Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences Summer Research

描述(由申请人提供)： 该项目将继续为少数民族本科生、研究生和卫生专业学生提供短期培训。重点是与心血管系统相关的研究培训，重点是参与转化性研究的研究人员团队，利用维克森林大学医学院(WFUSM)正在进行的广泛的多学科心血管研究。来自高血压和血管研究中心、生理和药理学系、分子遗传学计划、分子医学计划、分子和细胞病理学、神经科学计划、内科和外科的教员参加了该计划；许多人参加了该计划10-15年。为了与项目主任希望在新任命的或年轻的调查人员中发展指导技能的愿望保持一致，为更新而招聘了新的教员。受训者将是希望与一名或多名导师一起进行研究项目的少数族裔学生。总体目标仍然是：1)通过亲身参与研究项目向学生介绍生物医学研究；2)通过发表期刊俱乐部论文向学生介绍批判性科学评估；3)通过以海报形式介绍研究项目提供科学写作和演讲的经验；4)接触研究人员，包括基础科学和临床；以及5)通过展示与临床相关的研究的兴奋和挑战的经验，培养在医学和行为科学领域追求职业生涯的长期承诺。三个新目标包括：6)侧重于临床和转化性研究，重点是研究团队；7)通过与来自巴西的交换生的互动，提高对生物医学科学中与健康差距和生物医学研究和研究生教育中有限多样性有关的全球问题的认识；8)建立一份电子通讯，以强调先前参与者的成功，并帮助保持联系。该计划每年由学员在离开之前进行评估，并由所有以前的参与者通过调查每两年进行一次。大约35%的前学员进入研究生院(一半攻读博士学位，一半攻读硕士学位)，25%进入专业学校(46%的人希望将研究作为其职业生涯的一部分)，15%的人进入技术或BAC后研究项目；因此，目前未在读本科的人中，75%的人在研究生、医学或技术职位，16%的人选择在WFUSM继续学习或工作。尽管如此，绝大多数学生都认为这段经历对职业选择有积极影响。该项目将继续为少数民族本科生、研究生和卫生专业学生提供短期培训。重点是与心血管系统相关的研究培训，重点是参与转化性研究的研究人员团队，利用维克森林大学医学院(WFUSM)正在进行的广泛的多学科心血管研究。(摘要结束)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This program will continue to provide short-term training for minority undergraduate, graduate and health professional students. The focus is on research training related to the cardiovascular system with an emphasis on teams of investigators involved in translational research, taking advantage of the broad, multidisciplinary cardiovascular research ongoing at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM). Faculty from the Hypertension & Vascular Research Center, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Molecular Genetics Program, Molecular Medicine Program, Molecular & Cellular Pathology, Neuroscience Program, Divisions of Medicine and Surgery participate; many have participated in the program for 10-15 years. New faculty were recruited for the renewal in keeping with the program directors desire to develop mentoring skills in newly appointed or young investigators. The trainees will be minority students wishing to pursue a research project with one or more of the mentors. The overall objectives remain to 1) introduce students to biomedical research via hands-on participation in a research project; 2) introduce students to critical scientific evaluation by presenting a journal club paper; 3) provide experience in scientific writing and speaking via presentation of the research project as a poster; 4) provide exposure to research faculty, both basic science and clinical; and 5) foster a long-term commitment to pursue a career in the medical and behavioral sciences through an experience that exemplifies the excitement and challenges of clinically relevant investigation. Three new objectives include: 6) providing a focus on clinical and translational research with an emphasis on research teams; 7) promoting awareness of global issues in biomedical sciences relating to health disparities and limited diversity in biomedical research and graduate education through interactions with exchange students from Brazil; and 8) establishing an email newsletter to emphasize success of prior participants and help maintain contacts. The program is evaluated annually by trainees prior to their departure as well as biennially by all previous participants by survey. Approximately 35% of former participants attend graduate school (half in PhD and half in Master's programs), 25% enter a professional school (46% of these wish to include research as part of their career) and 15% enter technical or post-bac research programs; thus, 75% of those not currently still attending undergraduate school are in graduate, medical, or technical positions and 16% chose to continue study or work at WFUSM. Moroever, students overwhelmingly regard the experience as a positive influence on career choices. This program will continue to provide short-term training for minority undergraduate, graduate and health professional students. The focus is on research training related to the cardiovascular system with an emphasis on teams of investigators involved in translational research, taking advantage of the broad, multidisciplinary cardiovascular research ongoing at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM). (End of Abstract)