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- Admissions policies that ensure intake of more students who are likely to become Physician-Scientist trainees.
- Encourage and support entry of undifferentiated medical students into PhD and/or other dual degree programs.
- Encourage and support entry of postgraduate medical trainees into research-intensive experiences.
- Enhance the critical mass of Physician-Scientist trainees at the UCSD SOM and their interactions with one another.
- Enhance exposure of trainees to established Physician-Scientist role models at UCSD SOM.
- Pursue all possible funding mechanisms to support Physician-Scientist training and to reduce Physician-Scientist trainee debt burden (Federal, philanthropy, foundations, industry & UC system).
- Have discussions with PhD graduate programs about how to optimize double-degree tracks.
- Find philanthropic and governmental support for scholarships to support 3rd- and 4th-year of medical school for students who undertake a PhD.
- Take advantage of potential local "Feeder" programs, such as NIH Summer Research Training Program.
- Modify ISP process to increase interest in research.
- Interactions with NIH to find new sources of funding.
- Take advantage of existing national programs, such as the HHMI and Doris Duke "One-year-out" grant systems. Consider the UCSD Undergraduate Medical Scholars Program as a potential "farm team" for future trainees.
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