Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1206, Geneva, Switzerland.
European MD-PhD Association, Groningen, The Netherlands.
BMC Med Educ. 2020 Nov 12;20(1):425. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02364-2.
MD-PhD programs confer degrees that empower medical doctors with in-depth scientific skills to contribute to biomedical research and academic medicine, alongside clinical practice. Whilst the career options and research opportunities related to graduates following these programs in the US are well documented, little is known about their European counterparts. In this article, we studied graduates who had completed the MD-PhD program at the University of Geneva between 2010 and 2019.
A cross-sectional survey was performed in April 2019, targeting all medical doctors who had obtained the MD-PhD degree from the University of Geneva since 2010. Demographics, opinions, and career outcomes of the MD-PhD graduates were assessed through an online anonymous questionnaire.
Twenty-one questionnaires were collected from 31 MD-PhD graduates (response rate 65.5%). Most respondents (57.1%) had performed an MD-PhD training in basic sciences; however, only 14.3% had pursued this type of research thereafter. Most of the respondents held a position at a University hospital (90.5%), although a significant number of them were no longer involved in research in their current position (28.6%). 85.7% mentioned obstacles and challenges in combining clinical duties with research. Despite this, the majority (85.7%) declared that the MD-PhD degree had given them advantages in their career path, granting access to clinical and academic positions, as well as funding.
Graduates from the MD-PhD program in Geneva were for the most part, satisfied with their training. However, because of the challenges and obstacles in combining clinical duties with research, the implementation of research activities in their current position proved difficult.
医学博士（MD-PhD）项目授予医学博士学位，使医生具备深入的科学技能，能够在临床实践的同时为生物医学研究和学术医学做出贡献。虽然美国的这些项目的毕业生的职业选择和研究机会已经有详细的记录，但对于欧洲的同类项目却知之甚少。在本文中，我们研究了 2010 年至 2019 年间在日内瓦大学完成 MD-PhD 项目的毕业生。
2019 年 4 月进行了一项横断面调查，针对的是自 2010 年以来在日内瓦大学获得 MD-PhD 学位的所有医生。通过在线匿名问卷评估 MD-PhD 毕业生的人口统计学、意见和职业结果。
从 31 名 MD-PhD 毕业生中收集了 21 份问卷（应答率为 65.5%）。大多数受访者（57.1%）在基础科学领域接受了 MD-PhD 培训；然而，此后只有 14.3%的人继续从事这种类型的研究。大多数受访者在大学医院工作（90.5%），尽管其中相当一部分人在目前的职位上不再从事研究工作（28.6%）。85.7%的人提到在兼顾临床职责和研究方面存在障碍和挑战。尽管如此，大多数（85.7%）人表示 MD-PhD 学位在他们的职业道路上给了他们优势，使他们能够获得临床和学术职位以及资金。
日内瓦 MD-PhD 项目的毕业生在很大程度上对他们的培训感到满意。然而，由于在兼顾临床职责和研究方面的挑战和障碍，他们在目前的职位上开展研究活动的实施存在困难。
