Medical Scientist Training at UMMS

描述（由申请人提供：马萨诸塞州大学医学院（UMMS）的MD/PhD培训计划展示了UMMS培养下一代医生科学家的卓越和坚定承诺。该计划与NIH的目标和UMMS的使命一致，成为临床和转化科学培训的领导者。UMMS MD/PhD教育将医学院和生物医学科学研究生院（GSBS）的课程与特定计划的元素相结合，以培养优秀的医生科学家，从事学术医学，生物医学和临床研究。我们的综合课程通过消除传统的核心讲座要求，通过研究轮换和个人辅导最大限度地提高学生的曝光率，提供灵活性和最先进的临床和研究学科的全面教育，加速学生的进步。UMMS为该计划提供全额资金，包括学费减免，年度津贴和费用，健康，牙科和残疾保险，这是机构领导对培训医生科学家的承诺的有力指标。我们计划的优势包括优秀的基础科学教师，支持性的机构基础设施，转化科学投资，定量健康科学部门的专业知识，以及服务于马萨诸塞州中部的强大的三级护理学术医疗中心。目前该计划的67名学生参加了全方位的临床和转化科学培训，包括基础生物医学科学或临床人口健康研究的论文研究。我们的毕业生有显着的出版记录和独立或团队成为科学家的准备，在竞争激烈的居住和奖学金计划排名，并导致新的科学发现。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant: The MD/PhD Training Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) demonstrates excellence and firm commitment of UMMS to train the next generation of physician scientists. This program is in alignment with the goals of NIH and the UMMS mission to become a leader in clinical and translational science training. The UMMS MD/PhD education integrates the curricula of the Medical School and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) with program-specific elements to train outstanding physician scientists for careers in academic medicine, biomedical and clinical research. Our integrated program accelerates students' progress by eliminating traditional core lecture requirements, maximizing student exposure through research rotations and individual tutorials, providing flexibility and a comprehensive education in state-of-the-art clinical and research disciplines. UMMS provides full funding for the program, including tuition waivers, annual stipends and fees, health, dental and disability insurance, which is a strong indicator of the commitment of the institutional leadership to training physician-scientists. Strengths of our program include outstanding basic science faculty, supportive institutional infrastructure, investment into translational sciences, expertise in the Quantitative Health Sciences Department, and a strong tertiary-care academic medical center that serves central Massachusetts. The 67 students currently in the program participate in the full spectrum of clinical and translational science training including thesis research in Basic Biomedical Sciences or Clinical Population Health Research. Our graduating students have remarkable publication records and preparedness for becoming scientist independently or in teams, rank in competitive residency and fellowship programs and lead new scientific discoveries.