A five-year, $100 million program aiming to increase the number of physician-researchers in Israel was launched this month in a financial partnership among Yad Hanadiv, the Klarman Family Foundation, and the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council of Higher Education.
The initiative, called MAVRI (Hebrew for “one who heals”), will award broad-scope research grants and will support research training during medical residency and postdoc training for physicians. It will also create opportunities for physician-scientist startups in hospitals, as well as dual appointments for physician-researchers in universities and hospitals.
The goal is to create a leading cadre of MD-PhDs to translate basic research into clinical research, and then move it into clinical practice to achieve improved outcomes for patients. to read more: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-science-foundation-announces-new-program-to-support-physician-researchers/