Medical Scientist Training Program at Tufts University

描述（申请人提供）：医学博士/博士。塔夫茨大学医学院和萨克勒研究生生物医学科学学院的项目旨在培养未来的内科科学家，并提供一批精通医学实践和基础生物医学研究的杰出研究人员。我们的目标是弥合经常将医生和科学家分开的交流和文化鸿沟，并教育那些将牢固地扎根于这两种文化并实现融合这两个领域的高生产力职业的个人。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、药理学与实验治疗学等八个基础科学研究生项目相结合，这些项目共有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，随着新董事和新领导团队的任命，经历了重大转变。一个完全重新设计的行政结构，新的招生和咨询程序，以及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。在进入医学院之前的研究轮转和医学院头两年的研究选择性使学生能够及时地对研究导师做出明智的决定。一项新的临床联系项目已经到位，该项目提供了一系列多年来专注于研究培训的患者经验。一门新课程“基础研究的临床意义”汇集了医学博士/博士。学员在他们的培训的各个阶段，讨论的方式bench研究正在转化为新的临床实践也增加了。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。一个静修，研讨会，和职业导向的晚餐计划也被纳入培训计划。我们的项目自开办以来已毕业40名学员，目前有32名在校生。基于已经发生的变化，我们在此申请中申请16个职位的资金。

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.