The Northwestern Summer Research Program for Medical Students

项目摘要 作为临床医生-科学家职业生涯的门户，这个T35夏季计划（“西北夏季研究”） 医学生计划”），旨在提供来自五所医学院的学术前途的医学生 在大芝加哥地区（FSM，洛约拉，芝加哥，伊利诺伊州在芝加哥，和罗莎琳德富兰克林）丰富和说教 暑期研究基础科学或NIDDK感兴趣领域的成果研究经验。范伯格学派 医学部（FSM）没有T35计划，并已汇集了33个联邦，主要是NIDDK资助的T35 从约880名一年级医学生中选出8名T35学员的导师，这些导师具有出色的导师记录 (25% URM和52%女性）。每个医学院的冠军都参加，以促进招聘。事件， 例如T35见面会，感兴趣的学生可以在这里与潜在的T35导师和学生/导师见面 通过PD和T35委员会进行匹配，以简化申请过程。甄选过程 严格和透明，特别强调选择最具竞争力的URM和女学生。 选定的T35受训人员在夏季之前参与入职流程，其中包括 午餐，IRB和RCR的培训模块，以及T35导师对相关文献的介绍。 暑期课程允许T35学员沉浸在他们的T35研究项目中 为期8周的导师（6月至8月）。每日T35午餐讲座向学员介绍基本技能， 与执行研究相关的知识，然后是T35导师关于他们的NIDDK研究的讲座 和他们的学术道路PD每周在T35培训生会议上进行报到，允许交叉- 培训受训人员、进度报告和减少路障。仲夏，NIDDK资助的一次访问 教授将参加一年一度的T35务虚会，允许与学员进行全天交流。夏季 最后一个海报会议，学生介绍他们的研究，以教师和工作人员。不断反馈 是征求在夏季讲座和计划和T35导师由学员在 在夏季结束时提供方案改进。一个1页的总结，或者最好是一个 预计将向全国会议提交摘要。T35学员被高度鼓励继续他们的 研究与他们的T35导师在他们的医学院任期。持续的指导提供在 预计在医学院期间与T35导师举行一年两次的会议， 在见面会，入职午餐，T35务虚会和海报会议上提供。T35计划享受 校长办公室的热心支持，以及各参与学校的领导的参与， 在不同的T35委员会的部门，中心和研究所。

PROJECT SUMMARY As a gateway for a clinician-scientist career, this T35 Summer Program (“The Northwestern Summer Research Program for Medical Students”), aims to offer academically promising medical students from five medical schools in the greater Chicago area (FSM, Loyola, Chicago, Illinois at Chicago, and Rosalind Franklin) a rich and didactic summer research basic science or outcomes research experience in NIDDK areas of interest. Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM) does not have a T35 program and has assembled 33 federally, primarily NIDDK funded T35 mentors with excellent mentorship track record for 8 T35 trainees from a pool of ~880 first-year medical students (25% URM and 52% women). Champions at each medical school participate to facilitate recruitment. Events, such as a T35 Meet-and-Greet, where interested students meet potential T35 mentors and student/mentor matching through the PD and T35 Committees facilitate the application process. The selection process is rigorous and transparent with special emphasis on selecting the most competitive URM and female students. The selected T35 trainees engage in an onboarding process prior to the summer, that includes and Onboarding Lunch, training modules for IRB and RCR, as well as introduction to the pertinent literature by the T35 mentor. The Summer program allows the T35 trainees to immerse themselves in their research project with their T35 mentors for 8 weeks (June-August). Daily T35 Lunch Lectures introduce the trainees to basics skills and knowledge related to performing research, followed by lectures from T35 mentors about their NIDDK research and their academic pathway. Weekly check-in occurs with the PD at the T35 Trainee Meetings allowing for cross- fertilization of trainees, progress reports and mitigation of road blocks. Mid-summer a NIDDK funded visiting professor will come for annual T35 Retreat, allowing for a full day exchange with the trainees. The summer concludes with a Poster Session where students present their research to faculty and staff. Ongoing feedback is solicited during the summer for lectures and the program and T35 mentors are evaluated by the trainees at the end of the summer to offer programmatic improvements. A concluding 1-page summary or preferably an abstract submission to a national meeting is expected. T35 trainees are highly encouraged to continue their research with their T35 mentor throughout their medical school tenure. Ongoing mentorship is provided in expected bi-annual meetings with the T35 mentor during medical school and networking opportunities are provided at the Meet-and-Greet, Onboarding Lunch, T35 Retreat and Poster Session. The T35 program enjoys the enthusiastic support from the Dean's office and participation of leaders from all participating schools, department, centers and institutes in diverse T35 Committees.