Research Training in Gastrointestinal Endocrinology

描述(由申请人提供)： 我们的培训计划的目标是为致力于学术外科事业的合格个人提供为期两年的强化和跨学科的基础科学研究培训。该培训计划的目的仍然是为这些受训人员提供必要的基本科学研究技能，以便在他们担任教职后成为胃肠道(GI)内分泌学和外科肿瘤学的独立研究人员。培训教师既有基础科学家，也有学术外科医生。培训人员是多学科的；每个教员都是他或她所在领域的公认专家，每个成员在培训来自美国和国外的年轻调查人员方面都有长期的研究生产力记录。不同教员实验室提供的研究技术的广度和深度使受训人员能够熟悉和熟练地应用最先进的技术，如分子生物学，来研究胃肠道内分泌学。学员被要求在基础研究方面花费两年时间，由培训人员监督。体验的多样性取决于受训者的需求和他或她的研究兴趣。除了密集的研究经验外，学员还参加了分子生物学、辐射安全和科学伦理的正式课程。此外，学员亦会定期参加部门研讨会及讲座，包括基础科学讲座、部门大型讲座及其他部门举办的研讨会。我们所有的实习生都需要完成医学硕士(MMS)学位的要求。德克萨斯大学加尔维斯顿分校的GI内分泌学外科研究培训项目在培训外科医生进行临床和基础科学调查方面已有30多年的历史。我们展示了强大的研究生产力记录，并为这些学员提供了一个培养他们的学术环境。我们的培训计划专门针对学术外科医生的研究培训，使他们做好准备成为独立的科学家，并将他们在培训期间学到的最新和最先进的技术融入到成功的学术生涯中。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of our training program is to provide an intensive and interdisciplinary basic science research training for a period of two years for qualified individuals who are committed to pursuing a career in academic surgery. The purpose of this training program continues to be to provide these trainees with the basic science research skills necessary to become independent investigators in gastrointestinal (GI) endocrinology and surgical oncology when they assume faculty positions. The training faculty is composed of both basic scientists and academic surgeons. The training faculty is multidisciplinary; each faculty member is a recognized expert in his or her field, and each member has a long record of research productivity in the training of young investigators from the United States and abroad. The breadth and depth of the research techniques available in the laboratories of the various faculty members allow the trainees to become familiar with and adept at the application of state-of-the-art techniques, such as molecular biology, for the study of GI endocrinology. The trainees are required to spend two years in basic research, supervised by members of the training faculty. The diversity of the experience depends on the needs of the trainee and his or her research interests. In addition to an intensive research experience, the trainee also participates in formal courses in molecular biology, radiation safety and scientific ethics. Furthermore, the trainees participate in regularly scheduled departmental seminars and lectures which include a basic science lecture, departmental grand rounds and seminars presented by other departments. All of our trainees are required to complete requirements for a Master of Medical Science (MMS) degree. The surgical research training program in GI endocrinology at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston has a greater than 30 year history of training surgeons in clinical and basic science investigation. We have demonstrated a strong record of research productivity and have provided a nurturing academic environment for these trainees. Our training program is specifically designed to focus on the research training of academic surgeons so that they will be prepared to become independent scientists and incorporate the new and state-of-the-art techniques learned during their training period into a successful academic career.