Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
Clin Invest Med. 2020 Apr 5;43(1):E5-E8. doi: 10.25011/cim.v43i1.33649.
Clinician scientists are physicians who are uniquely trained to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and clinical practice. However, the challenges of integrating research and medicine are often not directly addressed in the clinician scientist training programs. Furthermore, the demanding training path is financially and personally daunting. Previous studies have shown that MD/PhD trainees value the advice and expertise of senior mentors in navigating their academic career path. Despite this demand for mentors, there is a lack of formal mentorship initiatives at the institutional level across Canada. Recently, MD/PhD trainees have attempted to address this issue by implementing a nationwide mentorship match, with the aim of making mentorship more accessible to trainees across Canada.
临床科学家是经过专门培训的医生，能够在科学发现和临床实践之间架起桥梁。然而，临床科学家培训计划中通常没有直接解决研究和医学相结合的挑战。此外，要求严格的培训路径在经济和个人方面都令人望而却步。先前的研究表明，MD/PhD 受训者在规划学术职业道路时重视资深导师的建议和专业知识。尽管对导师有这种需求，但加拿大各机构层面缺乏正式的导师计划。最近，MD/PhD 受训者试图通过实施全国性的导师匹配来解决这个问题，目的是使加拿大各地的受训者更容易获得导师指导。
