Minority Pipeline Program in Ophthalmology Rabb-Venable in Excellence in Research in Conjunction with the Ophthalmology Section National Medical Association

项目摘要 Rabb-Venable卓越眼科研究计划（RV）由以下人员启动： Lenworth约翰逊，医学博士（前NEI理事会成员）在2000年全国年会上 医学协会（NMA），眼科学分会。(The国家医学协会， 成立于1895年，当时种族隔离制度禁止黑人加入美国医疗组织。 协会，是非洲裔美国医生的集体声音，并有一个非常活跃的 眼科科）该计划以莫里斯·F·小拉布MD和霍华德P. 维纳布尔，医学博士在荣誉他们的代表性不足的少数民族（URM）追求多产的支持 学术眼科的职业生涯。RV由国家眼科研究所（NEI）资助 2008年以来RV的目标是增加代表性不足的少数民族医生的数量 眼科学和学术医学。该计划是一个管道过程， 学生和居民/研究员的榜样，在医疗实践和教学所需的技能， 研究机会和提供指导。该计划最初是一个论坛， 住院医师和医学生提交了研究摘要，并有机会 在NMA年会上展示论文或海报。多年来，它已扩大到 包括与一位沟通专家进行一次会议，该专家指导他们进行演讲 和面试技巧，发展一个点对点的导师计划，以及一系列的 会议（炉边聊天系列），其中居住计划主任与我们的 学生们在面试季前学生和居民可以留在该计划 并形成一个网络，具有职业生涯的长期利益。自2008年以来， Rabb-Venable医学院的学生申请了眼科住院医师，超过80%的人 matched.项目参与者已成为顶级眼科的院士 部门，成功的私人执业者和企业家。在美国科学院 眼科会员，64名非洲裔美国眼科医生谁名单学术界作为 他们的主要做法，36个是拉比维纳布尔校友。

Project Summary The Rabb-Venable Excellence in Ophthalmology Research Program (RV) was started by Lenworth Johnson, MD (past NEI council member) at the 2000 annual meeting of the National Medical Association (NMA), Ophthalmology Section. (The National Medical Association, founded in 1895 when segregation barred Blacks from membership in the American Medical Association, is the collective voice of African American physicians and has a very active Ophthalmology Section.) The program is named for Maurice F. Rabb, Jr. MD and Howard P. Venable, MD in honor of their prolific support of underrepresented minorities (URM) pursuing careers in academic ophthalmology. RV has been funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) since 2008. The goal of RV is to increase the number of under-represented minority physicians in ophthalmology and academic medicine. The program is a pipeline process to expose medical students and resident/fellows to role models, skills needed in medical practice and teaching, research opportunities and to provide mentoring. The program started out as a forum where residents and medical students submitted research abstracts and had the opportunity to present their paper or poster at the NMA annual meeting. Over the years, it has expanded to include a session with a communications specialist who coaches them on their presentations and interview skills, development of a peer-to-peer mentorship program, and a series of meetings (the Fireside Chat series) where residency program directors interact with our students right before interview season. Students and residents may remain in the program throughout their training and form a network that has career-long benefits. Since 2008, of the Rabb-Venable medical students who have applied for ophthalmology residency, over 80% have matched. Program participants have become academicians in top tier ophthalmology departments, successful private practitioners and entrepreneurs. In the American Academy of Ophthalmology membership, of the 64 African American ophthalmologists who list academia as their primary practice, 36 are Rabb-Venable alumni.