TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL SCIENTISTS

这是南卡罗来纳医科大学医学科学家培训项目每年2个职位的首次申请。这项奖励所提供的资金将用于丰富该计划和加强我们的招聘工作。该机构、医学院和研究生院的财政和哲学承诺将继续下去。该项目成立于1980年，目前已稳步发展到目前的32名学生规模。在该方案增长的同时，大学的研究事业也大幅增长，这体现在校外资金以及专门用于研究的建筑和空间稳步增加。在该方案增长的同时，该大学的研究事业也大幅增长，这体现在校外资金的稳步增加以及用于研究的建筑物和空间。该计划的目标是培养临床医生-科学家，他们将成为学术医学的杰出领导者。该项目有一个招聘计划，其中包括给MCAT中表现最好的12个州的个人信件，包括东南部各州、加利福尼亚州、伊利诺伊州和纽约州；一份招聘手册；一个网页，一个800号码；《科学》杂志上的广告，积极招聘受访者，以及成功招聘少数族裔申请者。实习生在进入医学院的前一个暑假进入该项目，并参加轮流研究。他们完成医学院的头两年，进入他们的研究生学年，进行并完成他们的论文研究，并返回医学院完成他们的临床培训。在医学院的一年级和二年级之间，他们还会轮流进行研究。培训计划的关键要素包括：拥有经过同行评审的校外资金的强大培训教师队伍，在细胞信号、血管、发育、癌症生物学和心血管疾病方面拥有丰富专业知识的重要培训记录，每月一次的研究研讨会系列，一年两次的商业会议，一年一度的学生研究日，邀请作为榜样的外部参观者，年度欢迎仪式，邀请作为榜样的外部参观者，年度欢迎招待会，赞助出席，在面向学生的全国研究会议上展示他们的研究成果。该项目还包括一系列活动，让学生接触临床研究的原理和实践，以便他们在可能包括转化性研究的职业生涯中得到重要的培训。综上所述，该培训项目的学员通过获得研究荣誉和奖项，证明了他们的科学成就得到了国家的认可。PIS对NIH的研究和担任教员或培训职位的奖励来自于备受尊敬的学术机构。

This is the first submission of this application for 2 positions per year for a Medical Scientist Training Program by the Medical University of South Carolina. Funds made available as a result of this award will be used for enrichment of the program and enhancement of our recruitment efforts. The fiscal and philosophical commitment by the institution, the Colleges of Medicine and Graduate Studies will continue. The program was founded in 1980 and has steadily grown to its current size of 32 students. Simultaneous with the growth of the program has been a substantial growth of the research enterprise of the University as evidenced by a steady increase in extramural funding and building and space devoted to research. Simultaneous with the growth of the program has been a substantial growth of the research enterprise of the University as evidenced by a steady increase in extramural funding and by and buildings and space devoted to research. The goal of this program is to train clinician-scientists, who will become outstanding leaders in academic medicine. The program has a recruitment plan that incorporates a combination of personal letters to the highest performers on the MCAT in 12 states that include, Southeastern states, California, Illinois and New York; a recruitment brochure; a web page, an 800 number, advertisements in Science, aggressive recruitment of interviewees and successful recruitment of minority applicants. Trainees enter the program the summer before starting medical school and participate in a research rotation. They complete the first two years of medical school, enter into their graduate school years and conduct and complete their dissertation research and return to medical school to finish their clinical training. Between the first and second years of medical school they also conduct a research rotation. Key elements of the training program include; a strong training faculty with peer reviewed extramural funding, a significant training record with considerable expertise in cellular signalling, vascular, developmental and cancer biology and cardiovascular diseases, a monthly research seminar series, biannual business meetings, an annual student research day, invited outside visitors who serve as role models, an annual welcoming, invited outside visitors who serve as role models, an annual welcoming reception, sponsored attendance to present their research at national student oriented research meetings. The program also has a series of activities that expose the students to the principles and practice of clinical investigation, so that they will have significant training for a career that may include translational research. In summary, this training program's trainees have demonstrated that they have gained national recognition for their scientific achievements as demonstrated by receiving honors and awards for their research. PIs on NIH awards for their research and assuming faculty or training position t highly respected academic institutions.