The number of young physicians choosing a career as a physician-scientist has declined dramatically over the last thirty years. To address this deficiency, we established an intense three-year laboratory-based training program, referred to as the Physician- Scientist Research Training Program (PSTRP), at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. The program is specifically designed for physicians who have completed their clinical training, with no clinical obligations during the research training. The first class entered the program in June of 2000, and by several criteria, the program has been highly successful: of the 19 trainees who have completed the program, 11 have appointments in academia or the biotechnology community, four are on track to be promoted to Associate Professor within the next year, and together they have published 163 papers, or 8.6 papers per trainee. Sixteen faculty members, including two from the Salk Institute, serve as research mentors with their research areas corresponding to those of the mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The faculty members are highly experienced, well- funded investigators with a strong track record for serving as a research mentor. The present proposal requests continuation of the program with two training positions at each level, for a total of six training positions.

Public Health Relevance

Physician-scientists play an important role in biomedical research, but for a variety of reasons, including lack of structured research training, the number of physicians pursuing a scientific career is limited. We have had a Physician- Scientist Research Training Program at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine for the last 10 years. The program trains physicians to conduct rigorous basic science research, and we are now requesting to renew the program for five more years.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
5T32DK069263-14
Application #
8698409
Study Section
Digestive Diseases and Nutrition C Subcommittee (DDK)
Program Officer
Rys-Sikora, Krystyna E
Project Start
1999-09-01
Project End
2016-06-30
Budget Start
2014-07-01
Budget End
2015-06-30
Support Year
14
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Diego
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
La Jolla
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92093
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