Summer Research Fellowship Program for Podiatric Medical Students

描述(申请人提供)：与所有医学专业的情况一样，足科医学最初主要建立在轶事证据的基础上，需要进行健全的研究来指导未来的“循证医学”。作为一门相对年轻的学科，足科学还没有在其大部分机构中开展制度化的研究，因此，对生物医学和临床研究感兴趣的足科医学生缺乏机会。暑期研究奖学金计划为罗莎琳德·富兰克林医学与科学大学(RFUMS)威廉·M·肖尔儿科医学院的学生提供了积极参与研究的第一次机会。该计划旨在为足科医学(博士前)学生提供进行研究的实践经验。由于糖尿病引起的下肢并发症是足科医生面临的最大挑战之一，大多数 受训人员进行有关糖尿病并发症的病因、预防或治疗的研究，如糖尿病足部溃疡。由于它在健康科学大学中的地位，来自肖尔学院的学生实习生有机会参与糖尿病护理领域的广泛研究。每年夏天，最多有12名学生与一名来自绍尔学院或一所RFUMS的其他四所学院(芝加哥医学院、卫生专业学院、药学院、研究生学院和博士后研究)的研究导师配对。这使得学生可以选择参加基础、转化性或临床生物医学研究。尽管有大量潜在的院系/实验室可供培训，但从历史上看，学生主要与以下院系/实验室之一的教师合作：下肢动态研究中心(CLEAR)、中西部蛋白质组中心、肖尔学院基础与生物医学系、干细胞与再生医学中心、人类行为(步态)实验室以及绍尔学院儿科医学与放射学系。除了每个受训者与他们的教师导师一起进行他们的个性化研究项目外，整个受训人员每周都会作为一个小组举行会议，以丰富活动，包括教职员工就各种研究主题进行的传统讲座，以及互动活动，如期刊俱乐部和口头演示。这笔NRSA T35奖助金的最初授予极大地帮助了该计划继续引导众多足科学生进行卓有成效的冒险，进入临床研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As is the case with all specialties of medicine, the practice of podiatric medicine was initially founded primarily upon anecdotal evidence and is in need of soundly conducted research to guide future "evidence based medicine." Being a relatively young discipline, podiatry has not developed institutionalized research in most of its institutions and there is a subsequent shortage of opportunities for podiatric medical students interested in careers in biomedical and clinical research. The Summer Research Fellowship Program serves as the first opportunity for students at The William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS) to actively take part in research. The program is designed to provide podiatric medicine (predoctoral) students practical experience in the conduct of research. As diabetes induced complications of the lower extremities is one of, if not the, biggest challenges facing podiatrists, the majority of trainees conduct research regarding the etiology, prevention, or treatment of diabetic complications such as diabetic foot ulcers. Due to its position within a health sciences university student trainees from Scholl College have the opportunity to participate in a vast spectrum of research within the niche of diabetes care. Each summer up to 12 students are paired with a research mentor either from Scholl College or one RFUMS's four other colleges (Chicago Medical School, College of Health Professions, College of Pharmacy, Scholl of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). This allows students the choice to participate in basic, translational, or clinical biomedical research studies. Although there are a vast number of potential departments/labs to train in, historically students have primarily worked with faculty from one of the following departments/labs: the Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR), The Midwest Proteome Center, Scholl College's Department of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, The Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, The Human Performance (Gait) Lab, and Scholl College's Department of Podiatric Medicine and Radiology. In addition to each trainee working on their individualized research project with their faculty mentor, the entire cohort of trainees meet weekly as a group for enrichment activities including both traditional lectures by faculty on varied research topics as well as interactive activities such as journal clubs and oral presentations. The initial award of this NRSA T35 grant has substantially helped the program to continue to direct numerous podiatric students towards fruitful ventures into clinical research.