UNC-CH Summer Research Training in Aging for Medical Students

自2010年开始资助的北卡罗来纳大学-CH医科学生老年暑期研究培训(UNC-CH MStar)计划的总体目标是继续作为一个全国性的资源，为早期职业医学和骨科学生设计、进行、分析和展示广泛的老龄化领域的独立研究做准备。该计划的目的是招募医生终身从事老龄化研究。我们的愿景是扩大潜在内科科学家的渠道，他们将解决知识方面的差距，这些知识可以转化为影响老年人的多种疾病和残疾的治疗。我们的具体目标是：目标1.将即将到来的北卡罗来纳大学MStar实习生与精心挑选的、杰出的、受资助的教师导师进行匹配，这些导师将通过角色建模帮助培养人们对老年病学/老年学研究日益增长的兴趣。目的2.通过讲座和案例介绍，了解老年病学/老年学研究的性质，包括关于伦理和负责任的研究行为的专题。目标3.每年评估北卡罗来纳大学-CH MStar计划，以确定该计划的成功，并跟踪结果以进行改进。目标4.每年挑选15名(12名NIA资助的)医学和骨科博士前实习生，他们将在夏季花2至3个月的时间在与NIA任务相关的领域从事与衰老有关的研究项目。目标5.通过扩大招聘工作，确保UNC-CH MStar受训人员群体更加多样化。我们将招聘15名博士后实习生，其中12名由NIA资助，3名由北卡罗来纳大学-中国分校资助。培训将设在北卡罗来纳大学的老龄化和健康中心，与医学院、护理学院、药房学院、公共卫生学院、社会工作学院和艺术与科学学院合作。学员将通过扩大招聘努力，从多样化的二年级学生中挑选出来，这些学生大多是上升的二年级医学和骨科学生。他们将与整个北卡罗来纳大学-CH分校的教师导师仔细匹配，这些导师进行与老龄化过程、疾病和与老龄化相关的疾病和状况、健康服务和其他针对美国老年人的特定需求的资助遗传、生物学、临床、行为、社会和经济研究。受训者将参加一个有指导的研究项目，并参加每周一次的结构化教学研讨会。教师导师和北卡罗来纳大学MStar领导将在培训的第五周和暑期体验结束时评估学生的表现。研究指导将由研究导师和北卡罗来纳大学MStar领导提供。受训者将获得负责任地进行研究的技能，并通过审查相关文献、发展研究倡议、数据分析、准备摘要和手稿以及研究陈述，了解与老龄化研究的范围和影响有关的复杂问题。北卡罗来纳州大学仍然致力于为医学和骨科学生实习生提供坚实的基础，以建立促进衰老研究的学术生涯。

The overarching goal of the UNC-CH Summer Research Training in Aging for Medical Students (UNC-CH MSTAR) Program, funded since 2010, is to continue to serve as a national resource for preparing early career medical and osteopathic students to design, conduct, analyze, and present independent research in the broad field of aging. The program intent is to recruit physicians into a lifelong career in aging research. Our vision is to expand the pipeline of potential physician scientists, who will address the gaps in knowledge that can be translated into treatment for the multiple diseases and disabilities affecting older adults. Our specific aims are: Aim 1. Match the incoming UNC-CH MSTAR trainees to carefully selected, outstanding, funded faculty mentors, who will help nurture a growing interest in geriatrics/gerontology research by role modeling. Aim 2. Provide an understanding of the nature of geriatrics/gerontology research, including topics on ethics and responsible conduct of research, delivered by lecture and case presentations. Aim 3. Evaluate yearly the UNC-CH MSTAR program to determine the success of the program, and track outcomes to institute improvements. Aim 4. Select fifteen (12 NIA funded) medical and osteopathic pre-doctoral trainees per year, who will dedicate 2 to 3 summer months to work on an aging-related research project in areas relevant to the NIA mission. Aim 5. Ensure a more diverse group of UNC-CH MSTAR trainees by expanding recruitment efforts. We will recruit 15 pre-doctoral trainees, 12 to be funded by NIA and 3 by UNC-CH. Training will be based in the UNC-CH Center for Aging and Health in collaboration with the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Social Work, and the College of Arts and Sciences. Trainees will be chosen from a diverse pool of mostly rising second year medicine and osteopathic students through expanded recruitment efforts. They will be carefully matched with faculty mentors across UNC-CH who conduct funded genetic, biological, clinical, behavioral, social, and economic research related to the aging process, disease and conditions associated with aging, health services and other needs specific to older Americans. Trainees will participate in a mentored research project and attend weekly structured didactic seminars. Faculty mentors and UNC-CH MSTAR leaders will evaluate student performance during the fifth week of training and at the end of the summer experience. Research guidance will be provided by research mentors and UNC-CH MSTAR leaders. Trainees will gain the skills to responsibly conduct research and build an appreciation for the complex issues regarding the scope and impact of aging research through reviews of the relevant literature, development of research initiatives, data analysis, preparation of abstracts and manuscripts, and research presentations. UNC-CH remains fully committed to providing a strong foundation for medical and osteopathic student trainees to build academic careers that advance aging research.