Cellular and Molecular Biology Training Program in Pediatrics

描述(由申请人提供)：该培训计划旨在为儿科医生在学术医学领域独立的、以研究为导向的职业生涯做准备。它的具体目标是为年轻的儿科研究人员提供强大的分子和细胞生物学研究工具，使他们能够深入探索与儿童健康有关的基本问题。来自密歇根大学的47名项目教职员工是因为他们在培训年轻研究人员方面表现出的卓越表现、他们的研究项目的实力以及他们在儿科研究的三个领域之一--宿主防御、发育生物学和异常细胞生长--的专业知识而被选中。 该计划支持的受训人员将从已在儿科某一子专业领域完成临床部分团契培训(一年)的个人中挑选出来。选择这些受训人员的标准包括他们成为成功研究人员的潜力、他们以前的学术记录，以及他们致力于发展独立的、以学术为导向的研究事业。该方案每年将支持五名受训人员；三至四名学员将在其奖学金培训的研究部分的第一年得到支助，一至两名学员在第二年得到支助。 为学员提供的课程将充分利用密歇根大学丰富的教育和研究机会。学员将报名参加医学院提供的为期三个月的细胞和分子生物学博士后强化课程，将参加由儿科系主办的统计研讨会，在由医学院赞助的合规教育模块中发展学术技能，并将在一年一度的儿科研究日上展示他们的研究成果。学员活动的重点将是研究导师实验室中的个人研究项目。此外，受训者将参加由大学许多基础和临床科学单位提供的研究研讨会、讲座和专业研讨会，并将有机会进入优秀的医学院核心实验室。作为他们研究经验的一部分，他们将申请个人奖项，以支持他们完成研究培训。 受训者研究工作的进展将由受训者的研究委员会、由儿科教员组成的计划委员会和由儿科系外的医学院教员组成的咨询委员会监督。完成博士后培训后，学员将获得儿科临床子专业的董事会资格，并将为作为独立的、以研究为导向的学术儿科医生的成功职业生涯做好充分准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This training program is designed to prepare pediatricians for independent, research-oriented careers in academic medicine. Its specific goal is to provide young pediatric investigators with the powerful research tools of molecular and cellular biology that will allow them to explore, in depth, basic questions related to children's health. The 47 program faculty from across the University of Michigan are selected for their demonstrated excellence in training young investigators, the strength of their research programs, and their expertise in one of three areas of pediatric research -- host defenses, developmental biology, and abnormal cellular growth. The trainees supported by this program will be selected from a pool of individuals who have already completed the clinical component of fellowship training (one year) in one of the subspecialty areas of pediatrics. Criteria for choosing these trainees include their potential to be successful investigators, their previous academic records, and their commitment to developing independent, academically-oriented research careers. Each year the program will support five trainees; three to four will be supported in their first year of the research component of their fellowship training, and one to two in the second year. A curriculum is provided for the trainees that takes advantage of the rich educational and research opportunities available at the University of Michigan. Trainees will enroll in the intensive three-month postdoctorate course in Cellular and Molecular Biology offered by the Medical School, will participate in a statistics seminar sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics, in sessions to develop academic skills, in compliance educational modules sponsored by the Medical School, and will present their research at the annual Pediatric Research Day. The focus of the trainee's activities will be an individual research project in the laboratory of the research mentor. In addition, the trainees will participate in research seminars, lectures, and specialized workshops offered by the many basic and clinical sciences units of the University, and will have access to the excellent Medical School core laboratories. As part of their research experience, they will apply for individual awards to support completion of their research training. Progress of the trainees' research work will be monitored by the trainees' research committees; the Program Committee, composed of pediatric faculty; and the Advisory Committee, composed of Medical School faculty outside the Department of Pediatrics. Upon completion of their postdoctoral training, trainees will be board eligible in a pediatric clinical subspeciality, and will be well-prepared for successful careers as independent, research-oriented academic pediatricians.