适用，扩大我们的 减少医生和科学家短缺。