McClellan D A, Talalay P
Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Acad Med. 1992 Jan;67(1):36-41. doi: 10.1097/00001888-199201000-00008.
From 1962 to 1991, 150 students earned both the M.D. and the Ph.D. degrees in a combined program of study at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSM). Seventy-five of these individuals were supported by the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) of the National Institutes of Health. The authors analyzed the professional development of these dual-degree recipients, focusing particularly on the 109 M.D.-Ph.D.s who graduated since 1980, when the first MSTP-supported student received both degrees. Of the 109 graduates since 1980, 42 are now in career positions. Thirty-four of the 42 graduates (81%) obtained clinical housestaff training, and 21 of the 34 also had postdoctoral science training. Nearly all of the 42 M.D.-Ph.D.s are in full-time academic posts (81%) or positions in research institutes (14%); the remaining 5% hold research positions in biotechnology firms. All 42 graduates are actively involved in research, and 67% have regular and well-defined clinical responsibilities. Analysis of the representation of M.D.-Ph.D.s on the JHUSM faculty from 1962 to 1991 shows a striking increase with time in the percentage of M.D.-Ph.D.s among the full-time faculty, particularly at the level of assistant professor. These findings suggest that M.D.-Ph.D. graduates nationwide are being recruited in increasing numbers to medical school faculties and are pursuing medical careers encompassing both research and clinical practice.
1962年至1991年期间，150名学生在约翰·霍普金斯大学医学院（JHUSM）的联合学习项目中同时获得了医学博士学位和哲学博士学位。其中75人得到了美国国立卫生研究院医学科学家培训项目（MSTP）的资助。作者分析了这些双学位获得者的职业发展情况，特别关注了自1980年以来毕业的109名医学博士-哲学博士，1980年是第一位得到MSTP资助的学生同时获得两个学位的年份。在1980年以后毕业的109名学生中，42人目前已走上职业岗位。42名毕业生中有34人（81%）接受了临床住院医师培训，34人中有21人还接受了博士后科学培训。42名医学博士-哲学博士几乎全部都在全职学术岗位（81%）或研究机构任职（14%）；其余5%在生物技术公司担任研究职位。所有42名毕业生都积极参与研究工作，67%承担着固定且明确的临床职责。对1962年至1991年JHUSM教职员工中医学博士-哲学博士所占比例的分析表明，全职教职员工中医学博士-哲学博士的比例随时间显著增加，尤其是在助理教授级别。这些研究结果表明，全国范围内越来越多的医学博士-哲学博士毕业生被医学院校招募，并且正在从事兼顾研究和临床实践的医学职业。
