Authors: Folke Sjöqvist LarsOlof Eriksson KarlErik Andersson
Publish Date: 2007/01/18
Volume: 63, Issue: 3, Pages: 229-231
Abstract
Since 1990 Merck Sharpe Dohme Sweden has created fellowships for physicians embarking upon a career in clinical pharmacology at Swedish medical schools The fellowship has provided full salary at the level of a resident in clinical medicine for an average period of 1–2 years Between 1992 and 2004 22 fellows representing all six medical schools were selected for a fellowship Of these 20 have received specialties in clinical pharmacology 11 now 2006 have positions as physicians in clinical pharmacology in university hospitals 7 in the pharmaceutical industry and 2 in a drug control agency Two have not yet completed their training The fellowships have been granted on the basis of excellence in clinical pharmacological problemoriented research The peer review of the applications has been performed by academic professors in clinical pharmacology and the chairperson of the Swedish Society of Clinical Pharmacology The importance of having a donor with serious dedication to training and research and a scholarship organization that can prioritize these goals in an unbiased way are underlined The Swedish MSD fellowships are a valuable complement to the resources provided by society to support the development of clinical pharmacology ie the health care organizations the faculties in medicine and various research foundations
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