Neurology Research Education and Mentorship Program

 描述（由申请人提供）：越来越需要医生-科学家将基础神经科学的发展转化为临床护理的改善。然而，获得基础、临床和转化研究的资金变得越来越困难 临床研究者。神经病学学员需要在其职业生涯的形成阶段保护研究时间和优秀的指导，以便能够成功地竞争指导职业（K奖）和其他赠款。哥伦比亚大学神经病学系一直是将研究纳入住院医师培训经验的强烈支持者。从1979年开始，该部门有一个T32临床神经科学培训计划（T32 NS 07155），为PGY 4居民和第一年的研究员学习研究方法和进行研究提供资金。自2002年以来，我们有一个居民研究导师计划，将居民与教师导师配对进行研究项目，自2011年以来，所有毕业居民都需要一个学术项目。从2010年3月开始，我们有了这个R25研究导师计划。三名神经病学居民（每年一名）被选中参加，其中一名（唯一完成奖学金阶段）已经获得了K 08奖，一名赢得了2014年AAN创始人奖，一名在哥伦比亚的年度居民研究日上提出了一个研究项目。我们的第四名实习生是一名神经外科医生，她将于2014年7月开始她的项目。本提案描述了一项计划，即每年至少有1名住院医师（神经病学、神经外科或其他对神经科学感兴趣的住院医师）继续这种正式的住院医师研究经验，这些住院医师被认为具有成为独立的基础、临床或转化神经科学研究人员的特殊前景。重点将是一个实用的，导师指导的研究经验，有限的课堂时间，和居民谁参加这个计划将处于最佳位置，以竞争指导职业奖（K奖）在2年的培训经验桥接居住和奖学金完成。Elkind博士，项目主任，哥伦比亚的神经病学和流行病学终身教授，拥有独立的NIH资金，以及经验指导和审查赠款，该计划的教师都是经验丰富的基础，临床或翻译研究人员。该计划将主要通过学员获得K 08和K23奖项的成功，以及学术职业安置和出版物的生产力进行评估。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): 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. Beginning in 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, and since 2011 a scholarly project has been required for all graduating residents. Beginning in March 2010, we have had this R25 research mentorship program. Three neurology residents (one annually) have been selected to participate, of which one (the only to complete the fellowship phase) has already received a K08 award, one has won the AAN Founders Award for 2014, and one has presented a research project at the annual resident research day at Columbia. Our fourth trainee, a neurosurgeon, will begin her project in July 2014. The present proposal describes a plan to continue this formalized resident research experience for at least 1 resident (neurology, neurosurgery, or other resident interested in neuroscience interest) 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, a tenured Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology at Columbia 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.