LINKING MEDICINE AND RESEARCH
An integral part of health sciences
The Leaders in Medicine program has a remarkable reputation for fostering the development of successful clinician scientists.
complex health issues of the 21st century.
The key feature of the program that encouraged me to apply was the flexibility and support to maintain a research project while training to be a physician. I research GW/P Body (GWB) components and their relationship to primary cilia in brain cancer cells with the goal to develop personalized cancer therapy. Although I was highly specialized in a specific research area, I didn’t realize how much my PhD skills equipped and enhanced my critical thinking, teaching and leadership skills, which benefited me during my clinical training. Medicine and research really are inextricably linked.
With disciplines ranging from basic
Joanna Moser PhD/MD, Leaders in Medicine
science program at the Cumming School
LEADERS IN MEDICINE – BENCH TO BEDSIDE Trained clinician scientists bring an academic approach to their clinical experiences and a clinical perspective to their research. Leaders in Medicine is a combined graduate (master’s and PhD) and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree designed to develop future leaders in clinical and investigative medicine.
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research, graduate students will hold critical leadership roles in academia, business and society, while challenging the
biomedical to brain health, to population and translational research, the graduate of Medicine is inspiring future scientists to help create the future of health through innovative investigation and discovery.
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