Vanderbilt Student Research Training Program

项目摘要 这个T35补助金申请从范德比尔特学生研究和培训计划（SRTP）的要求 继续支持医学生在糖尿病、肥胖、消化系统疾病、 和肾脏疾病。SRTP始于1975年，自1980年以来由NIH资助，提供研究培训 来自130所医学院的1200多名学生。这包括来自45个州的学生，包括夏威夷和 波多黎各，近1/3的人来自科学代表性不足的群体。每年SRTP 支持32名医学生访问范德比尔特，并与一些顶级糖尿病专家进行研究， 消化和肾脏疾病（糖尿病研究组20名学生，GI 6名，肾脏6名）。的SRTP 还为国家NIDDK医学生研究计划提供领导和基础设施支持 在全国16个糖尿病研究中心培训了另外90名学生。 SRTP的目标是培养医学科学家，并提供激励这一职业的导师 弹道SRTP的一个主要重点是向那些否则可能没有机会 参与的经验，这将有助于他们发展一个医生科学家的职业生涯。我们还提供 接触糖尿病，GI和肾脏疾病的关键临床主题，以指导学生的临床和 研究职业生涯的重点是这些重要的疾病。SRTP隶属于三个范德比尔特 研究中心：NIDDK支持的糖尿病中心补助金（P30），NIDDK支持的糖尿病中心补助金 消化系统疾病（P30）和NIDDK支持的肾脏疾病中心补助金（P30）。这三个中心 为学生的研究经验提供SRTP研究基地和导师。 SRTP有三个主要组成部分：1）两到三个月的密集指导研究经验 旨在为发现“点火”; 2）每周两次的充实计划，重点是教育 医生-科学家的多样化职业道路以及糖尿病，GI和肾脏的关键临床和研究主题 疾病; 3）全国研究研讨会：这是在夏季结束时与学生联合举行， NIDDK医学生研究计划。学生们展示他们的作品，听取来自访问的主题演讲 教授关于职业发展，吃饭和网络与教师和近同行的导师，并学习 关于居住和奖学金的研究选择的下一步。 我们提出的目标和创新，将有助于SRTP适应研究，临床， 护理和医学教育。这些目标围绕：1）随着医疗保健的不断变化， 学校课程，2）与其他医生科学家培训计划和近同行的垂直整合 指导，3）促进SRTP的多样性，以及4）继续发展强大的计划后支持， 引导职业道路。在NIH/NIDDK的持续支持下，我们提出了一个全面而令人兴奋的 在学生的医疗职业生涯早期的经验，这将有助于他们做出职业生涯定义的决定。

Project Summary This T35 grant application from the Vanderbilt Student Research and Training Program (SRTP) requests continued support for medical student research training in the areas of diabetes, obesity, digestive diseases, and kidney diseases. The SRTP started in 1975, and NIH-funded since 1980, has provided research training for over 1200 students from 130 medical schools. This includes students from 45 states including Hawaii and Puerto Rico, and nearly 1/3 have been from groups underrepresented in science. Each year the SRTP supports 32 medical students to visit Vanderbilt and conduct research with some of the top experts in diabetes, digestive, and kidney diseases (20 students in diabetes research groups, 6 in GI, and 6 in kidney). The SRTP also provides leadership and infrastructure support for the national NIDDK Medical Student Research Program that trains an additional 90 students at 16 Diabetes Research Centers around the country. The goal of the SRTP is to train physician-scientists and provide exposure to mentors that inspire this career trajectory. A major focus of the SRTP is outreach to those that might not otherwise have opportunities to engage in experiences that would help them develop a physician-scientist career. We additionally provide exposure to key clinical topics in diabetes, GI, and kidney diseases in order to guide the students’ clinical and research careers toward a focus on these important diseases. The SRTP is affiliated with three Vanderbilt research centers: a NIDDK- supported center grant in diabetes (P30), a NIDDK-supported center grant in digestive disease (P30), and a NIDDK-supported center grant in kidney disease (P30). These three centers provide the SRTP research base and preceptors for the student’s research experience. The SRTP has three main components: 1) A two-to-three-month intensive mentored research experience designed to “light the fire” for discovery; 2) A twice-weekly enrichment program focused on educating about the diverse career pathways of physician-scientists and key clinical and research topics in diabetes, GI, and kidney disease; 3) A national research symposium: This is held at the end of the summer jointly with students from the NIDDK medical student research program. The students present their work, hear keynote talks from visiting professors about career development, have meals and network with faculty and near-peer mentors, and learn about the next steps with regard to research options in residency and fellowship. We propose aims and innovations that will help SRTP adapt to a rapidly changing world of research, clinical care, and medical education. These aims center around: 1) building better flexibility with changing medical school curricula, 2) vertical integration with other physician-scientist training programs and near-peer mentoring, 3) promoting diversity for the SRTP, and 4) continuing to develop robust post-program support to guide career paths. With continued support from the NIH/NIDDK, we propose a comprehensive and exciting experience early in students’ medical careers that will help them make career-defining decisions.