Transfusion Medicine Research Training Program

这个培训计划的目的是准备MD，MD/PhD，或PhD博士后研究员的研究 在输血医学的多学科领域的职业生涯。自1985年以来，已有62人参加了 宾夕法尼亚大学的这个培训项目除了少数例外，所有受训人员都追求 在学术医学的职业生涯，并继续在临床或基础研究，获得了许多 联邦和非联邦赠款沿着的方式。在迄今为止完成培训的57名学员中， 成为学术血库，血液中心和相关临床的董事或副董事， 实验室（凝血，血液学，分子诊断）在美国各地，并高度- 输血医学界的成员。因为有很多感兴趣的，合格的 申请人和我们成功的培训记录，该计划被授予这个T32培训补助金开始， 1994.这使我们能够为62人中的29人提供支助。这个节目的独特之处在于 在一个基础广泛的研究环境的可用性加上一个完善的临床输血 医学奖学金。这是为数不多的输血医学博士后培训计划之一， 这个国家研究实习生在实验室进行至少2年的独立研究， 经验丰富的导师。导师是从教师中挑选出来的，他们的兴趣涵盖了广泛的输血领域 医学研究，包括红细胞和血小板膜生物化学和结构，血液成分， 衍生物利用，造血和干细胞生物学，血液凝固，免疫学和自身免疫， 输血传播疾病和细胞工程/基因治疗。协调受训者的机会 宾夕法尼亚大学翻译研究硕士项目的研究经验是 沿着生物技术、个性化和再生医学的显著重点， 从工作台到床边的翻译，我们机构继续投入大量资源的领域。的 为该计划挑选的导师包括许多具有丰富经验的资深科学家 博士后研究员和当前，积极的，实验室间的合作。除了调查工作外， 培训计划包括一个综合的教育组成部分，包括教学法，期刊， 俱乐部、研讨会和展示学员研究成果的场所。方案计划包括具体步骤 用于培养几乎没有研究经验的医学博士或疾病相关主题的博士，以及 招聘和留住代表性不足的少数群体或处境不利的受训人员， 禁用.在负责任的研究行为、生物伦理学、赠款撰写、 公开演讲、实验室安全和管理、职业发展和商务礼仪也是 包括.该计划的主任，联合主任和监督委员会努力设计一个教育 为每位学员量身定制的体验。

The purpose of this training program is to prepare MD, MD/PhD, or PhD postdoctoral fellows for research careers in the multidisciplinary field of Transfusion Medicine. Since 1985, 62 individuals have participated in this Training Program at the University of Pennsylvania. With few exceptions, all trainees have pursued careers in academic medicine and have continued on in either clinical or basic research having obtained many federal and non-federal grants along the way. Of the 57 who have completed training so far, 48 trainees have become directors or associate directors of academic blood banks, blood centers, and associated clinical laboratories (coagulation, hematology, molecular diagnostics) across the United States and are highly- regarded members of the transfusion medicine community. Because of the many interested, qualified applicants and our successful training record, the program was awarded this T32 training grant beginning in 1994. This has allowed us to provide support for 29 of the 62 individuals. The uniqueness of this program lies in the availability of a broad-based research environment coupled with a well-established clinical Transfusion Medicine fellowship. This represents one of few such Transfusion Medicine postdoctoral training programs in this country. Research trainees conduct independent research for at least 2 years in the laboratory of an experienced mentor. Mentors are selected among faculty with interests that span broad areas of transfusion medicine research including red cell and platelet membrane biochemistry and structure, blood component and derivative utilization, hematopoiesis and stem cell biology, blood coagulation, immunology and autoimmunity, transfusion-transmitted diseases, and cellular engineering/gene therapy. Opportunities to coordinate trainee research experience with the University of Pennsylvania’s Masters in Translational Research Program are available along with a significant emphasis in biotechnology, personalized and regenerative medicine, and bench-to-bedside translation, areas in which our institution continues to invest considerable resources. The mentors selected for this program include many senior scientists with extensive experience training postdoctoral fellows and with current, active, inter-laboratory collaborations. In addition to investigative work, the Training Program comprises an integrated mix of educational components including didactics, journal clubs, seminars, and venues for presentation of trainees’ research. The program plan includes specific steps for the training of MD’s with little research experience or PhD’s in disease-related topics, and for the recruitment and retention of trainees from underrepresented minority groups or who are disadvantaged or disabled. Educational programs for trainees in the responsible conduct of research, bioethics, grant writing, public speaking, laboratory safety and management, career development, and business etiquette are also included. The program's Director, Co-Director, and Oversight Committee strive to design an educational experience individually tailored for each trainee.