Skip Brass, MD-PhD - Setting the Bar for Physician-Scientist Training

<p>Dr. Lawrence (Skip) Brass, MD, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brass pursued his MD/PhD training at Case Western Reserve University, followed by residency and hematology/oncology fellowship training at UPenn before joining faculty. In today’s episode, we discuss the evolution of MD/PhD training, including the priorities for current trainees and the importance of institutional support towards ensuring their success as rising physician-scientists. For temporal reference, this episode was recorded in the Summer of 2020.</p> <p>Credits:</p> <p>Our deepest thanks to Dr. Brass for joining us today.</p> <p>Check out his faculty page here: <a href="https://www.med.upenn.edu/brasslab/skipbrass.html" target="_blank">https://www.med.upenn.edu/brasslab/skipbrass.html</a></p> <p>Check out the Brass Lab here: <a href="https://www.med.upenn.edu/brasslab/" target="_blank">https://www.med.upenn.edu/brasslab/</a></p> <p>Host: Bejan Saeedi</p> <p>Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke</p> <p>Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen</p> <p>Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh</p> <p>Associate Producer - Joshua Owens</p> <p>Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson</p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/behindthescope_" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@behindthescope_</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/behindthemicroscopepod/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@behindthemicroscopepod</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/behindthemicroscope1/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@behindthemicroscope1</a></p> <p>Website: <a href="http://www.behindthemicroscope.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">behindthemicroscope.com</a></p>