Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (T35)

项目摘要 这是一项更新提案，要求增加五年的T35资金，以支持为期三个月的夏季 在美国国家反射听觉研究中心（NCRAR）的培训计划，学生参加了一个 听力学博士（Au. D.）临床学位课程我们要求每年资助四名学生， 补助金的期限。M.帕特里克费尼博士将成为项目总监。他将得到一名顾问的协助。 以马克思我们计划的长期目标是增加临床Au.D.的人数。 继续攻读博士学位和听力学研究的职业生涯NCRAR是VA资助的研究中心 由14位博士组成调查员，他们都将担任T-35教员。NCRAR的研究重点是 听力和平衡障碍的诊断、康复和预防， 人类研究，其中许多使用临床方法来获得数据。因此，它具有特殊的吸引力， 临床应用该计划是为谁设计的学生。 在夏季，每个学生与他们的导师一起设计和进行研究项目，同时也 在导师的实验室工作，参加NCRAR教师和嘉宾举办的课程，参加 NCRAR期刊组、会议和研讨会，与每个NCRAR研究者进行讨论，参加 夏季听力学会议和参观其他当地研究设施。最后，要求学生 向NCRAR的成员介绍他们的指导研究项目，并在美国听觉学会年会上 会议我们还鼓励他们与导师合作，发表本项目的研究结果。 所有学生都参加了认可的A.D.计划有资格参加。该计划通过以下方式进行宣传： 邮寄至A.D.系主任，在NCRAR网站上，并在全年的听力学会议。 要申请，学生必须发送一份兴趣声明，描述他们希望从实习中获得什么， 简历，至少两封推荐信和一份由其填写的申请人评估表 Au. D.项目顾问应用程序是由NCRAR教师使用本科GPA，字母的评估 推荐信、个人陈述的内容和申请人评估表作为衡量标准。 自2007年以来，已有两名学员获得了博士学位。两名助理教授，目前 读博士五个是研究听力学家。12名受训人员接受了同行评审 在过去的10年里，NCRAR的教师出版物。这些数据加上高度积极的评价 从参与的学生和NCRAR教师证明，我们的计划成功地完成了 NIH T35培训计划的目标是“鼓励Au. D。学生发展研究职业轨迹 通过追求研究培训和职业发展的持续计划，以推进国家- 最先进的听力保健服务。

Project Summary This is a renewal proposal requesting an additional five years of T35 funding to support a three-month summer training program at the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) for students enrolled in a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) clinical degree program. We request funding to cover four students annually for the duration of the grant. M. Patrick Feeney, Ph.D. will be the Program Director. He will be assisted by an Advisory Committee. The long-term objective of our program is to increase the number of individuals with a clinical Au.D. who go on to pursue a Ph.D. and a career in research audiology. The NCRAR is a VA-funded research center consisting of 14 Ph.D. investigators, all of whom will serve as T-35 faculty. NCRAR research focuses on diagnosis, rehabilitation and prevention of auditory and balance disorders through translational and applied human studies, many of which use clinical methodologies to obtain data. It thus has particular appeal and application to the clinical Au.D. students for whom the program is designed. During the summer, each student works with their mentor to design and conduct a research project, while also working in their mentor's laboratory, attending courses held by NCRAR faculty and guests, participating in NCRAR journal groups, meetings and seminars, holding discussions with each NCRAR Investigator, attending a summer audiology conference and visiting other local research facilities. Finally, students are required to present their mentored research project to members of the NCRAR, and at the American Auditory Society annual meeting. They are also encouraged to work with their mentor to publish the findings of this project. All students enrolled in an accredited Au.D. program are eligible to participate. The program is publicized via mailings to Au.D. Department Chairs, on the NCRAR website, and at audiology conferences throughout the year. To apply, students must send a statement of interest describing what they hope to gain from the traineeship, a curriculum vitae, at least two letters of recommendation and an applicant evaluation form completed by their Au.D. program advisor. Applications are evaluated by the NCRAR faculty using undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation, the content of their personal statement and the applicant evaluation form as metrics. Since 2007 two past trainees have received a Ph.D. and are Assistant Professors, two trainees are currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs, and five are research audiologists. Twelve trainees have had peer-reviewed publications with NCRAR faculty over the last 10 years. These data, combined with highly positive evaluations from participating students and the NCRAR faculty demonstrate that our program successfully accomplishes the goals of the NIH T35 training program `to encourage Au.D. students to develop research career trajectories through pursuing sustained programs of research training and career development in order to advance the state- of-the art in hearing health care services'.