NIH Student Conference

描述（申请人提供）：国家医学博士/博士。学生会议于1986年由科罗拉多大学医学科学家培训计划的学生建立。会议的目的是提供一个论坛，汇集了来自全国各地的双学位学生来展示他们自己的研究，并听取在各种生物医学学科中进行杰出研究的特色科学家的意见。这是唯一一个专门为双学位课程学生举办的全国性会议。会议的基石是学生的研究报告。会议扩大到18名学生进行口头演讲。另外120名学生被选中在其中一个海报会议上展示他们的作品。会议邀请了五位杰出的演讲者作主题演讲。该会议一直吸引着包括诺贝尔奖获得者和美国国家科学院院士在内的杰出科学家发言。这些演讲者不仅展示了他们的创新研究，而且为学生参与者提供了榜样和指导。此外，还举行了一个小组讨论，重点是双学位学生的住院医师和职业选择。这为学生提供了广泛的培训机会和医学博士/博士的职业道路。毕业后，择业往往是学生决定未来方向的重要形成步骤。会议以多学科形式组织。这对所有学生产生了广泛的吸引力，并为每个注册的学生提供了一个展示他或她的研究的机会，无论研究领域如何。它还允许根据其工作的时效性和影响选择专题发言者，而不受特定主题的限制。最后，多学科的形式促进了医师-科学家和转化“从实验室到床边”研究的整合和合作目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The National M.D./Ph.D. Student Conference was established in 1986 by the students of the University of Colorado Medical Scientist Training Program. The objective of the conference is to provide a forum that brings together dual degree students from across the nation to present their own research and to hear from featured scientists performing exceptional research in a variety of biomedical disciplines. It is the only national meeting held specifically for students in dual degree programs. The cornerstone of the conference is the presentation of student research. The meeting has been expanded such that 18 students are competitively chosen to give oral presentations. An additional 120 students are selected to present their work during one of the poster sessions. Five distinguished speakers are invited to give the keynote lectures of the conference. The conference has consistently attracted exceptional scientists including Nobel Laureates and members of the National Academy of Sciences to speak. These speakers not only present their innovative research, but also serve as role models and provide guidance for the student participants. Additionally, a panel discussion is held which focuses on residency and career options for dual degree students. This exposes students to the wide range of training opportunities and career paths which exist for M.D./Ph.D. graduates, and is often an important formative step for students' decisions regarding their future directions. The conference is organized in a multi-disciplinary format. This produces a broad appeal to all students and provides every student who registers an opportunity to present his or her research regardless of the field of study. It also allows the selection of featured speakers based on the timeliness and impact of their work without limitations imposed by a specific theme. Finally, the multi- disciplinary format promotes the integrative and collaborative goal of the physician-scientist and translational "bench-to-bedside" research. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The relevance of this meeting grant to the US public health is direct and with a long-term impact. This is the only national meeting that brings together MD/PhD students, which is precisely the group that will become the future leaders in academic medicine. These are the physician-scientists who will be making the discoveries leading to the cure of disease, improved prevention protocols, novel therapies, and creative biomedical engineering solutions. As such, the impact of this meeting to the current and future public health of the US is of immense significance.