National Association of MD/PhD Training Program Directors

Snowmass Village, Colorado
July 14 and 15, 2002
"Beyond the MD-PhD"

Conference Agenda

WELCOME, LOGISTICS, AND INTRODUCTIONS

CAREER PROGRESSIONS AND COMPLEXITIES FOR PHYSICIAN SCIENTISTS
Gary K. Owens (Virginia):
"Clinician Investigator Advancement Program at the University of Virginia School of Medicine" (PDF, 28 pages - 301 KB)
Brian P. Sullivan (Washington Univ.)
"Are Residency Choices by MD/PhD Graduates Changing Over Time?" -, based on data from MD/PhD programs. (PDF, 11 pages - 177 KB)
Bert I. Shapiro (NIGMS)
"The Careers and Professional Activities of Graduates of the NIGMS
Medical Scientist Training Program September 1998"
Reflection on data gathered and how might it guide us in examining outcomes of our programs
DISCUSSION

RESEARCH-ORIENTED RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTORS PANEL
What are they looking for? Are we preparing students adequately?
Are there any patterns of difficulties MD/PhD graduates encounter in residency programs?
Are they seeing any changes in the career plans/outcomes of graduates of their programs?
What are the biggest barriers they see MD/PhDs facing as they try to start their own research careers?

PANEL OF MD/PHD GRADUATES - DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
A joint session with Administrators

Lunch with Residency Directors and Administrators

OUTCOMES
What should we (can we) do to gather data on the outcomes/impacts of MD/PhD graduates in our institutions?

"USMLE 7 YEAR RULE - PROGRESS and LACK THEREOF"

DEVELOPMENT OF OUTCOMES/ASSESSMENT RESEARCH QUESTIONS (continued discussion)
How can we as a group engage in meaningful, valid self-study of the MD/PhD training process and outcomes?

Dinner with students

BREAKFAST AND DIRECTOR'S BUSINESS MEETING
MD/PhD Program Directors Organization Website
What new content do we want and how are we going to get it?
Demo of new AAMC GREAT website with plans for expansion
Linkage with GREAT website - What/how/if?
MD/PhD Haven Website
Have the students accomplished what we kept saying we should do?
New AAMC staff for GREAT - Andrew Quon went to HHMI

ADMISSIONS AND OTHER AAMC ISSUES
A joint session with administrators
Pam Cranston (AAMC)
Preliminary data from new linkage with AMCAS
Problems with MD/PhD admissions (AMCAS/AAMC perspective)
Problems with MD/PhD admissions (Administrators/Director perspective)
Traffic Rules discussion
(Should we formalize an April 15 date after which students can hold only one position since so many programs encourage or require summer laboratory rotations? Pros, cons and implications.)
How can MD/PhD Program Directors have direct access to the multiple accept list?
Should there be a designated MD/PhD representative on the AAMC
Committee on Admissions?
Progress on standardized MD/PhD Secondary Application linked to AMCAS
Plans for AMCAS 2003 and 2004

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Are we satisfied with the current roles and function of the Director's Association?
Should we/can we take on active projects between meetings? If so, how?
Assessment of the new venue and format for the meeting.
(What should we do differently next year?)
Program organizing team for 2003

ADJOURNMENT