Swiss MD-PhD Association

SMPA - ASMP - SMPG

INTRODUCTION

The Swiss MD-PhD Association (SMPA) is a non-profit organization of physician-scientists including the alumni of the «Swiss MD-PhD program».

The «Swiss MD-PhD program» has been founded by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) and is supported by a number of private foundations. The «Swiss MD-PhD program» provides scholarships to persue MD-PhD studies at one of the five Swiss medical faculties that have implemented MD-PhD programs.

FOUNDATION

The Swiss MD-PhD Association (SMPA) was officially founded in Basel on the 21st of June 2003.

AIMS

- Encouragement of scientific exchange

- Representation of corporate interests

- Representation of occupational interests of MD-PhDs and physician-scientists in Switzerland

- Promotion of international contact between MD-PhD programs

	SMPA - ASMP - SMPG INTRODUCTION The Swiss MD-PhD Association (SMPA) is a non-profit organization of physician-scientists including the alumni of the «Swiss MD-PhD program». The «Swiss MD-PhD program» has been founded by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) and is supported by a number of private foundations. The «Swiss MD-PhD program» provides scholarships to persue MD-PhD studies at one of the five Swiss medical faculties that have implemented MD-PhD programs. FOUNDATION The Swiss MD-PhD Association (SMPA) was officially founded in Basel on the 21st of June 2003. AIMS - Encouragement of scientific exchange - Representation of corporate interests - Representation of occupational interests of MD-PhDs and physician-scientists in Switzerland - Promotion of international contact between MD-PhD programs