Short-term research training at New England College of Optometry

项目摘要 我们正在请求继续支持短期研究培训计划 新英格兰验光学院(NECO)，从2020年5月1日至2025年4月30日。 该计划每年将资助8名符合条件的博士前学生，主要来自NECO。 该计划将向这些未来的验光师介绍基于实验室的研究， 鼓励未来选择临床医生、科学家或学术人员的目标。 在这个项目中，学生们将学习如何进行严谨的研究项目， 通过参加他们指定的实验室和每周的研讨会 作为科学的伦理行为，批判性文献回顾和统计分析 数据。他们将在口头陈述和科学写作方面获得经验，并学习 如何将研究成果转化为临床实践。学生们将接触到 低视力、眼像差、ROP、昼夜节律等主题的研究 眼睛生长，以及照明对近视的影响。到节目结束时，学生们 应该清楚地了解进行严谨研究所涉及的内容 并以口头和书面形式介绍结果。 申请是向NECO和其他验光学院的学生征集的。这个 学习成绩和推荐成绩最好的申请者将被录取 这个项目。他们有广泛的研究能力和经验，这一点我们认为 在分配导师时要考虑到。导师负责指导学生 在项目的所有阶段。我们的大多数导师都是知名的研究人员， 名单上增加了几名新的初级教员，将由 项目总监和联席总监。大多数参与的教职员工都有 资金来自美国国立卫生研究院或其他外部或内部来源。 如果过去的表现可以作为参考的话，这些新生中的一些人会选择 除了OD之外，还有一个硕士学位，一些人将把研究作为他们的一部分 职业规划。经过研究培训的医生可以对患者的护理或 在教室里培训未来的验光师。

Project Summary We are requesting continued support for the short term research training program at the New England College of Optometry (NECO), to run from 5/1/2020 through 4/30/2025. Each year the program will support 8 eligible pre-doctoral students, mainly from NECO. The program will introduce these future optometrists to laboratory-based research, with the goal of encouraging future career choices as clinician-scientists or academic faculty. During the program students will learn how to perform a rigorous research project, through participation in their assigned laboratory and in weekly seminars on topics such as the ethical conduct of science, critical literature review, and statistical analysis of data. They will gain experience in oral presentations and scientific writing, and learn how research results can be translated into clinical practice. Students will be exposed to research on topics such as low vision, ocular aberrations, ROP, circadian rhythms of eye growth, and effects of lighting on myopia. By the end of the program students should have a clear understanding of what is involved in conducting rigorous research and presenting results, both orally and in writing. Applications are solicited from students at NECO and other colleges of optometry. The applicants with the strongest academic records and recommendations are accepted into the program. They have a wide range of research ability and experience, which we take into account in assigning mentors. The mentor is responsible for guiding the student through all stages of the program. Most of our mentors are established researchers, with a few new junior faculty members added to the list, to be supervised by the program director and co-director. Most of the participating faculty members have funding from NIH or other external or internal sources. If past performance is any indication, some of these new students will choose to pursue a Master’s degree in addition to the OD, and a few will include research as part of their career plans. Research-trained doctors can have a significant impact on patient care or in the classroom when training future optometrists.