Open AccessAddressing the need for a new generation of young translational researchers that focuses on societal impact: The Apollo Toronto Story
Author(s) -
Ayesh K. Seneviratne,
Siraj K. Zahr,
Sara Mirali,
Sachin Doshi,
Tina Binesh Marvasti,
Robert Civitarese,
Norman D. Rosenblum
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical and investigative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1488-2353
pISSN - 0147-958X
DOI - 10.25011/cim.v42i3.33088
Subject(s) - apollo , translational research , multidisciplinary approach , medical education , medicine , library science , sociology , engineering ethics , public relations , political science , engineering , social science , computer science , zoology , pathology , biology
Translational research (TR) is a multidirectional and multidisciplinary integration of basic research, patient-oriented research and population-based research, with the long-term goal of improving human health. Unfortunately, the current scientific training system does not adequately align with the goals of TR. To address this issue, an organization called Apollo Toronto was established at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. Apollo Toronto is a medical student-run international collaborative project between the Eureka Institute for Translational Medicine and the University of Toronto (one of Eureka Institute’s partner universities), and provides a general overview of TR to interested medical and graduate students. Through local and international initiatives, the various Apollo chapters (including Apollo Toronto) aim to establish a network of trainees equipped to address systemic issues that impede the translation of an ever-growing body of scientific literature into health solutions.