UNC-CH Summer Research Training in Aging for Medical Students

UNC-CH医学院学生老龄化暑期研究培训（UNC-CH MSTAR）项目自2010年开始资助，其总体目标是继续作为国家资源，为早期职业医学和整骨疗法学生提供设计、实施、分析和在广泛的老龄化领域进行独立研究的准备。该项目的目的是招募医生从事老年研究的终身职业。我们的愿景是扩大潜在的医师科学家的渠道，他们将解决知识方面的空白，这些空白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UNC-CH MSTAR学员与精心挑选的，优秀的，资助的教师导师相匹配，他们将通过榜样作用帮助培养对老年病学/老年学研究的兴趣。目标2。通过讲座和案例介绍，让学生了解老年病学/老年学研究的本质，包括伦理和负责任的研究行为。目标3。每年评估UNC-CH MSTAR计划，以确定计划的成功，并跟踪结果以进行改进。目标4。每年选择15名（12名由NIA资助）医学和整骨疗法博士前实习生，他们将在2到3个月的夏季时间里从事与NIA使命相关领域的老龄化相关研究项目。目标5。通过扩大征聘工作，确保联合国军司令部-联合国军司令部军事战略计划受训人员的群体更加多样化。我们将招收15名博士预科生，其中12名由NIA资助，3名由UNC-CH资助。培训将在北卡罗来纳大学卫生学院老龄化与健康中心进行，并与医学院、护理学院、药学学院、公共卫生学院、社会工作学院和文理学院合作。通过扩大招聘力度，学员将从多样化的人才库中挑选，其中大部分是即将升入医学院和骨科专业的二年级学生。他们将与UNC-CH的教师导师进行仔细匹配，这些导师将进行与衰老过程，与衰老相关的疾病和条件，健康服务和美国老年人特定需求相关的遗传，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，并参加每周结构化的教学研讨会。教师导师和北卡罗来纳大学洛杉矶分校MSTAR领导将在培训的第五周和夏季体验结束时评估学生的表现。研究指导将由研究导师和UNC-CH MSTAR领导人提供。通过对相关文献的回顾、研究计划的发展、数据分析、摘要和手稿的准备以及研究报告，学员将获得负责任地进行研究的技能，并对老龄化研究的范围和影响等复杂问题建立鉴赏能力。北卡罗来纳大学医学院仍然完全致力于为医学和整骨疗法学生提供坚实的基础，以建立促进衰老研究的学术事业。

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.