Summer Research Fellowship Program For Podiatric Medical Students

描述（由申请人提供）： 项目简介：威廉博士。罗莎琳德富兰克林医学和科学大学（RFUMS）的Scholl足病医学学院在其低血压门诊研究中心（CLEAR）内开发了一个密集的项目。被称为夏季研究费洛兹为足科医学专家，这一举措解决了增加足科学生参与临床和生物医学研究的目标。RFUMS非常重视跨学科研究，并在大学内提供了多个研究中心的倡议。这一综合性研究所活跃于许多临床、基础和转化研究。这提供了一个包容性的专业社区，学生可以发展研究成功所需的技能和指导。这一举措不仅向学生介绍了研究，否则将无法通过他们的常规课程的研究，并使足病医学生，在程序结束时，有彻底接触的基础上进行研究的原则。这项为期8周的年度计划目前针对的是20名第一年学术培训结束时的足病医学生。 公共卫生相关性：足部溃疡是糖尿病最常见的并发症之一，在导致下肢截肢的原因中起着重要作用。足科医生在预防截肢的任何跨学科方法中发挥着核心作用。由于它是一个相对年轻的学科，足病学还没有在其大多数机构开展制度化的研究。有一个国家的挑战，以满足增强研究培训机会的足病医学生感兴趣的职业生涯在糖尿病领域的生物医学和临床研究的日益增长的需求。传统上，足病医学专业的学生在研究职业中的代表性不足，但提供了大量的可用人才，可以在临床和生物医学科学研究中招募。在糖尿病领域尤其如此。足病医学生的生物医学和临床研究的机会往往受到限制，接触机会和榜样不足。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary: The Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS) has developed an intense program within its Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR). Known as the SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWS PROGRAM FOR PODIATRIC MEDICAL STUDENTS, this initiative addresses the goal of increasing podiatric student participation in clinical and biomedical research. RFUMS has placed a major emphasis on interdisciplinary research and has provided the initiative of multiple research centers within the University. This comprehensive institute is active in a number of clinical, basic and translational studies. This provides an inclusive professional community where students can develop the skills and mentorship required for research success. This initiative extends to not only introduce students to research that would not otherwise be available through their regular course of study and enable podiatric medical students, at the end of the program, to have thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of research. This annual 8 week initiative currently targets twenty podiatric medical students at the end of their first year of academic training. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Foot ulceration is one of the most common complications associated with diabetes and often plays a central role in the causal pathway to lower extremity amputation. Podiatric physicians play a central role in any interdisciplinary approach toward amputation prevention. As it is a relatively young discipline, podiatry has not developed institutionalized research in most of its institutions. There is a national challenge to meet the increasing need for enhanced research training opportunities for podiatric medical students interested in careers in biomedical and clinical research in the field of diabetes. Podiatric medical students are traditionally under-represented in research careers but provide a large pool of available talent that can be recruited in both clinical and biomedical science research. This is especially true in the field of diabetes. Podiatric medical students' access to biomedical and clinical research is often restricted by inadequate exposure to opportunities and role models.