Molecular Medicine Training Program

描述(由申请人提供)：华盛顿大学分子医学培训计划(MMTP)通过将医学培训的元素融入博士研究中，教育博士生从事基础科学和医学的工作。MMTP建立在鼓励跨学科科学和转化研究的制度文化基础上，以创建一个成功地将强有力的基础科学培训与连贯的医学入门和医学问题解决相结合的教育计划。我们的目标是培养一支新的科学家队伍，能够识别人类健康和疾病中的重要问题，并应用尖端实验策略来解决这些问题，为此，MMTP培训培养了双重技能，因为我们的学生在接受基础科学严格培训的同时，掌握医学科学的概念和语言。培训的特点是以病例为基础的课程、临床参与和基础科学家和临床科学家对博士研究的双重指导，以及强调学生研究项目的医学含义的顶峰演示。MMTP面向在华盛顿大学医学院攻读基础科学系或跨学科专业博士学位的学生。在攻读博士学位时颁发分子医学研究生证书，以表彰MMTP学员完成的补充课程和培训。MMTP推出了新的分子医学课程；在华盛顿大学和西雅图研究界建立了强大的计划身份；并通过有针对性的外联活动促进了分子医学领域的发展。完成这一高度跨学科培训计划的学生拥有在临床环境中创造新的、富有想象力的和全面的解决医学重大问题的解决方案的智力工具和经验，因此他们准备成为分子医学和转化研究的新一代领导者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Washington Molecular Medicine Training Program (MMTP) educates Ph.D. students to work at the interface of basic science and medicine, by incorporating elements of medical training into PhD studies. The MMTP builds upon an institutional culture that encourages interdisciplinary science and translational research to create an educational program that successfully combines strong basic science training with a coherent introduction to medicine and medical problem-solving. The goal is to train a new cadre of scientists able to identify important questions in human health and disease and apply cutting-edge experimental strategies to solving these questions, and to this end MMTP training nurtures a dual skill set, as our students receive rigorous training in basic science while mastering the concepts and language of medical science. Training is distinguished by case-based courses, clinical involvement, and dual mentorship of Ph.D. research by a basic scientist and clinician scientist, and a capstone presentation emphasizing medical implications of a student's research project. The MMTP is open to students working toward PhD degrees in basic science departmental or interdisciplinary programs at UW Medical School. A Molecular Medicine Graduate Certificate is awarded at the time of the PhD to recognize the supplementary coursework and training fulfilled by MMTP trainees. The MMTP has launched new courses in Molecular Medicine; established a strong programmatic identity within the University of Washington and the Seattle research communities; and promoted the field of molecular medicine by targeted outreach activities. Students completing this highly interdisciplinary training program have the intellectual tools and the experience in clinical environments to create new, imaginative, and comprehensive solutions to major issues in medicine, and they are thus prepared to become the new generation of leaders in molecular medicine and translational research.