Physician-Scientists in the Making
June 5 2012
Seventy Medical Students Take a Year-Long Plunge into Lab Work
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (May 14 2012)
Why would medical school students add an extra year of studies to their already-grueling regimen? To question "Why," of course.
Each year since 1989, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has funded a year-long Medical Research Fellows program, with more than 1,400 participants to-date. In the words of HHMI's VP for science education, “A year spent focused on research has been transformative for many fellows, and shaped their interest and determination to become physician-scientists.”
When I was still a food chemist researcher, I recall the words of the company's VP (not a scientist) in speaking to us at a dinner celebrating the launch of a new product. He told us that, as researchers, we had more potential impact than Albert Schweitzer did.
That jolted us awake!
He explained: a lone doctor, ministering to patients in the jungle, can only serve a finite number of people. As researchers, our discoveries had the potential to serve a nearly unlimited number of people. "Food" for thought. And kudos to HHMI for paving the way to scientific breakthroughs.
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Category: May 2012
Topics: Advanced Education, Philanthropy
Seventy Medical Students Take a Year-Long Plunge into Lab Work
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (May 14 2012)
Why would medical school students add an extra year of studies to their already-grueling regimen? To question "Why," of course.
Each year since 1989, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has funded a year-long Medical Research Fellows program, with more than 1,400 participants to-date. In the words of HHMI's VP for science education, “A year spent focused on research has been transformative for many fellows, and shaped their interest and determination to become physician-scientists.”
When I was still a food chemist researcher, I recall the words of the company's VP (not a scientist) in speaking to us at a dinner celebrating the launch of a new product. He told us that, as researchers, we had more potential impact than Albert Schweitzer did.
That jolted us awake!
He explained: a lone doctor, ministering to patients in the jungle, can only serve a finite number of people. As researchers, our discoveries had the potential to serve a nearly unlimited number of people. "Food" for thought. And kudos to HHMI for paving the way to scientific breakthroughs.
Find the rest of the May 2012 articles we've found for you -- or more like this article -- by clicking on the links below.
Category: May 2012
Topics: Advanced Education, Philanthropy