National Research Science Award-Medical Scientist

描述（由申请人提供）：华盛顿大学医学科学家培训计划的目的是为希望在学术环境中从事医学科学家职业的个人提供现代生物医学研究和临床医学技术的深入培训。研究训练在生物医学工程系、生物与生物医学科学系、人类学系和物理系的跨学科研究生课程中进行。MSTP的基本组成部分是：1)两年的临床前医学院课程；2)生物医学相关学科的课程；3)三年或三年以上的原创假设驱动型研究，并发表博士论文；4) 15-24个月的临床培训。医学博士和博士学位是在成功完成这些部分后共同授予的。在完成研究生培训后，MSTP的校友将准备作为医生和科学家进入劳动力市场。绝大多数校友将成为美国医学院的教员，在那里他们将治疗病人、教学并开展与人类健康和疾病相关的前沿研究。其他人将在政府实验室、生物技术公司和制药行业任职，为生物医学研究事业做出贡献。我们寻求更新国家研究服务奖-医学科学家（T32 GM07200），为医生科学家的培训提供关键支持。我们建议每年向55名学生提供36个月的资助。其余的学生培训将由华盛顿大学提供的资金支持。我们的目标是在这项资助期间每年毕业20-25名MSTP学生。相关性：华盛顿大学的MSTP为学术医学培养未来的内科科学家，在那里他们治疗病人，教医学生，并进行改善人类健康和根除疾病的前沿研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of Washington University's Medical Scientist Training Program is to provide in-depth training in the techniques of modern biomedical research and clinical medicine for individuals who wish to pursue careers as physician-scientists in academic settings. Research training is carried out in the interdisciplinary graduate programs of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, and the Departments of Anthropology and Physics. The basic components of the MSTP are: 1) two years of the preclinical medical school curriculum; 2) coursework in a biomedically-relevant discipline; 3) three or more years of original hypothesis-driven research leading to a doctoral thesis; and 4) 15-24 months of clinical training. The M.D. and Ph.D. degrees are awarded jointly at the successful completion of these components. Upon completion of postgraduate training, MSTP alumni will be prepared to enter the workforce as physician-scientists. The vast majority of alumni will join the faculty of the nation's medical schools, where they will treat patients, teach and conduct cutting-edge research that has relevance to human health and disease. Others will contribute to the biomedical research enterprise from positions in government labs, biotech firms and the pharmaceutical industry. We seek renewal of the National Research Service Award-Medical Scientist (T32 GM07200) to provide critical support for the training of physician-scientists. We propose to appoint 55 students annually to this grant for 36 months of support each. The remainder of the students' training will be supported by funds available to Washington University. Our goal is to graduate 20-25 MSTP students each year over the period of this grant. RELEVANCE: Washington University's MSTP trains future physician-scientists for careers in academic medicine, where they treat patients, teach medical students, and conduct cutting-edge research that improves human health and eradicates disease.