Building bridges between basic science and clinical medicine: a liberal arts perspective

• Autorzy: Edwalds-Gilbert G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A critical issue for improving global health care is to better integrate basic science and clinical practice, as such integration will lead to innovative solutions. In this article, I will present models for how to prepare students to participate effectively on multidisciplinary teams that foster cooperation between scientists, medical centers, biotechnology businesses, and governmental bodies. I will provide examples of training programs in the United States (USA) designed to increase the number of and diversity of scientists and clinicians engaged in bridging basic science and clinical medicine, also called translational research. The training programs target different stages in career development, from pre-medical students through early career faculty, and have varied organisational structures. Many of the programs have existed long enough for institutions to be able to evaluate their effectiveness, and despite the different program contexts, there are key characteristics common to all of the programs that correlate with successful outcomes. Many of these characteristics can be adapted to other career stages and settings. I will summarize these and describe an example of an interdisciplinary, integrated science course for undergraduates that introduces students at the earliest stage of their careers to addressing complex problems through teamwork. Finally, I will provide suggestions for how other institutions can implement training programs that will build bridges between basic science and clinical medicine.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Medical Science Pulse
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 13
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.55-59,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Edwalds-Gilbert G.

• Institute for Genetics and Biotechnology, Fulbright Scholar, University of Warsaw, Poland
• Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, 925 N. Mills Ave., Claremont, 91711, California, USA

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DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.1451