Training Students in Biomedical Research in Hematology

描述(由申请人提供) 这项研究的目的是通过匹兹堡大学血液学方面的有指导的生物医学研究项目为医学生提供培训机会。鉴于血液学方面令人兴奋的分子发现，以及医学研究所发现缺乏具有足够多学科培训的内科科学家来进行重要的翻译研究，该项目的最终目标是让学生对学术血液学的职业感兴趣。来自匹兹堡大学血液学、肿瘤学、分子生物学、分子遗传学和生物化学、药理学、凝血、血栓形成、输血医学、外科和放射肿瘤学以及流行病学的20名学术核心教员可为该项目提供广泛的基础和临床研究课题、研究人群和生物医学技术，其具体目标是： (1)8-10周的指导生物医学研究项目，无论是长凳还是临床，在这个项目中，知名的学术血液学家在培训的早期与医学生密切合作，向他们介绍生物医学研究的相关性和激动人心的东西。 (2)研究基础的教学培训计划，包括用于批判性文献回顾、分析思维和对血液学基本原理的理解的工具，为设计和实施合理的血液学相关生物医学研究项目提供框架。 (3)指导和指导学生在研究概念和合作研究方面的培训，包括概念开发、研究设计、数据收集和分析、手稿准备和摘要演示，为进行生物医学研究和了解学术血液学的职业生涯提供工具

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The purpose of this study is to provide opportunities for medical student training through mentored biomedical research projects in hematology at the University of Pittsburgh. Given the exciting molecular discoveries in hematology and the Institute of Medicine identified shortage of physician scientists with sufficient multi-disciplinary training to carry out important translational research, the ultimate goal of this project is to interest students in careers in academic hematology. A total of 20 academic core faculty members from the broad disciplines of hematology, oncology, molecular biology, molecular genetics and biochemistry, pharmacology, coagulation, thrombosis, transfusion medicine, surgical and radiation oncology, and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh are available to provide a broad array of basic and clinical research topics, study populations, and biomedical techniques for this project, the specific objectives of which are: (1) An 8-10 week mentored biomedical research project, either bench or clinical, in which established academic hematologists work closely with medical students early in their training to introduce them to the relevance and excitement of biomedical research. (2) A didactic training program in research fundamentals, including tools for critical literature review, analytic thinking, and an understanding of basic hematologic principles, to provide a framework for designinig and conducting sound, relevant biomedical research projects in hematology. (3) Guided and mentored training of students in research concepts and collaborative research, including concept development, study design, data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation, and abstract presentation, to provide tools for performing biomedical research and learning about careers in academic hematology