Summer Environmental Health Sciences Training Program

这个建议描述了一个短期的，暑期的医学生培训计划，重点是暴露 学生的就业机会，在基础和临床研究有关的环境健康科学。 本申请涉及2个具体目标：目标1：提供基础和临床实践培训 环境健康科学为基础的研究，以医学生在一个结构化的辅导环境。 目标2：提供一个互动的教育体验，向医学生介绍基本的 基础，转化和临床环境健康科学为基础的研究所需的技能。的 培训计划将包括教学指导以及根据 一个由经验丰富的基础和临床研究科学家组成的团队， NIEHS资助的研究人员和合作教师。这些教师在以下方面取得了长期的成功： 指导医学生、研究生和博士后研究员。学生完成至少 一年的医学院将有资格申请这个为期10周的培训计划。学员将 根据他们的学术表现，推荐信和匹配他们的研究选择 兴趣和职业目标与合适的导师。我们已经成功地从 少数民族，农村和经济上处于不利地位的背景。学生们将参加一个 建立了为期10周的暑期教学计划：“从实验室到床边：临床研究介绍”， 其中包括生物伦理学，以及环境卫生科学的具体研讨会和期刊俱乐部， 基础和临床研究。学生将在课程结束时展示他们的研究海报。的 培训计划开始时将有六名受训人员，随着计划的成熟，将增加到十名受训人员。来 在过去的6年里，路易斯维尔大学增加了对健康科学研究的承诺， 基础设施，研究生教育和少数民族招聘，使这个短期培训计划， 医学院学生特别及时。. \

This proposal describes a short-term, summer training programfor medical students focused on exposing students to career opportunities in basic and clinical research related to environmental health sciences. This application addresses 2 Specific Aims: Aim 1: To provide hands-on training in basic and clinical Environmental Health Sciences-based researchto medical students in a structured mentored environment. Aim 2: To provide an interactive, educational experience that introduces medical students the fundamental skills necessary for basic, translational, and clinical Environmental Health Sciences-based research. The training program will include didactic instruction as well as a hands-on-research experience under the direction of a team of experienced basic and clinical researchscientists centered on a core of NIEHS-funded investigators and collaborating faculty. These faculty have long-standing success in mentoring medical and graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Students who have completed at least one year of medical school will be eligible to apply for this 10-weektraining program. Trainees will be selected based upon their academic performance, letters of recommendation, and matching their research interests and career goals with suitable mentors. We have been successful in recruiting students from minority, rural, and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The students will participate in an established 10-week didactic summer program: "From Bench to Bedside: Introduction to Clinical Research", which included bioethics, as well as Environmental Health Sciences-specific seminars and journal clubs in basic and clinical research. Students will present posters of their research at the end of the program. The training program will begin with six trainees and increase to,ten trainees as the program.matures. Over the past 6 years the University of Louisville has increased its commitment to health science research and infrastructure, graduate education, and minority recruitment, making this short-term training program for medical students particularly timely. . \