UT GASTROENTEROLOGY/HEPATOLOGY RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM

该计划的目标是提供与以下方面相关的医学研究的富有成效的学习经验： 胃肠道和肝脏疾病。谁被接受到这个程序的个人将，为 大多数人都有医学博士学位或医学博士/博士学位，并将完成他们的内科培训， 外科或儿科一些拥有博士学位的人。也可以被纳入计划。另一 该计划的独特目标是协助培训对特殊领域感兴趣的学术人士。 墨西哥裔美国人的疾病该计划的基本原理是提供一个深入了解 在一位杰出的导师指导下的研究经验，这将使每个学员学习各种研究 技术，并最终成功地竞争学术医学和研究的地位 经费这个程序是灵活的，但基本上有两个组成部分。第一种是为个人设计的 对基础研究感兴趣，并涉及学习生物化学，生理学和 分子生物学，将需要一个成功的基础科学事业。第二个是专为 对患者相关的临床研究感兴趣的个人。这后一个程序有正式的指示，在研究 设计、统计、伦理考虑和其他与人类研究相关的信息。这些个人 还将接受这所大学主要临床研究人员的指导。除了这项研究之外， 培训，所有学员，除了那些有博士学位，将接受肝病学领域的临床培训， 胃肠病学总体而言，预计培训期将持续四到六年 四个需要帮助的人。在这次培训中有大量可能的导师 计划，使个人可以准备在教学和研究的各种全职职业生涯， 地区这些领域包括与各种肝病的理解和治疗相关的研究， 阐明和预防常见疾病，如肝脏急性脂肪浸润和胆结石， 了解和治疗重要疾病，如炎症性肠病及其原因 用于胃肠道各区域细胞的恶性转化。该方案的设计， 因此，培养个人谁将是有效的教师胃肠病学以及成功的 影响胃肠道和肝脏的重要疾病的调查者。

The objective of this program is to provide a productive learning experience in medical research related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. The individuals who are accepted into this program will, for the most part, have an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D degree and will have completed their training in internal medicine, surgery or pediatrics. A few individuals with a Ph.D. may also be accepted into the program. Another unique objective of this program is to assist in training academic individuals who are interested in the special diseases of Mexican Americans. The rationale for the program is to provide the opportunity for an in depth research experience under an outstanding mentor that will allow each trainee to learn a variety of research techniques and, in the end, to compete successfully for a position in academic medicine and for research funding. This program is flexible, but basically has two components. The first is designed for the individual interested in basic research and involves learning a variety of techniques in biochemistry, physiology and molecular biology that will be required for a successful basic science career. The second is designed for individuals interested in patient related, clinical research. This latter program has formal instructions in study design, statistics, ethical considerations and other information related to human research. Such individuals will also undergo mentoring by major clinical investigators in this university. In addition to this research training, all trainees, except those with a Ph.D., will undergo clinical training in the areas of hepatology and gastroenterology. Overall, it is anticipated that the period of training will last from four to six years for the four individuals for whom support is requested. There are a large number of possible mentors in this training program so that individuals may be prepared for full-time careers in teaching and research in a variety of areas. These areas include studies related to the understanding and treatment of a variety of liver diseases, the elucidation and prevention of such common disorders as acute fatty infiltration of the liver and gallstones, the understanding and treatment of important illnesses such as inflammatory bowel disease and the reasons for malignant transformation of cells in various areas of the gastrointestinal tract. The program is designed, therefore, to train individuals who will be effective teachers of gastroenterology as well as successful investigators of important illnesses affecting the gastrointestinal tract and liver.