PHYSICIANS SCIENTIST PROGRAM AWARD

我们的医生科学家计划的最初目标是提供 已经完成了一些家政人员培训的医生 具有基础生物医学研究和直接实验室背景 由基础科学家指导的经验。此外，每年有两个 支持医学生开展一整年的基础 常规医疗休假期间的实验室研究 学校课程。在他们的第一阶段培训中，内科科学家 将参加正规课程，并开始基础的实验室工作 科学区。所有受训人员将参加生物化学研究生课程 和分子生物学。其他课程作业的选择将取决于 各自以前的科学背景和具体的研究兴趣 内科科学家。这类课程可能包括说教或研讨会。 各基础科学系教授的课程 医学院的科目，如高级化学、物理或 大学本科生校园里的数学。标准 基础科学赞助商的选择包括一个激励性实验室 环境和培养青年科学家的热情。一个同等重要的 重要的标准是实验室经验将提供研究 主要项目中可应用于临床问题的培训 NIADDK负责的领域。在计划的第二阶段， 医生科学家将更加独立地工作，尽管仍在 对他们的基础科学赞助商的监督。尽管许多基本的 研究赞助商是医学博士或研究直接临床问题的人 相关性，每一位内科科学家将在 第二阶段有一名二级临床赞助人将帮助医生 从实习生过渡到独立调查员的科学家 基本技能在临床研究中的应用。长期目标 该计划的目的是为有天赋和敬业的医生提供 独立学习和使用基本科学工具的机会 NIADDK感兴趣的临床领域的研究人员。

The initial objectives of our Physician Scientist Program are to provide physicians who have completed some housestaff training with a broad background in basic biomedical research as well as direct laboratory experience supervised by a basic scientist. In addition, each year two medical students will be supported to carry out a full year of basic laboratory research during a leave of abscence from the regular medical school curriculum. During Phase I of their training Physician Scientists will be enrolled in formal courses and begin laboratory work in a basic science area. All trainees will take the graduate course in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The selection of other course work will depend on the previous scientific background and specific research interests of each Physician Scientist. Such courses might include didactic or seminar courses taught by the faculty of the various basic science departments at the School of Medicine of subjects such as advanced chemistry, physics, or mathematics at the undergraduate campus of the University. Criteria for the choice of basic science sponsors include a stimulating laboratory environment and enthusiasm for training young scientists. An equally important criterion is that the laboratory experience will provide research training that can be applied to clinical problems in the major program areas for which the NIADDK is responsible. In Phase II of the program the Physician Scientist will work more independently, though still under the supervision of their basic science sponsor. Although many of the basic research sponsors are MD's or work on problems with immediate clinical relevance, each Physician Scientist will maintain close contact during Phase II with a secondary clinical sponsor who will help the Physician Scientist in the transition from trainee to independent investigator and in the application of basic skills to clinical research. The long-term goal of the program is to provide gifted and dedicated physicians with the opportunity to learn and utilize basic scientific tools as independent investigators working in clinical areas of interest to the NIADDK.