Bridging the bed-bench gap : contributions of the Markey Trust / Committee on the Evaluation of the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust Programs in Biomedical Sciences ; Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Policy and Global Affairs Division, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.), Committee on the Evaluation of the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust Programs in Biomedical Sciences Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Evaluation of the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust Programs in Biomedical Sciences.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust.

Medicine--Research grants.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the 1970s there has been a serious gap between fundamental biological research and its clinical application. In response to this gap the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust instituted the General Organizational Grants program, which funded two types of awards to provide training that would bridge the bed-bench gap. These training awards fell into two categories: (1) those that provided significant opportunities for M.D.s to engage in basic research during and immediately following medical school and residency, and (2) those that provided significant clinical exposure for Ph.D.s while they were predoctoral or postdoctoral students. These grants were intended to close the widening gap between rapid advances in our understanding of the biological process and the translation of that knowledge into techniques for preventing diseases. This report examines the General Organizational Grant programs, identifies best practices, and provides observations for future philanthropic funders.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

History of the Markey Trust

Grant Programs

Assessing the Markey General Organizational Grants Program

The Biomedical Research Environment in the 1980s

Closing the Bed-Bench Gap

The Current Biomedical Research Environment

Conclusions and Observations for Philanthropic Funders

References

Appendixes

A Bridge Building Between Medicine and Basic Science

B The Endangered Physician-Scientist: Opportunities for Revitalization Emerge

C Workshop on Training Programs in Patient-Oriented Pathobiology for Basic Scientists

D Workshop on Training Programs in Patient-Oriented Pathobiology for Basic Scientists

E Descriptions of Programs Participating in the Workshop on Training Programs in Patient-Oriented Pathobiology for Basic Scientists

F Summary of Site Visits to Markey-Funded Programs That Provided Training in Basic Research to Physicians

G Biographies of Members of the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust Programs in Biomedical Sciences Committee.

Notes:

"This study was supported by Contract/Grant No. OSEP-97-M-03-A between the National Academy of Sciences and the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-16645-4

1-280-17663-6

9786610176632

0-309-52844-5

OCLC:

60365231