CWRU Short-Term Heart Lung and Blood Research Opportunities Program

该研究教育计划为代表性不足或处于不利地位的本科生和医学院学生提供短期支持，为他们提供心血管，肺，血液学或睡眠研究方面的职业机会。研究活动将使学员接触到生物医学研究职业的兴奋，挑战和回报，这是他们正常学习过程中无法获得的。该案例短期HLB计划将提供指导研究培训与优秀的研究人员在这四个领域，每年12名本科生和8名医学生。该培训计划的总体目标是增加在医学和科学领域从事学术事业的学生的多样性，特别是在心血管，肺，血液学和睡眠研究方面。这一目标将通过以下方式实现：1）帮助学员培养研究技能，对科学专业的认同和对研究环境的信心，通过结构良好，指导性的短期经验，为临床和实验室环境中的生物医学研究奠定基础，2）通过客座讲座，学生演讲和社会活动，提供接触其他领域和研究领导者的机会。来自全国各地的本科生将在竞争性审查后，每年从100多个或更多的在线申请中选出，并在研究人员中进行为期2-3个月的全职夏季研究实习生。主要来自该机构的医学生将根据研究提案的质量，顾问作为研究导师和榜样的实力以及积极研究经验的潜力进行选择，并在夏季连续花费2-3个月的时间。这两组受训人员将参加共同的每周会议，并进行互动，以建立一个同龄人社区。我们的教师领导优秀的课程，包括心血管，肺，血液学和睡眠研究的基础，转化，临床，以人口为基础的研究项目，每个人都有出色的培训记录和与学生合作的浓厚兴趣。我们的评估系统使我们能够不断改进我们的培训计划，我们的数据库和跟踪计划突出了受训人员的成就和职业成果。 公共卫生相关性：CWRU短期心肺和血液研究机会计划将为研究教育中代表性不足的少数民族和弱势本科生和医学生提供关键支持，以使学生接触心血管，肺，血液学和睡眠研究的生物医学挑战。这种经验，再加上额外的活动将加强他们作为研究人员的信心，提高他们对随后的研究生和医学课程的竞争力，并鼓励学生继续学术研究。(End摘要）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This research education program offers short-term support to underrepresented or disadvantaged undergraduate and medical school students to provide them with career opportunities in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic or sleep research. The research activity will expose trainees to the excitement, challenges and rewards of a career in biomedical research that are not otherwise available in their regular course of study. The Case short term HLB program will provide mentored research training with outstanding investigators in these four areas to 12 undergraduates and 8 medical students each year. The overall goal of this training program is to increase diversity among students who pursue academic careers in medicine and science, particularly in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic and sleep research. This goal will be pursued by 1) helping trainees develop research skills, identity with the scientific profession and confidence in a research environment through well structured, mentored short term experiences that lay the foundation for biomedical research in clinical and bench settings, 2) providing exposure to other areas and leaders in research with guest lectures, student presentations and social activities. Undergraduates from around the nation will be selected from more than 100 or more online applications each year after competitive review, and matched in researchers for 2-3 months on a full time basis as summer research trainees. Medical students largely from this institution will be selected on the basis of the quality of the research proposal, the strength of the advisor as a research mentor and role model and the potential for a positive research experience and spend 2-3 consecutive full time months during the summer. Both groups of trainees will attend common weekly sessions and interact to build a community of peers. Our faculty lead outstanding programs that encompass basic, translational, clinical, population-based research programs in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic and sleep research, and each has an outstanding training record and strong interest in working with students. Our evaluation system allows us to continuously improve our training program, and our database and tracking plan highlights the achievements and career outcomes of our trainees. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The CWRU Short-Term Heart Lung and Blood Research Opportunities program will provide key support for underrepresented minority and disadvantaged undergraduate and medical students in research education in order to expose students to biomedical challenges in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic and sleep research. This experience, coupled with additional activities will strengthen their confidence as researchers, bolster their competiveness for subsequent graduate and medical programs, and encourage students to continue academic research. (End of Abstract)