NIH Student Conference

描述(由申请人提供)：全国医学博士/博士学生会议成立于1986年，由科罗拉多大学医学科学家培训计划的学生创建。会议的目的是提供一个论坛，将来自全国各地的双学位学生聚集在一起，展示他们自己的研究，并听取在各种生物医学学科中进行杰出研究的著名科学家的意见。这是唯一一次专门为双学位学生举办的全国性会议。会议的基石是展示学生的研究成果。12名学生被竞争性地挑选出来做口头报告。另有60名学生被选中在其中一次张贴海报的过程中展示他们的作品。大会邀请了五位杰出的演讲者作主旨演讲。会议一直吸引着包括诺贝尔奖获得者和美国国家科学院院士在内的杰出科学家发言。这些演讲者不仅展示了他们的创新研究，还为学生参与者提供了榜样和指导。此外，还举行了一次小组讨论，重点是双学位学生的住校和职业选择。这使学生接触到医学博士/博士毕业生存在的广泛的培训机会和职业道路，通常是学生决定未来方向的重要一步。这次会议是以多学科形式组织的。这对所有学生产生了广泛的吸引力，并为每一位注册的学生提供了展示他或她的研究成果的机会，而不考虑学习领域。它还允许根据其工作的及时性和影响力来选择专题演讲者，而不受特定主题的限制。最后，多学科模式促进了医生-科学家和翻译性“床到床”研究的综合和协作目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The National MD/Ph.D. Student Conference was established in 1986 by the students of the University of Colorado Medical Scientist Training Program. The objective of the conference is to provide a forum which brings together dual degree students from across the nation to present their own research and to hear from featured scientists performing exceptional research in a variety of biomedical disciplines. It is the only national meeting held specifically for students in dual degree programs. The cornerstone of the conference is the presentation of student research. Twelve students are competitively chosen to give oral presentations. An additional sixty students are selected to present their work during one of the poster sessions. Five distinguished speakers are invited to give the keynote lectures of the conference. The conference has consistently attracted exceptional scientists including Nobel Laureates and members of the National Academy of Sciences to speak. These speakers not only present their innovative research, but also serve as role models and provide guidance for the student participants. Additionally, a panel discussion is held which focuses on residency and career options for dual degree students. This exposes students to the wide range of training opportunities and career paths which exist for MD/Ph.D. graduates, and is often an important formative step for students' decisions regarding their future directions. The conference is organized in a multi-disciplinary format. This produces a broad appeal to all students and provides every student who registers an opportunity to present his or her research regardless of the field of study. It also allows the selection of featured speakers based on the timeliness and impact of their work without limitations imposed by a specific theme. Finally, the multi-disciplinary format promotes the integrative and collaborative goal of the physician-scientist and translational "bench-to-bedside" research.