Medical Scientist Training Program at Tufts University

描述（由申请人提供）：医学博士/PhD.塔夫茨大学医学院和萨克勒生物医学研究生院的生物医学硕士课程旨在培养未来的医生科学家，并提供精通医学实践和基础生物医学研究的优秀调查干部。我们的目标是弥合沟通和文化鸿沟，往往分开医生和科学家和教育谁将牢牢扎根于两种文化，并实现高生产力的职业生涯，融合这两个领域的个人。医学培训与生物化学，细胞与分子生理学，细胞，分子与发育生物学，遗传学，免疫学，分子微生物学，神经科学和药理学与实验治疗学课程的八个基础科学研究生课程相结合，共有135名教师。塔夫茨MSTP自1991年以来一直得到资助，但在过去两年中经历了重大转变，任命了新的主任和新的领导团队。一个完全重新设计的行政结构，新的招生和咨询程序，并在课程的重大变化已经实施。我们的新课程有效地整合了研究和临床培训。在开始医学院之前的研究轮换和医学院前两年的研究选择允许学生及时做出关于研究导师的明智决定。一个新的临床连接计划，提供了一系列的病人经验，在这些年来专注于研究培训已经到位。一个新的课程“基础研究的临床意义”，汇集了医学博士。/PhD.还增加了培训所有阶段的学员，讨论如何将实验室研究转化为新的临床实践。2006年春季将首次举办一个讲习班，为从研究过渡到临床教育的学生提供指导和实践经验。一个务虚会，研讨会，和一个面向职业的晚餐计划也内置到培训计划。我们的计划自成立以来已毕业40名学员，目前有32名学员。根据已经发生的变化，我们要求为本申请中的16个职位提供资金。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The M.D. /PhD. program at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences is designed to train the physician scientists of the future, and provide an outstanding cadre of investigators well-versed in both the practice of medicine and the conduct of basic biomedical research. Our goal is to bridge the communication and cultural divide that too often separates physicians and scientists and educate individuals who will be firmly rooted in both cultures and achieve highly productive careers that meld these two arenas. Medical training interfaces with eight basic science graduate programs in Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Microbiology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics Programs that have a combined faculty of 135. The Tufts MSTP has been funded since 1991, but has undergone a major transformation in the past two years with the appointment of a new director and a new leadership team. A completely redesigned administrative structure, new admissions and advising processes, and major changes in the curriculum have been implemented. Our new curriculum effectively integrates research and clinical training. Research rotations prior to beginning medical school and research selective during the first two years of medical school allow students to make informed decisions about research mentors in a timely fashion. A new Clinical Connections program that provides an array of patient experiences during the years focused on research training has been put in place. A new course "Clinical Implications of Basic Research" that brings together M.D. /PhD. trainees in all phases of their training to discuss the ways bench research is being translated in new clinical practices has also been added. A workshop that provides orientation and hands-on experiences for students transitioning from research to clinical education will be given for the first time in the spring of 2006. A Retreat, seminars, and a career-oriented dinner program are also built into the training program. Our program has graduated 40 trainees since its inception and 32 are currently enrolled. Based on the changes that have occurred, we are requesting funding for 16 positions in this application.