Trans-NDDK Short-term Training for Medical Students

描述（由申请人提供）： 拟议的跨NIDDK医学生短期培训计划的目标是让医学生获得与糖尿病、肥胖、内分泌失调、代谢疾病、营养失调、消化系统疾病、肝脏疾病、肾脏疾病、泌尿系统疾病和血液系统疾病相关的研究的职业机会。该项目利用生物和生物医学科学部的机构资源，超过一半的教师导师团队在临床（医学、儿科、外科、病理学、放射学）和基础科学（药理学和分子生物学、细胞生物学和生理学、分子微生物学、生物化学和生物物理学）部门联合任命。华盛顿大学提供资源丰富的环境，由三个 NIDDK 资助的中心、一个消化疾病研究核心中心（由 PI 指导）、一个临床营养研究单位以及一个糖尿病研究和培训中心组成。肝脏、营养和消化疾病、代谢疾病、肾脏和血液疾病领域的学术专科培训项目均得到 NIH 资助的培训拨款的支持。 将鼓励参加该计划的医学生通过进入 MA-MD 和/或医学科学家培训计划来接受基础或临床研究的进一步培训。完成医学博士学位课程并具有丰富研究经验的学生可以申请医师科学家培训计划，以加快临床和博士后培训。 NIDDK 赞助的试点/可行性奖由华盛顿大学 DDRCC、CNRU 和 DRTC 颁发，以支持初级研究人员开发独立研究项目。因此，华盛顿大学致力于培养从事生物医学研究的医师科学家和临床研究人员，以继续履行 NIDDK 的使命。 NIDDK 短期培训计划是招募医学生进入“管道”的关键切入点，以培养未来致力于研究 NIDDK 支持的研究领域的医师科学家和临床研究人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed trans-NIDDK Short-Term Training Program for Medical Students is to expose medical students to career opportunities in research related to diabetes, obesity, endocrine disorders, metabolic diseases, nutritional disorders, digestive diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases, urologic diseases, and hematologic disorders. This program draws upon institutional resources within the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences with over half of the faculty mentor group having joint appointments in clinical (Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Pathology, Radiology) and basic science (Pharmacology and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology, Molecular Microbiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics) departments. Washington University offers a resource-rich environment emanating from three NIDDK funded Centers, a Digestive Diseases Research Core Center (directed by the PI), a Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, and a Diabetes Research and Training Center. Academic subspecialty training programs in the areas of liver, nutrition and digestive diseases, metabolic diseases, renal and hematologic disorders are all supported by NIH sponsored training grants. Medical students participating in this program will be encouraged to pursue further training in basic or clinical research by entering the MA-MD and/or the Medical Scientist Training Program. Students who have completed the MD-PhD program of a MD degree with a strong research experience, may apply for the Physician Scientist Training Program in order to expedite their clinical and postdoctoral training. NIDDK sponsored pilot/feasibility awards are distributed by the Washington University DDRCC, CNRU and DRTC to support junior investigators as they develop their independent research programs. Thus, Washington University is committed to the development of physician scientists and clinical investigators engaged in biomedical research in those areas necessary to continue the mission of the NIDDK. The NIDDK Short Term Training Program serves as a critical entry point for recruiting medical students into the "pipeline" for developing future physician scientists and clinical investigators committed to studying research areas supported by the NIDDK.