MSM Interdisciplinary Sleep/Clinical Cardiovascular Research Training Program

描述(由申请者提供)：该培训计划的总体目标是吸引和培训MSM有才华的少数族裔博士前学生，并为他们在临床和翻译研究(CTR)寻求独立研究职业机会做好准备，从而增加与临床心血管疾病和睡眠障碍相关的高技能研究人员的数量。以下目标将推动该计划的总体目标：目标1：开发一个多学科临床心血管和睡眠障碍研究培训计划，该计划将在ACTSI及其合作机构(MSM、Emory和佐治亚理工学院)招募URM候选人。我们将面向对心血管和睡眠障碍研究感兴趣的博士研究生注册MSM MSCR计划的博士/MSCR轨道，并以对心血管和睡眠障碍研究感兴趣的医学生为目标注册MSM MSCR计划的MD/MSCR轨道。目的2：改善少数民族T32受训者在心血管和睡眠障碍方面的临床和翻译研究培训环境。我们将促进T32学员、教职员工和导师之间的跨学科对话和科学交流。我们将利用MSM研究生医学教育项目的多样性和优势、心血管和神经科学研究所的卓越基础科学研究、出色的临床研究资源以及亚特兰大临床和转化科学研究所(ACTSI)的指导来实现上述目标。相关性(见说明)：该培训计划通过开发和实施创新战略和合作，在现有计划(如ACTSI)的优势基础上，满足培养可持续发展的少数族裔科学家作为21世纪主要研究人员的迫切需要。(摘要结束)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this training program is to attract and train talented under-represented minority pre- doctoral students to MSM and prepare them to pursue independent research career opportunities in Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) thereby augmenting the number of highly skilled investigators pursuing CTR related to clinical cardiovascular disease and sleep disorders. The following aims will drive the overall goal of this program: Aim 1: Develop a multidisciplinary clinical cardiovascular and sleep-disorders research training program that will recruit URM candidates across the ACTSI and its partner institutions (MSM, Emory, and Georgia Tech). We will target PhD graduate students interested in cardiovascular and sleep disorders research for enrollment in the PhD/MSCR track in the MSM MSCR program, and target medical students interested in cardiovascular and sleep disorders research for enrollment in the MD/MSCR track in the MSM MSCR program. Aim 2: Enhance the clinical and translational research training environment in cardiovascular and sleep disorders for minority T32 trainees. We will promote interdisciplinary discourse and scientific exchange among T32 trainees, faculty and mentors. We will harnesses the diversity and strength of MSM graduate medical education programs, the basic science research excellence of the Cardiovascular and Neuroscience institutes, the outstanding clinical research resources and mentorship of the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) to address the above aims. RELEVANCE (See instructions): This training program addresses the critical need for development of a sustainable pool of minority scientists as leading investigators for the 21st century, by developing and implementing innovative strategies and collaborations that build upon the strengths of existing programs such as the ACTSI. (End of Abstract)