MD/PhD programs—A call for an accounting
LE Rosenberg - JAMA, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
IN 1964, THE LEGENDARY DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL Institutes of Health (NIH),
James Augustine Shan-non, convinced Congress to authorize the creation and funding of
the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). 1 Following peer review, the first awards
were made to 3 academic medical centers. The goal of the MSTP was (and is) to encourage
training of physicianscientists by providing NIH funds to institutions and by offering full
scholarships to a small group of unusually committed medical students interested in …
James Augustine Shan-non, convinced Congress to authorize the creation and funding of
the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). 1 Following peer review, the first awards
were made to 3 academic medical centers. The goal of the MSTP was (and is) to encourage
training of physicianscientists by providing NIH funds to institutions and by offering full
scholarships to a small group of unusually committed medical students interested in …