Dresden School of Clinical Science
The Dresden School of Clinical Science (DSCS) bundles and interlinks the funding structures of the Medical Faculty for scientific career paths at the university medicine with the aim of combining excellence in research even more closely and sustainably with the challenges of health care. It creates interfaces between clinically and scientifically trained researchers and between early career and advanced scientists from various disciplines. It aims to inspire young physicians to take an interest in science and to accompany them on their career path as clinician scientists. The DSCS also supports early career scientists (medical scientists) who deal with patient-related topics and whose research bridges the gap between the understanding of mechanisms and the treatment of diseases.
The DSCS creates optimal conditions for close and sustainable cooperation between clinical research and biomedical basic research through interdisciplinary and interprofessional communication platforms and the bundling of curricula.
The competitive selection procedure is common to all funding lines. The general and specific admission requirements and application procedures is listed at the participating programs.
Clinician Scientist Track
The instruments for individual support on the way of becoming a clinician scientist starts from the doctoral phase, for instance through the Carus Promotionskolleg. The participating programs for clinician scientists (Else-Kröner-Forschungskolleg, Mildred-Scheel-Nachwuchszentrum (MSNZ), Rare Important Syndromes in Endocinology (RISE)) offer the opportunity to gain an independent scientific profile for researching physicians from all disciplines. A leave from the clinic for 40-50% during the three-year funding period enables the implementation of independent projects. In addition, clinicians can be included in programmes such as the SFB/TRR 205, μBONE or the Else Kröner Forschungszentrum (EKFZ) to receive adequate funding from third parties, professional associations, health centres (German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)) or intramural funding (Maria-Reiche program).
Medical Research Track
Within the medical science track, translational funding structures such as the IRTG2251, MSNZ, Oncoray PhD Programm introduce young natural scientists to the challenges of patient-oriented research already in the doctoral phase. This is continued by funding lines tailored to the postdoc target group, such as the MSNZ, the Maria-Reiche program or the DKTK as well as by an association of medical scientists that are funded intramurally by a MedDrive grant or work in tandems with colleagues from the clinician scientist funding lines.
Transcampus Initiative
The visiting sientist program of the transCampus Initiative is open to DSCS fellows. They are supported in initiating cooperation projects and organizing research stays abroad. Physicians and natural scientists working and researching in Dresden within the framework of this program can be integrated into the structures of the DSCS for the duration of their stay.