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

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.

Credits:

Our deepest thanks to Dr. Brass for joining us today.

Check out his faculty page here: https://www.med.upenn.edu/brasslab/skipbrass.html

Check out the Brass Lab here: https://www.med.upenn.edu/brasslab/

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer - Joshua Owens

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

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