At CNIC we’re particularly proud of having consolidated the RES@CNIC-SEC programme, an initiative designed to bring resident physicians in the first stages of their MIR training in cardiology or related specialist fields closer to cutting-edge biomedical research.
We have offered this programme, run in conjunction with the Spanish Society of Cardiology, since 2012 and during that time over 230 young physicians from all over Spain have had the opportunity to take up 4-9 week training internships in our laboratories. The experience enables them to gain practical knowledge of advanced research techniques as they work in a scientific environment of excellence, in direct contact with leading researchers in the cardiovascular field.
From the outset, our aim has been to foster a vocation for research, showing that clinical practice and research are not parallel routes but disciplines that complement and empower each other, and to build bridges for future collaboration between Spanish National Health System hospitals and the CNIC.
The experiences of the people who have participated confirm this objective is being achieved. Many participants highlight how their time on the programme opened up new professional horizons, strengthened their scientific curiosity and, in some cases, became the start of a stable career in research.
For us, this represents a dual achievement: on the one hand we contribute to training young physicians, giving them a broader, more critical perspective on medicine; on the other, we nourish our own research groups with the clinical experience and motivation of professionals who are the future of cardiology.
So, RES@CNIC-SEC is much more than a training programme. It is a decisive commitment to young talent, to the integration of basic science and clinical practice, and to the discipline of cardiology whose cornerstone is knowledge and innovation.
