Department of Translational medicine, Australia
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Commentary Promoting the Purpose of Academic Department Research the Establishment of a Translational Medicine Center
Author(s): James Artaud*
However, the function of a multidisciplinary center within the framework of
a single academic department has received little attention. The Center for
Translational Medicine was established in 2003 by Jefferson Medical College's
Department of Medicine in order to create a program of excellence in research,
link basic research with clinical research programs, improve trainee education,
maximize space and resources, and facilitates multidisciplinary research. In this
section, we demonstrate the Centre’s success and describe its structure. The
Centre’s development has resulted in an increase in total funding, an increase in
the number of students and residents conducting translational research, a more
efficient use of space, the creation of multidisciplinary research projects, and a
significant increase in the number of individual and programmati.. View More»