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Appendix F: Summary of Site Visits to Markey-Funded Programs that Provided Training in Basic Research to Physicians
Appendix F: Summary of Site Visits to Markey-Funded Programs that Provided Training in Basic Research to Physicians
Pages 109-120
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There is typically no requirement for formal coursework in the biological sciences or for contact with the preclinical faculty. These factors make it nearly impossible for promising physician-scientists to assimilate a new language and a new way of Winking that integrates the biomedical sciences.
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. At the time of acceptance into the program MMP fellows are guaranteed access to three years of training positions in laboratories of molecular medicine or other appropriate faculty either in the Program in Biomedical Sciences or the Biomedical Sciences program.
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MEETING WITH PROGRAM FACULTY AND MENTORS Faculty attending this portion of the site visit were Art Weiss, Shaun Coughlin, Mark Goldsmith, Don Ganem, and Marc Shuman. The faculty emphasized the changing nature of academic medical centers.
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MEETING WITH MMP FELLOWS Fellows attending this portion of the visit were Dan Lerner, Joshua Reddy, Robin Shaw, Michelle Herrington, Andrai Goga, Chris Haqq, Al Fisher, Tony Gerber, and Mary Beth Humphrey. These fellows overwhelmingly stated that the main attraction of UCSF and the MMP was the guaranteed funding for research.
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COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CAREER TRACKS PROGRAM IN POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION Myron Weisfeldt, the program director, described the purpose and mission of the Career Tracks program at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University (Columbia-P&S)
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House staff who are interested in the basic science track notify program directors by the end of their first or begnuung of their second year. Individual meetings with the program directors are arranged to discuss specific plans, including career plans, laboratory possibilities, and timetables.
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MEETING WITH PROGRAM MENTORS The site visit team met with the laboratory mentors of the program: David Hirsh, acting dean and chair, biochemistry and molecular biophysics; Andrew Marks, director, Molecular Cardiology program; Lloyd Greene, professor of pathology; Henry Ginsberg, director, Irving Center for Clinical Research; Rudolph Leibel, chief, Division of Molecular Genetics; Ira Tabas, professor of medicine; and Stephen Canfield, assistant professor of medicine and former fellow. Career Tracks fellows work very closely with a faculty mentor.
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SUMMARY Although the Career Tracks program at Columbia-P&S is not the only Markey program that offers research fellowships during the clinical house staff experience—UCSF's Molecular Medicine program occurs at the same point in training~olumbia-P&S is unique in its emphasis on career counseling. Much time is spent on finding the right match of fellows and lab directors so that the fellows feel confident in being able to further their career in their chosen areas of research.
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Additionally, because women, who make up about 80 percent of the pediatric workforce, have additional challenges that hinder them from pursuing a research career the pediatric scientist enterprise must receive special consideration. The mission of the Markey Child Health Research Center is to encourage, train, and develop the careers of young pediatrician investigators through research development.
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MEETING WITH PROGRAM FACULTY AND CLINICAL MENTORS The site visit team met with the program's lab directors and mentors: David Nathan, the originator of the Markey Child Health Research Center; Steve Harrison, codirector of the program; Allen Walker; Joseph Majzow; Lou Kunkel; and Merton Benfield. These mentors emphasized that time for training and research is critical and that the Markey award gave these young faculty members that protected time.
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MEETING WITH MARKEY FELLOWS Fellows attending the site visit were Maureen Jonas, Jordan Kreidberg, Athos Bousvarios, Christina Luedke, Ellis Neufield, Garey Silverman, Dan Nigrin, and Robert Husson. Most of the fellows reported that Markey funds allowed them to concentrate their time and effort on obtaining external funding.
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5. Children's teaching hospitals face special fiscal constraints, as they do not fully participate in Medicare funding for physician training.
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