Schools Partner to Offer Scholarship for Creative Physician-Scientists

Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals andCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine announced a new program tohelp the next generation of physician-scientists advance their discoveries intobreakthrough medicines. The Harrington-Medical Scientist Training Program(Harrington-MSTP) is a two-year scholarship for Case MSTP students whose workhas been identified as innovative, creative and having potential to progresstoward clinical application.

In this program, Harrington Discovery Institute and theSchool of Medicine combine resources and capabilities to advance into newmedicines the most promising independent research of Case MSTP students.Students who are selected for the award will receive grant funding and drugdevelopment expertise from Harrington Discovery Institute for two years, withthe opportunity to qualify for additional funding.

"We seek creative ways to enable the work ofphysician-scientists to improve human health," said Jonathan S. Stamler,MD, president of Harrington Discovery Institute. "The earlier we establishthe importance of innovation in the minds of young physicians, the better."

The inaugural call for applications will open in October.Applications will be assessed based on quality of science, innovativeness andcreativity of the work and its potential to advance towards the clinic. Up totwo Harrington-MSTP Scholars will be selected in spring 2020.