NIDDK Medical Student Research Program

NIDDK医学生研究计划（DK-MSRP）：项目摘要/摘要 NIDDK于2009年创建了NIDDK医学生研究计划（DK-MSRP），以促进接触 医学生的研究和职业道路，涉及糖尿病，肥胖和代谢。NIDDK 要求范德比尔特糖尿病研究中心（VDRC）领导这项计划，因为它的经验， 长期的医学生研究项目本申请提出了DK-MSRP的下一阶段 目标是让来自全国各地的医学生参与研究，让他们对未来的职业感到兴奋。 发现，并以促进NIDDK使命的方式促进他们的职业发展。DK-MSRP 包括：1）一个全国性的申请过程，告知来自所有美国医学院的学生关于 2）将选定的学生与NIDDK支持的16个糖尿病研究中心之一相匹配 (DRC); 3）学生在NIDDK支持的DRC进行研究4）丰富活动，教育 关于糖尿病研究和医生科学家的职业道路的学生; 5）国家研究 在夏季结束时举行的研讨会，允许学生向教师和其他学生介绍他们的工作 并与来自NIDDK支持的DRC的访问教授进行互动; 6）强大的计划评估， 监督系统，以指导方案的改进; 7）短期和长期的职业跟踪的学生 参与者;和8）与其他NIDDK资助的计划的协同作用。自2009年成立以来，1010名学生 来自140多所医学院、45个州和波多黎各的研究人员在一个 16个NIDDK支持的DRC在他们医学院的第一年和第二年之间的夏天。这 该计划在地理，种族和科学研究领域具有相当大的多样性，已成为一个 为那些可能不会追求这一职业道路的学生提供研究接触的方式。VDRC和 DK-MSRP提出了这些目标和创新，以加强这一重要方案：1）调整经验教训 在COVID期间学到的，提供一个强大的混合/虚拟计划，补充了面对面的组件 并提供灵活性与不断变化的医学院课程; 2）促进外联，以促进多样性的 DK-MSRP和糖尿病研究的未来; 3）继续发展DK-MSRP，作为促进 NIDDK支持的DRC之间的互动，通过共享的培训目标，国家系列讲座， 国家研究研讨会; 4）提供职业发展辅导，以促进网络技能， 长期指导; 5）使用我们的数据库来跟踪学生的成果，并帮助他们在职业生涯中迈出下一步 发展因此，DK-MSRP激发了人们对糖尿病研究的极大热情， 是NIDDK支持的糖尿病研究中心的一个重要例子 和其他NIDDK计划一起培养未来的领导者。

NIDDK Medical Student Research Program (DK-MSRP): Project Summary/Abstract The NIDDK created the NIDDK Medical Student Research Program (DK-MSRP) in 2009 to promote exposure of medical students to research and career pathways involving diabetes, obesity, and metabolism. The NIDDK asked the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Center (VDRC) to lead this program because of its experience with a long-standing medical student research program. This application proposes the next phase of the DK-MSRP with goals of engaging medical students from around the country in research, exciting them about careers in discovery, and promoting their career development in ways that promote the NIDDK mission. The DK-MSRP consists of: 1) A nation-wide application process that informs students from all US medical schools about the program; 2) Matching of selected students with one of 16 NIDDK-supported Diabetes Research Centers (DRC); 3) Student-conducted research at an NIDDK-supported DRC 4) Enrichment activities that educate students about diabetes research and the career paths of physician-scientists; 5) A National Research Symposium at the end of the summer that allows students to present their work to faculty and other students and to interact with visiting professors from NIDDK-supported DRCs; 6) A robust program evaluation and oversight system to guide program improvements; 7) Short and long-term career follow up of student participants; and 8) Synergy with other NIDDK-funded programs. Since its inception in 2009, 1010 students from more than 140 medical schools and 45 states and Puerto Rico have conducted mentored research at one of 16 NIDDK-supported DRCs during the summer between their first and second years of medical school. This program, with its considerable diversity in geography, ethnicity, and scientific area of research, has become a way to initiate research exposure for students who might not otherwise pursue this career path. The VDRC and the DK-MSRP propose these aims and innovations to enhance this important program: 1) Adapt lessons learned during COVID to provide a robust hybrid / virtual program that complements in-person components and provides flexibility with changing medical school curricula; 2) Foster outreach to promote diversity for the DK-MSRP and the future of diabetes research; 3) Continue to develop the DK-MSRP as a means to foster interactions between NIDDK-supported DRCs through shared training goals, a national lecture series, and the National Research Symposium; 4) Provide career development coaching to promote networking skills and long-term mentoring; 5) Use our database to follow student outcomes and aid with next steps in career development. Thus, the DK-MSRP generates significant enthusiasm about diabetes research and creates momentum toward a research career and is a key example of NIDDK-supported Diabetes Research Centers and other NIDDK programs working together to train future leaders.