Petersen John W, Winchester David E, Park Ki, Szady Anita D, Della Rocca Domenico G, Ahmed Mustafa, Tassin Hillary, Qi Yanfei, Pepine Carl J
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Road, PO Box 100277, Gainesville, FL 32610-0277, USA.
Regen Med. 2014;9(6):793-7. doi: 10.2217/rme.14.57.
Stem/progenitor cell-based therapies offer novel treatment for many prevalent diseases. However, most physicians are not trained or introduced to cell therapy. We describe a model of a training program aimed at empowering physician-scientists with the knowledge and skills necessary for advancing the field of cardiovascular cell therapy. To date, five full-time scholars have completed this training program, obtained a full-time academic appointment in Cardiovascular Disease, and continue to actively contribute to the advancement of cell therapy applications. Another has returned to his parent institution to complete his PhD and several part-time scholars have continued in scholarly activities in other academic programs.
基于干细胞/祖细胞的疗法为许多常见疾病提供了新的治疗方法。然而,大多数医生并未接受过细胞治疗方面的培训,也未接触过相关内容。我们描述了一个培训项目的模式,旨在使医学科学家掌握推动心血管细胞治疗领域发展所需的知识和技能。迄今为止,已有五名全职学者完成了该培训项目,获得了心血管疾病领域的全职学术职位,并继续积极推动细胞治疗应用的发展。另一名学者已返回其母校完成博士学位,还有几名兼职学者继续在其他学术项目中开展学术活动。