The Highly Structured Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) for Medical Students at the University of Pittsburgh.

ABSTRACT: The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) is a 5-year medical student training program designed to prepare the next generation of MD-only physician-scientists engaging in preclinical research. This article provides an overview of the program, including the novel longitudinal structure and competency goals, which facilitate success and persistence in a laboratory-based physician-scientist career. The authors present data on 81 medical students accepted to the program from academic year 2007-2008 through 2018-2019. Extrinsic outcomes, such as publications, grant funding, and residency matching, indicate that PSTP trainees have actively generated research deliverables. A majority of eligible PSTP trainees have earned Howard Hughes Medical Inst

SUBMITTER: Steinman RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7447180 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature