Eley Diann S, Wilkinson David
The University of Queensland , Australia .
Med Teach. 2015 Feb;37(2):174-80. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.947937. Epub 2014 Aug 26.
The continuing decline in clinician scientists is a global concern. This paper reports on a two-fold rationale to address this decline by increasing the number of students on a formal pathway to an academic research career, and building a 'teaching-research nexus' using the research intensive environment at our University.
The University of Queensland has implemented a research intensive program, the Clinician Scientist Track (CST), for a select cohort of students to pursue a part time research Masters degree alongside their full time medical degree. To this end, the support of clinical academics and the research community was vital to achieve a 'teaching-research-clinical nexus' - most appropriate for nurturing future Clinician Scientists.
In three years, the CST has 42 enrolled research Masters' students with the majority (90%) upgrading to a PhD. Research represents 33 different areas and over 25 research groups/centres across this University and internationally.
Other research intensive institutions may similarly build their 'teaching-research nexus' by purposeful engagement between their medical school and research community. The CST offers a feasible opportunity for outstanding students to build their own 'field of dreams' through an early start to their research career while achieving a common goal of rejuvenating the ethos of the clinician scientist.
临床科学家数量持续减少是一个全球性问题。本文报告了一个双重理由，即通过增加走上学术研究职业正规途径的学生数量，并利用我校的研究密集型环境建立“教学-研究联系”，来应对这一下降趋势。
昆士兰大学为一批选定的学生实施了一项研究密集型项目，即临床科学家轨道（CST），让他们在攻读全日制医学学位的同时攻读兼职研究硕士学位。为此，临床学者和研究界的支持对于实现“教学-研究-临床联系”至关重要，这最适合培养未来的临床科学家。
在三年时间里，CST有42名注册研究硕士生，其中大多数（90%）升级为博士生。研究涵盖本校及国际上的33个不同领域和25个以上的研究小组/中心。
其他研究密集型机构可能同样可以通过医学院与研究界之间的有目的合作来建立他们的“教学-研究联系”。CST为优秀学生提供了一个可行的机会，让他们通过尽早开始研究职业生涯来打造自己的“梦想之地”，同时实现振兴临床科学家精神这一共同目标。
