What is the Clinical Connections program?
The clinical connections program has been designed for MD-PhD students in the graduate phase of the program. Students are matched with a physician-scientist clinical preceptor in an area of interest to them. The goals of the program are 1) to help the student to stay in touch with his/her clinical skills and knowledge base, 2) to pair the student with someone who can offer insight into physician-scientist career paths in a clinical area of interest to him/her. The aim is to provide a meaningful experience without taking substantial time from the student’s dissertation work. The student and preceptor are to set up a mutually agreeable schedule which totals anywhere from 4 to 8 half days over the course of a semester.
