Postdoctoral Research Training in Surgical Oncology

描述(由申请者提供)：该计划的总体目标是培训外科肿瘤学专业的临床医生，以发展基础科学和翻译研究方面的技能和专业知识。罗斯威尔公园癌症研究所(RPCI)的外科学科已经批准了普通外科肿瘤学、泌尿外科肿瘤学和妇科肿瘤学的临床培训计划，并培训了一些目前处于学术岗位的研究员。拟议的实验室研究计划将加强这些努力，并为这些研究员提供必要的培训，以发展他们在外科肿瘤学学术发展中的核心研究专长技能。在完成临床轮换后，学员将进入5个科学研究领域之一的为期两年的全日制实验室癌症研究：1)分子和细胞生物学，2)免疫学，3)遗传学，4)药理学和实验治疗学，或5)癌症预防和流行病学。在为期两年的受保护时间内，实习生将在这些领域中选定的教师的指导下工作。根据培训年轻调查人员的丰富经验，挑选了来自不同学科的教官。一个管理委员会将监督受训者的进展以及导师的活动和整个计划的方向，包括对少数族裔招聘的评估。学员还将参加肿瘤学的多学科课程，其中包括基础科学以及内科、外科和放射肿瘤学领域的讲座。此外，受训人员将接受生物统计学和研究伦理原则方面的正式教育。我们的目标是提供培训和专业知识，以发展强大的基础和翻译科学研究技能，使受训人员能够在这些各自的外科肿瘤学专业担任富有成效的学术职位。因此，行政团队、教员和RPCI研究环境都为这些受训人员提供了进一步互动、教育、培训和合作研究活动的杰出论坛。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of the program is to train clinicians from surgical oncology specialties to develop skills and expertise in basic science and translational research. The surgery disciplines at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have approved clinical training programs in general surgical oncology, urologic oncology and gynecologic oncology and have trained a number of fellows that are currently in academic positions. The proposed laboratory research program will enhance these efforts and provide the training necessary for these fellows to develop their research expertise skills central to academic development in surgical oncology. After completion of their clinical rotations, trainees will enter into two years of full-time laboratory cancer research in one of 5 areas of scientific study: 1) molecular & cellular biology, 2) immunology 3) genetics, 4) pharmacology & experimental therapeutics, or 5) cancer prevention & epidemiology. During two-years of protected time, trainees will work under the mentorship of selected faculty from one of these areas. Preceptors from a variety of disciplines have been selected based on extensive experience in training young investigators. An administrative committee will monitor the trainee's progress as well as the preceptor's activities and the overall program direction including assessment of minority recruitment. Trainees will also attend a multidisciplinary course in Oncology that involves lectures in basic science as well as in areas of medical, surgical and radiation oncology. In addition, trainees will be formally educated in biostatistics and the ethical principles of research. It is our goal to provide training and expertise toward the development of strong basic and translational scientific research skills that will enable trainees to assume productive academic positions in these respective surgical oncology specialties. Thus, the administrative team, the preceptors and the RPCI research environment all provide an outstanding forum for further interaction, education, and training and collaborative research activities for these trainees.