Summer Research Fellowship Program For Podiatric Medical Students

描述(由申请人提供)： 项目概述：罗莎琳德·富兰克林医学与科学大学(RFUMS)的威廉·M·肖尔博士儿科医学院(RFUMS)在其下肢动态研究中心(CLEAR)内制定了一项密集的计划。这项计划被称为足科医学生暑期研究奖学金计划，旨在提高足科学生对临床和生物医学研究的参与度。RFUMS将重点放在跨学科研究上，并提供了大学内多个研究中心的倡议。这家综合性研究所积极开展多项临床、基础和转化性研究。这提供了一个包容性的专业社区，学生可以在其中发展研究成功所需的技能和指导。这一计划不仅旨在向学生介绍常规课程无法提供的研究，并使足科医学生在项目结束时能够彻底接触到进行研究的基本原则。这项一年一度的8周倡议目前针对的是20名足科医学生在第一年学术培训结束时的目标。 公共卫生相关性：足部溃疡是与糖尿病相关的最常见的并发症之一，通常在导致下肢截肢的原因中发挥核心作用。足科医生在预防截肢的任何跨学科方法中都发挥着核心作用。由于足科学是一个相对年轻的学科，它的大多数机构还没有形成制度化的研究。对于对糖尿病领域生物医学和临床研究领域的职业感兴趣的足科医学生来说，满足对加强研究培训机会的日益增长的需求是一项全国性的挑战。传统上，足科医学生在研究职业中的代表性不足，但提供了大量可在临床和生物医学科学研究中招聘的人才。在糖尿病领域尤其如此。足科医学生接触生物医学和临床研究的机会往往受到机会和榜样接触不足的限制。

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.