Neurology Research Education and Mentorship Program

越来越需要医生-科学家将基础科学的发展转化为 神经科学在临床护理中的应用获得基础、临床和 然而，转化研究对于临床医生来说已经变得越来越困难 investigators.神经病学实习生需要保护的研究时间和优秀的 在他们职业生涯的形成阶段提供指导，以便能够参与竞争 成功获得指导职业（K奖）和其他赠款。哥伦比亚大学 神经科一直是将研究纳入 住院医师培训经验。自1979年以来，该部门一直有一个T32的临床 神经科学培训计划（T32 NS 07155），为PGY 4提供资金 住院医师和一年级研究员学习研究方法和进行研究。 自2002年以来，我们有一个居民研究导师计划， 和导师一起做一个研究项目这些举措是有限的， 然而，通过增加对居民的临床要求， 参加T32机制要求的2年全职承诺， 缺乏系统的办法来提供集中毗连区块， 专门的研究时间来从事研究项目。本提案描述了一个 计划每年至少为1名居民正式确定居民研究经验， 被认为具有成为独立的基础，临床或 转化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，有限的课堂时间，和居民谁参加这一 该计划将处于最佳位置，以竞争辅导职业奖（K奖）， 完成为期2年的培训经验，将住院医师和奖学金联系起来。博士 项目主任Elkind拥有独立的NIH资金， 指导和审查赠款，以及该计划的教师都是经验丰富的 基础、临床或转化研究人员。该计划将主要由以下方面进行评估： 学员获得K 08和K23奖项的成功率，以及学术生涯 出版物的位置和生产力。

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.