Bridging the Divide: Student Grand Rounds at the Interface of Basic Science and Clinical Medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Problem

As biomedical research and clinical medicine become increasingly complex, physician-scientists and clinically oriented biomedical researchers play important roles in bridging the gap between disciplines. A lack of educational programming that addresses the unique needs of students preparing for careers at the interface of basic science and clinical medicine may contribute to trainee attrition.

Approach

The MD-PhD/LHB Grand Rounds was introduced in 2008 as a trainee-driven collaborative effort of the Harvard/Massachusetts Institute of Technology MD-PhD program at Harvard Medical School (HMS MD-PhD program), Harvard's Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine (LHB) program, and the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) Internal Medicine Department. Each of the progra

SUBMITTER: Hollenhorst MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9357424 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature