UT Southwestern Advancement of Neuroscience Research Careers (UT SWANS)

项目摘要/摘要 德克萨斯大学神经科学研究职业西南促进计划(UTSWANS)促进 未来临床医生-神经学家的发展。该计划适用于有才华的临床住院医生和 神经学(成人和儿科)、神经外科和神经病理学研究员。UTSWAN的参与者 收到将研究活动以及研究教育和指导整合到 他们的临床训练。该计划的目标是吸引和鼓励有才华的神经科学临床医生。 向医生-研究员的职业发展，并增加这些人在 为他们的研究获得最初的独立资金。德克萨斯大学西南分校是一个很好的环境 培训计划。在第一轮融资中，UTSWANS的首批参与者取得了成功，并已 潜在参与者的渠道越来越多。我们已经在培训计划和管理方面进行了细化 计划的结构，以进一步加强招聘，利用以下资源和机会 通过O‘Donnell脑研究所提供给实习生，并扩大了潜在的数量和多样性 研究导师。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The UT Southwestern Advancement of Neuroscience Research Careers (UTSWANS) program promotes the development of future clinician-neuroscientists. The program is available to talented clinical residents and fellows in Neurology (adult and pediatric), Neurosurgery, and Neuropathology. Participants in UTSWANS receive a structured plan for integrating research activities as well as research education and mentorship into their clinical training. This goals of the program are to attract and encourage talented neuroscience clinicians toward a career as physician-investigators and to increase the likelihood that these individuals will succeed in obtaining initial independent funding for their research. UT Southwestern is an excellent environment for this training program. In the first cycle of funding, UTSWANS has been successful with its first participants and has a growing pipeline of potential participants. We have made refinements in the training plan and administrative structure of the program to further strengthen recruitment, to leverage resources and opportunities that are available to trainees through the O’Donnell Brain Institute and expanded the number and diversity of potential research mentors.