Pre-Faculty Research Training in Pediatric Endocrinology

描述(由申请人提供)：这项T32更新建议的主要目标是继续明尼苏达大学(UM)儿科内分泌学项目的传统，通过提供基础、翻译或以患者为中心的科学方面的强化培训，引导儿科内分泌学研究员进入学术生涯。我们的次要目标是提供一个环境，促进妇女成功地进入学术事业。该计划在实现目标方面取得了极大的成功。从2004年开始到2013年夏天，我们将有7名研究员从3年期培训计划中毕业，他们都是女性，其中6人已经进入大学教职。其中一人是副教授，另外两人预计将在未来几年内达到这个级别。一个是我们现在的三年级研究员，她将在今年夏天完成培训后加入我们的教职员工队伍。我们目前的一年级和二年级研究员，都是对学术职业感兴趣的女性，将继续参加该项目，并已挑选出2013和2014年的杰出新研究员。研究员是根据表现出的进行研究性培训的愿望来挑选的。他们可能会走临床/翻译或基础科学的道路，选择前者的人会获得临床研究硕士学位，为他们的学术生涯做好正式和严格的准备。我们与即将到来的研究员密切合作，为他们的研究兴趣提供可用的机会，并提供经验丰富的导师，他们可以支持他们的培训，并为他们的学术生涯下一阶段的发展提供指导。资深教师导师的核心团队是久负盛名的研究人员，他们之所以被选中，是因为他们有能力传授负责任、严谨和强大的科学文化，这是密歇根大学的传统。有无数和各种各样的研究机会可用。该计划在糖尿病、肥胖症和新陈代谢等关键公共卫生领域拥有特别的研究实力。儿科内分泌科的成员与儿科内分泌科的其他科室、密歇根大学的其他科室以及包括梅奥诊所和国际糖尿病中心在内的其他机构有着深厚的科学合作传统。这为研究员们提供了一个丰富的科学合作环境。该计划培训内科科学家所需的各种技能，以便通过完成奖学金，在其研究领域的基本基础上打好基础，以便他们准备进入初级教员的学术研究职位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary objective of this T32 renewal proposal is to continue the University of Minnesota (UM) Pediatric Endocrinology Program's tradition of guiding pediatric endocrinology fellows into academic careers, by providing intensive training in basic, translational or patient-oriented science. Our secondary objective is to provide an environment that will facilitate the successful advancement of women into academic careers. The program has been highly successful in achieving its goals. From its inception in 2004 through the summer of 2013, we will have graduated 7 fellows from the 3 year training program, all of whom are women and 6 of whom have gone on to University faculty appointments. One is an Associate Professor and two others are expected to achieve this rank within the next couple years. One is our current 3rd year fellow, who will be joining our faculty after she finishes training this summer. Our current 1st and 2nd year fellows, both women interested in academic careers, will continue in the program, and exceptional new fellows have been chosen for 2013 and 2014. Fellows are selected based on a demonstrated desire to pursue research training. They may follow either a clinical/translational or a basic science path, and those who choose the former obtain a Masters in Clinical Research degree to formally and rigorously prepare them for a scholarly career. We work closely with incoming fellows to join their research interests with available opportunities and experienced mentors who can support their training and provide guidance for advancement to the next phase of their academic careers. The core group of senior faculty mentors are well established investigators, selected for their ability to impart a culture of responsible, rigorous, and robust science, as is the tradition of the UM. Numerous and varied research opportunities are available. The program has particular research strengths in the critical public health domains of diabetes, obesity, and metabolism. Members of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology enjoy a strong tradition of scientific collaboration with other division within the Department of Pediatrics, other departments within the UM, and other institutions including the Mayo Clinic and the International Diabetes Center. This provides fellows with a rich environment for scientific collaboration. The program trains physician scientists in the spectrum of skills necessary to be well-grounded in the fundamental underpinnings of their research area by the completion of fellowship so they are ready to enter a junior faculty academic research position.