Clinical and investigative medicine. Médecine clinique et experimentale
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Message from Tina Marvasti, President of the Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada: National and international collaborations and evidence based advocacy for the Canadian MD/PhD and MD+ trainees The overarching goals of the Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada (CITAC) for 2020 are to expand its reach to increase membership and to continue to build strong relationships with our national and international partners. These goals will be achieved by applying the following three strategies: • Continue to develop and strengthen our relationships with national and international key partners and with stake holders • Better understand the needs of clinician-scientist trainees for evidence-based advocacy • Increase membership, improve communication with all members and highlight the accomplishments of trainees.
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Clinician scientists are physicians who are uniquely trained to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and clinical practice. However, the challenges of integrating research and medicine are often not directly addressed in the clinician scientist training programs. ⋯ Despite this demand for mentors, there is a lack of formal mentorship initiatives at the institutional level across Canada. Recently, MD/PhD trainees have attempted to address this issue by implementing a nationwide mentorship match, with the aim of making mentorship more accessible to trainees across Canada.