Training the Next Generation of Physician Scientists

摘要 内科科学家是生物医学研究队伍的重要组成部分。不幸的是，很早 职业医生目前在资助的研究人员中所占的比例比以往任何时候都要小，而且培训管道 对于未来的内科医生来说，科学家正在缩水。这一短期培训计划的总体目标是吸引 有才华和积极性的医学生通过提供研究和职业进入内科科学家的职业生涯 他们在医学院一年级和二年级之间的发展经验，利用 布法罗大学和罗斯威尔公园癌症研究所之间的合作。旨在吸引 有兴趣的医学生成为内科科学家是对医学博士培训计划的补充，因为 1)与医学博士相比，医学博士更有可能从事以患者为中心的研究 科学家和MD科学家在医学院期间更多地选择研究作为职业方向 与医学博士学位的科学家相比，他们通常会在医学院之前选择。目前的T35培训补助金 提案寻求继续成功的T35培训计划。其中一个特别重要的因素 该方案的重点是吸引代表性不足的少数族裔。其中一个重要原因是 代表不足的少数群体在学术生涯中的代表性如此严重不足是因为早期 教育机会，让人意识到学术职业道路甚至是一种选择。我们会 建立和扩大我们的战略，以增加在以下群体中招聘受训人员 医药。 该计划旨在通过以下方式向有才华的医学生介绍医生科学家的职业生涯 在医学院一年级和二年级之间提供为期10周的奖学金。该计划包括几个 构成部分，包括1)传染病领域有指导的实验室研究项目， 微生物学或免疫学；2)系列研讨会；3)职业发展部分，包括互动 与教员的小组会议，4)负责任的研究行为培训，5)口头和海报 在节目结束时，介绍他们在不同场地的工作。一批经验丰富、才华横溢的 导师是该计划的一个关键要素，为学员提供研究项目和个人指导 在团契期间。 在该计划的头4年里，从大量申请者中招收了24名医学生 并完成了程序。这些受训人员中有25%是代表性不足的少数民族，46%是女性。一个健壮的 评估计划使我们能够对学员和导师的反馈做出回应，并将跟踪学员 评估该项目对职业选择和研究态度的影响。这项计划旨在 向医学生介绍作为内科科学家的职业，是为了响应国家的优先事项，增加 美国生物医学研究队伍中内科科学家的数量正在减少。

Abstract Physician scientists are a vital component of the biomedical research workforce. Unfortunately, early career physicians currently make up a smaller share of funded investigators than ever, and the training pipeline for future physician scientists is shrinking. The overall goal of this short-term training program is to attract talented and motivated medical students into careers as physician scientists by offering a research and career development experience between their first and second year of medical school, taking advantage of a partnership between University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Programs designed to attract interested medical students to careers as physician scientists complement MD-PhD training programs because 1) MD scientists are more likely to become engaged in patient oriented research compared to MD-PhD scientists and 2) MD scientists more often choose research as a career direction during medical school compared to MD-PhD scientists who generally choose before medical school. The current T35 training grant proposal seeks continuation of a successful T35 training program. A particularly important element of this program is its emphasis on attracting underrepresented minorities. One of the important reasons that underrepresented minorities are so seriously underrepresented in academic careers is the absence of early educational opportunities that create an awareness that an academic career path is even an option. We will build on and expand our strategies to increase recruitment of trainees in groups who are underrepresented in medicine. This program is designed to introduce talented medical students to careers as physician scientists by providing a 10 week fellowship between first and second year of medical school. The program includes several components, including 1) a mentored laboratory-based research project in the area of infectious diseases, microbiology or immunology; 2) a seminar series, 3) a career development component involving interactive small group sessions with faculty, 4) training in the responsible conduct of research, and 5) oral and poster presentations of their work in different venues at the end of the program. An experienced and talented pool of mentors is a key element of the program in providing the research projects and personal mentoring of trainees during the fellowship. In the first 4 years of the program, 24 medical students from a large pool of applicants were enrolled and completed the program. These trainees were 25% underrepresented minorities and 46% women. A robust evaluation plan has allowed us to be responsive to feedback from trainees and mentors and will track trainees to assess the impact of the program on career choice and attitudes about research. This program, designed to introduce medical students to careers as physician scientists, is responsive to a national priority to increase the shrinking number of physician scientists in the U.S. biomedical research workforce.