DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICIAN/RESEARCHERS IN ACADEMIC ENT

描述(由申请人提供)：听力、平衡和其他沟通障碍的疾病可能是毁灭性的，特别是对儿童来说，因为它们减少或阻碍了社会互动和福祉。华盛顿大学医学院以杰出的基础生物医学、临床和人口健康科学研究而享有盛誉，这些研究导致了这些疾病的新疗法和有效疗法的发现。这一培训计划的理由有两个：1)医学院第一年结束后的暑期两个月的研究经验将鼓励博士后医学学生在以后的医学院和其他地方继续进行研究培训；2)在研究密集型大学进行住院医生培训期间的两年博士后研究经验将促进内科科学家的发展，他们将继续从事学术医学并成功竞争NIH赞助的研究奖项，并最终在耳聋和其他沟通障碍领域的生物医学、行为或临床研究中担任领导角色。耳鼻喉科T32培训计划的总体目标是：1)向优秀的博士后医学学生介绍基础、临床或转化性研究的兴奋和挑战，从而激发他们对基础、临床或转化性研究的兴趣，2)培训耳鼻咽喉科博士后住院医师基础、临床或转化性研究的工具和技术，以便成功竞争NIH赞助的个人研究奖项，并最终在耳聋和其他沟通障碍领域的研究中发挥领导作用。耳鼻喉科T32培训计划的具体目标是： 1)提供研究经验，指导导师对与耳聋和其他沟通障碍相关的疾病和状况进行基础、临床或转化性研究； 2)提供核心和选修教学机会，确保学员获得相关基础、临床或转化性研究技术的深入知识；以及 3)提供侧重于与专业发展技能相关的主题的课程、研讨会、讲习班和教程。该培训计划每年将招收三名博士后医学生和两名博士后耳鼻喉科住院医师。所有受训人员都将接受负责任的研究行为培训。将对受训人员和导师进行正式评估，并跟踪所有受训人员，以评估培训计划的结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Diseases of hearing, balance, and other communication disorders can be devastating, especially for children, because they decrease or prevent social interaction and well-being. Washington University School of Medicine has an established reputation for outstanding basic biomedical, clinical, and population health sciences research, which leads to the discovery of new cures and effective treatments for these diseases. The rationale for this training program is twofold: 1) a two-month research experience during the summer after the first year of medical school will encourage predoctoral medical students to pursue research training later in medical school and beyond and 2) a two-year postdoctoral research experience during residency training at a research-intensive university will lead to the development of physician-scientists who remain in academic medicine and compete successfully for NIH-sponsored research awards and eventually assume leadership roles in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research within the areas of deafness and other communication disorders. The Overall Goals of the Otolaryngology T32 training program are to: 1) introduce outstanding predoctoral medical students to the excitement and challenges of basic, clinical, or translational research so as to stimulate an interest to include research as pat of their future career goals and 2) train postdoctoral otolaryngology residents in the tools and techniques of basic, clinical, or translational research so as to compete successfully for individual NIH-sponsored research awards and eventually assume leadership roles in research within the domains of deafness and other communication disorders. The Specific Aims of the Otolaryngology T32 Training Program are to: 1) Provide research experience with mentors conducting basic, clinical, or translational research in diseases and conditions related to deafness and other communication disorders; 2) Provide core and elective didactic opportunities to ensure trainees acquire in-depth knowledge of relevant basic, clinical, or translational research techniques; and 3) Provide curricula, seminars, workshops, and tutorials that focus on topics related to professional development skills. The Training Program will admit three predoctoral medical students and two postdoctoral otolaryngology resident physicians each year. All trainees will receive training in the responsible conduct of research. Formal evaluation of the trainee and mentor will be performed and all trainees will be tracked to assess the outcome of the Training Program.