UT Southwestern Advancement of Neuroscience Research Careers (UT SWANS)

项目总结/摘要 UT西南神经科学研究职业发展（UTSWANS）计划促进了 培养未来的临床神经科学家。该计划是提供给有才华的临床居民， 神经病学（成人和儿科）、神经外科和神经病理学研究员。参与者UTSWANS 获得将研究活动以及研究教育和指导整合到其中的结构化计划 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 走向职业生涯作为医生调查，并增加这些人将成功的可能性， 为他们的研究获得最初的独立资金。UT西南是一个很好的环境，这一点 培训计划。在第一轮供资中，UTSWANS成功地吸引了第一批参与者， 潜在参与者的不断增加。我们在培训计划和行政管理方面做了改进。 该计划的结构，以进一步加强招聘，利用资源和机会， 通过奥唐纳脑研究所提供给学员，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.