Research Training in Otolaryngology

描述(由申请人提供)：我们建议在北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校为医学生和住院医生提供与耳鼻咽喉头颈外科相关的基础科学方面的研究培训计划。培训教员包括北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校耳鼻喉科头颈外科的9名成员和其他系的3名教员。其中七名教员研究听觉神经生物学和知觉；两名教员从事肿瘤学研究。其他培训人员从事遗传学、神经营养素和神经递质受体方面的工作。对培训计划的监督由一个咨询委员会提供，该委员会由系主任和三名外部教员组成。培训计划由两条赛道组成。第一个课程面向对耳鼻咽喉头颈外科感兴趣的医学生，提供短期(夏季)或一年的研究机会，在系内任何一个实验室。第二个课程是为耳鼻喉科项目的住院医生开设的。每班一名住院医生将在该部门的研究实验室接受连续两年的研究培训，为从事学术耳鼻喉科医生和研究人员的职业生涯做准备。所有级别的培训计划都是为了在耳鼻喉科受训者和基础科学家之间提供交叉受精。培训的教学要素，包括课程作业、研究道德培训和资质，旨在确保培养出杰出的研究人员。长期目标是培养耳鼻咽喉头颈外科领域具有卓越研究资质的学术临床医生。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to initiate a program of research training for medical students and residents in the basic sciences related to Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The training faculty includes nine members of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and 3 faculty from other departments. Seven of these faculty study auditory neurobiology and perception; two faculty work in oncological sciences. Other training faculty work on genetics, neurotrophins, and neurotransmitter receptors. Oversight of the training program is provided by an advisory committee consisting of the Department Chair, and three external faculty members. The training program consists of two tracks. The first track is for medical students interested in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery and offers either a short-term (summer) or a 1-year research opportunity in any of the laboratories in the Department. The second track is for residents in the Otolaryngology program. One resident in each incoming class will receive 2 contiguous years of research training in the Department's research laboratories, in preparation for careers as academic Otolaryngologists and researchers. All levels of the training program are designed to provide cross-fertilization between trainees in Otolaryngology and basic scientists. Didactic elements of the training, including coursework, training in research ethics, and grantsmanship, are designed to ensure the production of outstanding researchers. The long-term goal is to produce academic clinicians in the field of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery with exceptional research credentials.