Short-Term Research Training Program in NIDDK Mission Areas

在医学院教育过程中及早进行实质性研究培训对于解决 选择研究职业的医生数量不断减少。拟议中的伊利诺伊大学短期 研究培训计划(SRTP)将为一年级医学生提供(1年级12个名额，2-5年级15个名额) 在国家糖尿病和消化与肾脏研究所有10周的导师研究经验 疾病(NIDDK)任务领域包括肾脏、泌尿系统和血液系统疾病；消化系统疾病和 营养；糖尿病、内分泌学和代谢性疾病。伊利诺伊大学医学院 Com)是一所大型公立医学院，就学生人数而言，它是美国最多元化的学校之一 招收的非裔美国人和拉丁裔学生。该项目将吸引伊利诺伊大学一年级医学生 Com，以及芝加哥大都市区和中西部的其他医学院。我们已经组装了一个 NIDDK任务区优秀的导师团队，在基础/机械、临床/翻译、 和基于行为/社区的研究。除了有指导的研究外，学生们还将参加 交互式结构化课程，侧重于研究方法、负责任的研究行为，以及 职业发展。为了学习演讲技巧以及严谨和可重复性的原则，学生们将共同- 领导，有研究导师、杂志俱乐部和正在进行的工作会议。的其他新奇方面 计划包括使用点对点辅导和持续接触成功的早期职业医生- 科学家。在暑期结束时，学生们将出席SRTP研究研讨会和COM 研究日。计划完成后，计划将利用多种策略来促进继续 参与研究活动，包括鼓励学生申请詹姆斯奖学金计划，a 提供基础设施以支持第二至第四年医学研究的计划 学校。此外，该方案将努力在SRTP队列中创建一种社区感，通过主办 每季度“点子”(研究/社交网络活动，学生在其中展示正在进行的研究)，以及 将使用计划网站、时事通讯、SRTP Slack通信与学员保持联系 频道和社交媒体。执行委员会将监督该计划的实施， 招聘/选拔、项目评估以及短期和长期结果的跟踪。优势所在 计划包括经验丰富的联席主任、承诺和资金雄厚的计划导师 NIDDK任务区的专业知识、创新的结构化课程、强大的招聘计划 增强多样性，强有力的机构支持，以及深思熟虑的计划，以促进持续研究 项目完成后的参与。因此，拟议的SRTP将为医科学生提供 实质性的研究经验，有助于实现增加 NIDDK任务区进入研究队伍的医生队伍的渠道和多样性。

Substantive research training early during the course of medical school education is critical to address the declining number of physicians choosing research careers. The proposed University of Illinois Short-Term Research Training Program (SRTP) will provide first year medical students (12 slots in Year 1, 15 in Year 2-5) with a 10-week mentored research experience in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) mission areas including, kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases; digestive disease and nutrition; and diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic disease. The University of Illinois College of Medicine (UI COM) is a large public medical school with one of the most diverse student populations in the country in terms of enrolled African American and Latino students. The program will draw from first year medical students at UI COM, as well as other medical schools in the Chicago metropolitan area and Midwest. We have assembled an outstanding team of mentors in NIDDK mission areas with expertise in basic/mechanistic, clinical/translational, and behavioral/community-based research. In addition to mentored research, students will participate in an interactive structured curriculum focused on research methodology, responsible conduct of research, and career development. To learn presentation skills and principles of rigor and reproducibility, students will co- lead, with a research mentor, journal clubs and works-in-progress sessions. Additional novel aspects of the program include use of peer-to-peer mentoring and ongoing exposure to successful early career physician- scientists. At the end of the summer, students will present at a SRTP Research Symposium and the COM Research Day. After the program is completed, the program will utilize multiple strategies to facilitate continued involvement in research activities, including encouraging students to apply to the James Scholar Program, a program that provides the infrastructure to support research during the second to fourth years of medical school. In addition, the program will strive to create a sense of community among SRTP cohorts by hosting quarterly “Ideas on Tap” (research/social networking events at which students present ongoing research), and will maintain connections with trainees using the program website, newsletters, an SRTP Slack communication channel, and social media. An Executive Committee will oversee implementation of the program, recruitment/selection, program evaluation, and tracking of short- and long-term outcomes. Strengths of the program include the experienced co-Directors, committed and well-funded program mentors with broad expertise across NIDDK mission areas, an innovative structured curriculum, a robust recruitment plan to enhance diversity, strong institutional support, and a thoughtfully conceived plan to foster continued research involvement after program completion. Consequently, the proposed SRTP will provide medical students with a substantive research experience, facilitating the achievement of the long-term objective of increasing the pipeline and diversity of physicians entering the research workforce in NIDDK mission areas.