Medical Student Training in Aging and Injury Research

摘要 威斯康星医学院(MCW)医科学生在衰老和损伤研究方面的培训是一个10- 为期12周的暑期研究培训计划，目的是向医学生介绍伤害控制 在第一年和第二年之间的夏季对衰老的研究。长期目标是增加 将在老龄化研究领域寻求职业生涯的学生群体，重点关注老龄化的风险和影响 生命各阶段的伤害。体验的重点是与伤害相关的风险因素和后果， 以及旨在改善老年人的安全、健康和生活质量的研究。特定的 目标是：1)在医学生职业生涯的关键时刻提供早期接触损伤研究的机会 决策；2)增加医学生对当前损伤研究前沿的了解 预防、治疗和政策；3)培训学生在他们的研究、治疗中应用“老年学方法” 和伤害控制工作，强调老年人的特殊风险、需要和情况；以及4) 在短期内激发和保持医学生对研究、伤害控制和衰老的兴趣 经验，通过提供持续的支持和加强与科学界和 未来的研究追求贯穿于医学院培训的始终。 受训人员与经验丰富的研究人员和研究团队就与伤害相关的项目进行合作 对衰老和老年人，如预防跌倒，认知功能，抑郁/自杀，毒理学， 患者安全和创伤后的生活质量。教师导师将专业知识带到 翻译科学，从实验室到临床、社区和人口健康研究， 使其在MCW资助的研究培训项目中独树一帜。学生将参与丰富 活动包括：1)为所有暑期研究学生举办研讨会，包括#年道德行为培训 研究、职业发展和陈述技能；2)每周举办一次关于伤害和预防伤害的核心研讨会 在整个生命周期中，关注老年人的特殊需要和考虑，包括瀑布， 虐待、中毒、创伤护理系统；4)在年度医学生会议上介绍他们的工作 研究海报日；以及5)通过持续的指导继续研究的机会，我们需要 纵向学术路径计划，以及一个可选的研究荣誉轨道。 该计划建立在非常成功的机构暑期研究计划基础设施上，并且强大 妇幼保健部伤害研究中心和患者护理和结果研究中心之间的合作， 老年医学与老年病学部，普通内科，风湿科， 家庭和社区医学系、急诊内外科和附属教研室 基础、社会和临床科学，以解决各级伤害预防问题。来自各地的经验丰富的导师 该机构共同努力，创造了丰富的学习氛围和翻译环境。

Abstract The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Medical Student Training in Aging and Injury Research is a 10- 12 week summer research training program with the goal of introducing medical students to injury control research in aging during the summer between their first and second years. The long-term goal is to increase the pool of students who will pursue careers in aging research, with an emphasis on the risks for and impact of injury through the life stages. The experience focuses on the risk factors and outcomes associated with injury, and research aimed at improving safety, health and quality of life for older individuals. Specific objectives are to: 1) provide early exposure to injury research at a critical time in medical students’ career decision-making; 2) increase medical student knowledge regarding current investigative frontiers in injury prevention, treatment and policy; 3) train students to apply a “geriatrics approach” in their research, therapy and injury control efforts, emphasizing the special risks, needs and circumstances of the elderly; and 4) to stimulate and retain medical students’ interest in research, injury control and aging beyond the short-term experience, by providing on-going support and strengthening their connection to the scientific community and future research pursuits throughout the medical school training. Trainees collaborate with experienced research faculty and research teams on injury-related projects relevant to aging and the aged, such as falls prevention, cognitive function, depression/ suicide, toxicology, patient safety, and quality of life after trauma. Faculty mentors bring expertise across the spectrum of Translational Science, from the laboratory to clinical, community-based, and population health research, making it unique among MCW’s funded research training programs. Students will participate in enrichment activities including: 1) seminars offered to all summer research students, including training in ethical conduct in research, career development and presentation skills; 2) weekly core seminars on injury and injury prevention across the lifespan, with attention to the special needs and considerations of the elderly, including Falls, Abuse, Poisonings, the System of Care for trauma; 4) presentation of their work at an Annual Medical Student Research Poster Day; and 5) opportunities for continued research through on-going mentorship, our required longitudinal Scholarly Pathways program, and an optional Research Honors track. The program builds on a highly successful institutional summer research program infrastructure, and strong collaborations among MCW’s Injury Research Center and Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research, the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, General Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, the Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Surgery, and affiliated faculty from basic, social and clinical sciences to address injury prevention at every level. Seasoned mentors from across the institution work together to create a rich learning atmosphere and translational environment.