Korea University and Yonsei University's Colleges of Medicine promote a joint research project to train new Korean physician-scientists

(Press-News.org) Korea University College of Medicine (Dean Pyun Sung-Bom) and Yonsei University College of Medicine (Dean Choi Jae-Young) are kicking off a step-by-step global R& D network project in earnest to train future domestic physician-scientists.

 

Both colleges jointly operate the "Physician-scientist Network Expansion and Career Attraction Program" supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. At the same time, the colleges plan to promote the training of domestic physician-scientists and expansion of career attraction via three methods: building a global exchange network, networking with excellent overseas researchers through exchange and cooperation, and conducting a boot camp program. In details, these methods will provide opportunities for career advice and research mentoring for young domestic physician-scientists by a networking event with overseas physician-scientists, such as: performance exchanges and international conferences. Additionally, the colleges plan to support short-term overseas training at global research institutes for domestic undergraduate medical students and hold a competition for the trainees.

 

 

Through this joint R&D project, both colleges will build a global network for physician-scientists and expand opportunities for international cooperation to enhance the quality of domestic physician-scientists' capabilities. At the same time, the colleges aim to expand the pool of next-generation physician-scientist leaders and help them to gain more competitiveness in the biomedical field by guiding young medical students through the physician-scientist career path.

 

 

Furthermore, Korea University College of Medicine is operating a total periodic physician-scientist training program from medical students to specialists, and conducting a global leadership program in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University's and Yale University's Schools of Medicine in the US. In particular, the combined master's and doctoral programs of the Korea University College of Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine provide an opportunity for students to join the basic physician-scientist (Biological & Biomedical Sciences) and clinical physician-scientist (Investigative Medicine Program) courses. Furthermore, Yonsei University College of Medicine has been leading a total periodic physician-scientist training through its own Yonsei physician-scientist training program, convergent physician-scientist training program supported by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, and physician-scientist training program. Also, the college continuously supports the growth of independent researchers through the Severance Leading Researcher Training Project and Translational Research Assistant Professor Program.

 

 

Professor Lim Beom-Jin of the Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine said, "This project will guide young medical students of Korea a path to becoming physician-scientists. We will contribute to enhance competitiveness in the medical science field through international networks."

 

 

Professor Roh Jee-Hoon of the Department of Neurology, Korea University College of Medicine stated, "By building a step-by-step network for excellent global physician-scientists, we will continue our active supports to make sure that qualitative growth is possible in the training of total periodic physician-scientists, from undergraduates to become residents, medical specialists, and physician-scientists."

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