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The Physician Scientist Training Program in Internal Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine
Academic Medicine, 03/26/09

Muslin AJ et al. - The establishment of joint degree MD-PhD educational programs throughout the United States has helped to maintain a cohort of medical professionals who are well trained in both clinical medicine and biomedical research. However, professional development after graduation from a MD-PhD program until appointment as a faculty member has remained largely amorphous and unstructured. To fill this void in medical training and to promote the career development of talented individuals in academic medicine, the physician scientist training program (PSTP) was established at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 2000. This program provides training in general internal medicine and medical subspecialties, or in general dermatology, followed by research training leading to an appointment as a faculty member. In this article, the rationale for the development of the PSTP, its structure, and the initial outcomes of the program are described.

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