USC Neurosurgery Research and Education Training Program

项目摘要 获得个人NIH职业发展奖对以下人员的职业轨迹至关重要： 物理科学家然而，提交这些奖项的竞争性申请是困难的，没有正式的 指导、明确的期望、受保护的时间和协调的课程。USC R25神经外科 研究教育计划提供解决许多问题所需的资源、指导和支持 这些挑战。R25计划推进了学术研究和发展的文化， 临床医生-科学家，直接受益于南加州大学的居民和初级教师 神经外科。拟议的续期申请旨在建立在早期的成功， 初始融资周期。这种竞争性续约申请利用了与前五年类似的结构 但结合了基于学习和反馈的变化/改进。导师是 临床医生和科学家与联邦资金和先前的跟踪记录显着的成功导师。三十- 包括来自大学17个不同学术部门的5名教师， 导师和顾问。一个多层次的导师制度为每个R25学员提供一个研究主管， 他/她的直接调查研究，神经外科研究指导委员会的指导和职业生涯 来自候选人所选神经外科的临床科学家团队的发展支持/ 神经科学子专业过渡到学术教师委员会提供持续的指导， 监督R25毕业生在他们的最后几年的住院医师培训和初级教师的任命。 南加州大学神经外科住院医师计划已被重组，以纳入专门的R25研究 不同于传统的临床路径。一个创新的高级/初级导师计划将 允许R25学员接受早期职业调查人员的正式指导， 科学家/导师。专注于道德和成功的科学实践的专门讨论和指导 已被纳入该计划。该提案的首要目标是培养神经外科医生- 科学家有能力获得NIH K-，最终R-系列资金，以支持独立研究。

PROJECT SUMMARY Receipt of individual NIH career development awards has been instrumental to the professional trajectories of physician-scientists. However, submitting competitive applications for these awards is difficult without formal mentorship, defined expectations, protected time, and coordinated curricula. The USC R25 Neurosurgery Research Education Program provides the resources, mentorship, and support required to address many of these challenges. The R25 program has advanced a culture of academic research and development of clinician-scientists that has directly benefited the residents and junior faculty members within the USC Department of Neurosurgery. The proposed renewal application seeks to build upon the early successes from the initial funding cycle. This competitive renewal application leverages a similar structure to the first five years of the program but incorporates changes/ improvements based on learning and feedback. Mentors are clinicians and scientists with federal funding and prior track records notable for successful mentorship. Thirty- five faculty members from seventeen different academic departments across the university are included as mentors and advisors. A multi-tiered mentorship system affords each R25 trainee a research supervisor for his/her direct investigative study, guidance from a Neurosurgery Research Mentorship Committee and career development support from a team of clinician-scientists within the candidate’s chosen neurosurgery/ neuroscience subspecialty. A Transition to Academic Faculty Committee provides sustained guidance and oversight to R25 graduates during their final years of residency training and initial junior faculty appointments. The USC Neurosurgery residency program has been restructured to incorporate a dedicated R25 research track that differs from the traditional clinical pathway. An innovative Senior/ Junior mentorship program will allow R25 trainees to receive formal guidance from early career investigators in addition to experienced scientists/ mentors. Dedicated discussions and instruction focusing on ethical and successful scientific practice have been incorporated into the program. The over-arching aim of the proposal is to develop neurosurgeon- scientists capable of securing NIH K-, and ultimately R-, series funding to support independent research.