Short-Term Research Experiences Advancing Medical Students (STREAMS)

项目摘要 越来越少的医生科学家管道是一个既定的关注和国家研究所 卫生部已经确定，不攻读双学位的医学生更有可能选择一个 在医学院期间接触研究，从而从事研究职业。因此，通过提供指导， 为医学生提供短期研究经验，并将学生与医生/外科医生科学家联系起来 榜样，机会存在，以影响医学生的职业选择，并解决赤字， 进入劳动力市场的医生/外科医生-科学家人数。短期研究经验 在伯明翰（UAB）的亚拉巴马大学的高级医学生（STREAMS）提供夏季 研究奖学金的目的是鼓励医学生追求研究事业，特别是在 与NIDDK的使命有关的研究领域。该提案寻求支持，以提供一个正式的方案， 为有前途的医学生提供助学金支持，让他们参加8-12周的指导研究， 鼓励学生认真考虑学术医学职业的目标，并加强管道 有潜力从事NIDDK相关研究的医生和外科医生。 UAB非常适合这个计划;该计划拥有出色的领导力， 促进医学生参与研究，一个资金充足的培训师小组， 致力于医学生导师制，潜在学员的多元化，广泛的研究 机会，包括健康差距研究和匹配的机构支持。UAB也是5个 NIDDK资助的研究中心。此外，虽然有13所AAMC认证的医学院， 在南方腹地，只有三架针对医学生短期经验的T35被授予 这些机构。亚拉巴马或邻近各州的机构没有NIDDK资助的T35 来自密西西比和格鲁吉亚。通过将医学生与成功的内科医生/外科医生科学家合作， 将作为研究的榜样，我们的目标是增加未来的医生/外科医生科学家在 东南部

PROJECT SUMMARY The diminishing pipeline of physician scientists is a well-established concern and the National Institutes of Health has established that medical students not pursuing a dual degree were more likely to choose a research career as a result of exposure to research during medical school. Therefore, by providing mentored short-term research experiences for medical students, and aligning students with a physician/surgeon-scientist role model, opportunity exists to influence the career choices of medical students and address the deficit in the number of physician/surgeon-scientists entering the workforce. The Short-Term Research Experiences Advancing Medical Students (STREAMS) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) offers summer research fellowships with the goal of encouraging medical students to pursue research careers, particularly in research areas related to the mission of NIDDK. This proposal seeks support to provide a formal program with stipend support to promising medical students engaged in an 8-12 week, mentored research experience with the goal of encouraging students to seriously consider careers in academic medicine and enhance the pipeline of physicians and surgeons with potential to pursue academic careers with NIDDK-related research interests. UAB is ideally suited for this program; the program boasts outstanding leadership, an environment that promotes engagement of medical students in research, a well-funded group of trainers with extensive commitment to medical student mentorship, a diverse pool of potential trainees, a wide breadth of research opportunities including health disparities research, and matching institutional support. UAB is also home to 5 NIDDK funded research centers. Furthermore, while there are thirteen AAMC accredited medical schools in the Deep South, only three T35s targeting short-term experiences for medical students have been awarded to these institutions. There are no NIDDK-funded T35s held by institutions in Alabama or the neighboring states of Mississippi and Georgia. By partnering medical students with successful physician/surgeon scientists who will serve as research role models, we aim to increase the future pool of physician/surgeon scientists in the southeast.