MINORITY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS

本基金资助的心血管研究训练计划为研究生、医学生和博士后学员提供综合的基础和临床科学研究训练经验。该项目吸引了来自新墨西哥大学8个院系的教员，包括生物化学和分子生物学、细胞生物学和生理学、病理学、麻醉学、儿科、外科和毒理学以及内科。虽然研究培训的本质是一对一的教学，我们的学员也会接触到讲座，小组辅导和研讨会。为了更好地理解临床实践和基础研究之间的相互依存关系，并促进合作研究，该项目为每位实习生建立了临床科学家-基础科学家指导小组。博士-为攻读生物医学博士学位的研究生提供高质量的综合培训体验，重点是心血管生物学。每年将有三名学生进入这个项目。其目的是招收尽可能多的本地学生（尤其是代表性不足的少数民族学生）。预计每个学生将需要4年的支持才能获得博士学位。该项目的这一部分约占所需培训年限的80%。医学院学生——将设立一个旨在鼓励医学院学生考虑从事研究工作的项目。这些医学生将获得为期2至12个月的研究津贴。预计在此期间，一些学生可能会攻读生物医学科学硕士学位或开始攻读博士学位。这部分项目约占受训年数的7%。博士后——为博士和医学博士研究生提供临床综合基础研究培训。培训以研究实验室为中心，但将鼓励学员参与临床问题的解决和教学。我们计划，这些研究生学员不仅将学习高度复杂的研究技术，而且将成为博士-医学博士的榜样。与项目中其他学员的合作。

The Cardiovascular Research Training Program supported by this grant provides an integrated basic and clinical science research training experience for graduate students, medical students and postdoctoral trainees. The program draws its faculty from eight University of New Mexico departments, including Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology, Pathology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Surgery and Toxicology and Internal Medicine. While the essence of research training is one-on-one teaching, our trainees will also be exposed to lectures, small group tutorials and seminars. To create a better appreciation of the interdependence of clinical practice and basic research and to facilitate cooperative research, the program establishes clinical scientist-basic scientists mentoring teams for each trainee. The three categories of training are as follows: Ph.D.-A very high quality integrated training experience is being developed for graduate students pursuing Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Sciences with an emphasis in cardiovascular biology. Three students will enter this program each year. The aim is to admit as many local students (in particular under-represented minority students) as is possible. It is anticipated that each students will require 4 years of support before receiving the Ph.D. degree. This portion of the program accounts for about 80% of the trainee years requested. Medical Students-A program designed to encourage medical students to consider a career in research will be instituted. These medical students will be provided with a stipend while doing research for a period of 2 to 12 months. It is anticipated that during these periods some students may pursue a M.S. degree in Biomedical Sciences or initiate a Ph.D. studies program. This part of the program accounts for about 7% of the trainee years. Post-Doctoral Fellows-A clinically integrated basic research training experience for post-graduate Ph.D.s and M.D.s is being developed. The training centers around the research laboratory but will encourage trainees to involve themselves in clinical problem solving and teaching. We plan that these post-graduate trainees will not only learn highly sophisticated research techniques but will be role models of Ph.D.-M.D. cooperation for the other trainees in the program.