Alamri Yassar
New Zealand Brain Research Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Clin Med (Lond). 2016 Jun;16(3):215-8. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-3-215.
Typically lasting 7-9 years, medical-scientist training programmes (MSTPs) allow students a unique opportunity to simultaneously intercalate medical (MBBS, MBChB or MD) and research (PhD) degrees. The nature of both degrees means that the combined programme is arduous, and selection is often restricted to a few highly motivated students. Despite the many successes of MSTPs, enthusiasm about MSTPs and the number of intercalating students, at least in some countries, appear to be diminishing. In this review, I shed light on MSTPs around the world, highlight the plethora of successes such programmes have had and provide insights on the setbacks experienced and solutions offered, with the aim of reigniting interest in these programmes.
医学科学家培训项目（MSTPs）通常为期7至9年，为学生提供了一个独特的机会，使其能够同时攻读医学学位（MBBS、MBChB或MD）和研究学位（PhD）。这两个学位的性质决定了联合项目难度很大，选拔通常仅限于少数积极性很高的学生。尽管MSTPs取得了诸多成功，但至少在一些国家，人们对MSTPs的热情以及插班学生的数量似乎都在减少。在这篇综述中，我将介绍世界各地的MSTPs，强调这些项目取得的众多成功，并就所经历的挫折和提出的解决方案提供见解，以期重新激发人们对这些项目的兴趣。
