Neurology Research Education and Mentorship Program

对于内科科学家来说，越来越需要将基础知识的发展转化为 将神经科学转化为改善临床护理的方法。获得资金用于基础、临床和 然而，转译研究对临床医生来说变得越来越困难 调查人员。神经学实习生需要受保护的研究时间和出色的 在他们职业生涯的形成阶段进行指导，以便能够竞争 成功获得导师职业生涯(K奖)和其他奖助金。哥伦比亚大学 神经科一直强烈支持将研究纳入 住院医师培训经验。自1979年以来，该部门一直有一台T32用于临床 神经科学培训计划(T32 NS07155)，为PGY4提供资金 住院医生和一年级研究员学习研究方法和进行研究。 自2002年以来，我们一直有一个居民研究导师计划，将居民与 和教员导师一起做一个研究项目。这些举措一直是有限的， 然而，通过增加对居民的临床要求，排除了他们的 参与T32机制要求的两年全职承诺，以及 缺乏系统的方法来提供集中的、连续的 专门用于研究项目的研究时间。本提案描述了一种 计划将每年至少1名符合以下条件的常驻人员的研究经验正式化 被认为具有成为独立的基础、临床或 翻译神经科学研究员。重点将放在一个实用的、导师指导的 研究经验，课堂时间有限，以及参与此活动的住院医生 计划将处于最佳位置，以竞争指导职业奖项(K奖) 完成为期两年的培训，取得实习和团契的衔接经验。Dr。 埃尔金德，项目主任，拥有独立的NIH资金，以及经验 指导和审查助学金，以及该项目的教职员工都是经验丰富的 基础、临床或转化型研究人员。该计划将主要通过以下方式进行评估 学员成功地获得K08和K23奖项，以及学术生涯 出版物中的版面和生产力。

There is a growing need for physician-scientists to translate developments in basic neuroscience into improvement in clinical care. Obtaining funding for basic, clinical, and translational research, however, has become increasingly difficult for clinician investigators. Neurology trainees require protected research time and excellent mentoring during the formative stages of their careers to be able to compete successfully for mentored career (K awards) and other grants. The Columbia University Neurology Department has been a strong proponent of incorporating research into the training experience of residents. Since 1979, the department has had a T32 for a Clinical Neuroscience Training Program (T32 NS07155), which provided funding for PGY4 residents and first year fellows to learn research methodology and conduct research. Since 2002, we have had a Resident Research Mentorship Program that pairs residents with faculty mentors to work on a research project. These initiatives have been limited, however, by increasing clinical requirements for residents that preclude their participation in 2 year full time commitment required by the T32 mechanism, and by the absence of a systematic approach to providing a concentrated, contiguous block of dedicated research time to work on a research project. The present proposal describes a plan to formalize the resident research experience for at least 1 resident annually who is considered to have exceptional promise to become an independent basic, clinical, or translational neuroscience researcher. The focus will be on a practical, mentor-directed research experience, with limited classroom time, and residents who participate in this program will be optimally situated to compete for mentored career awards (K awards) at the completion of the 2 year training experience bridging residency and fellowship. Dr. Elkind, the Project Director, has independent NIH funding, as well as experience mentoring and reviewing grants, and the faculty of the program are all experienced basic, clinical, or translational researchers. The program will be evaluated primarily by the trainees' success in obtaining K08 and K23 awards, as well as by academic career placement and productivity in publications.