Institutional Training for Pediatricians

描述（由申请人提供）：约翰霍普金斯大学国家研究服务奖儿科研究的目标是继续扩大未来的生物医学科学训练有素和富有成效的调查人员，重点是儿科研究。主要研究者和指导委员会选择非常有才华的儿科医生和儿科医生-在培训谁有强烈的兴趣，在职业发展的重点是研究。在约翰霍普金斯大学的研究环境是丰富的资源与儿科儿科系，人类遗传学的McKusick-Nathans研究所，儿科肿瘤学的部门，临床和转化研究所和基础生物学研究所。这些资源同样与高质量的培训和职业发展计划有关。大量的医学博士/博士每年都申请儿科住院医师项目，每年都有几个人进入，成为A轨道的候选人库。一个明显更大的博士后研究员在亚专业培训，其中大多数人正在完成他们的第一年的亚专业临床培训，没有正式的和直接相关的研究培训计划，可竞争在轨道B或C这个奖项的培训名额。受训人员的挑选将继续不仅根据个人的资格和兴趣，而且还根据受训人员的潜力和致力于应用科学研究方法防治儿童疾病的决心。这一进程将包括寻求文化多样性。一个指导委员会和优秀的导师骨干已经组织了一个促进未来儿科研究人员的培训和职业发展的目标。指导计划旨在为学员提供强大，广泛和基础的知识基础，然后为翻译研究量身定制。培训计划包括在最合格和富有成效的导师的指导下进行个性化和深入的研究。学员参加创新的教学课程，包括研究研讨会，期刊俱乐部和正式课程。受训者精通研究的道德行为，为实现科学目标定义了里程碑，并与导师，指导委员会和学术儿科界的领导人定期举行会议。该部门已经能够招募和留住高素质的候选人，其居住和奖学金计划，并进一步他们的职业发展作为教师，其中许多人是这个奖项的获得者。致力于丰富儿科教师发展的资金强调了对儿童研究的持续机构承诺。预期成果是在职业发展，理解和连贯地阐明，在赠款提案的形式，对儿童健康的重要研究，并在手稿写作能力卓越。有了这些元素，我们致力于培养初级教师的干部，将发现和扩大科学知识，并成为儿科研究领域的未来领导者。继续为该奖项提供资金将大大促进这些成功的努力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the Johns Hopkins University National Research Service Award for Pediatric Research is to continue to expand the future pool of well-trained and productive investigators in the biomedical sciences with a focus on Pediatric research. The Principal Investigator and the Steering Committee choose highly talented pediatricians and pediatricians- in-training who have a strong interest in career development focused on research. The research environment at Johns Hopkins University is rich with resources related to pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics, the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Human Genetics, the Division of Pediatric Oncology, and the Institute of Clinical and Translational Research and the Institute of Basic Biological Studies. These resources are similarly associated with high quality training and career development programs. A substantial number of M.D./Ph.D.s apply to the Pediatric residency program yearly, with several entering each year, and become the pool of candidates for Track A. A significantly larger pool of postdoctoral fellows in subspecialty training, most of whom are completing their first year of subspecialty clinical training with no formal and directly relevant research training program, are available to compete for training slots on this award in Tracks B or C. Selection of Trainees will continue to be based not only on the individual's qualifications and interests, but also on a trainee's potential and commitment to applying scientific research methodology to combating childhood diseases. The process will include a search for cultural diversity. A Steering Committee and cadre of outstanding Mentors have been organized with a goal of fostering the training and career development of future Pediatric researchers. The mentoring program is structured to provide the Trainee with a strong, broad and fundamental knowledge base that is then individually tailored for translational research. The training program consists of individualized and intensive research under the direction of the most qualified and productive mentors. Trainees participate in an innovative didactic curriculum consisting of research seminars, journal club, and formal courses. Trainees are versed in the ethical conduct of research, have defined milestones for accomplishing scientific goals, and have regular meetings with Mentors, the Steering Committee and leaders in the academic pediatric community. The Department has been able to recruit and retain highly qualified candidates to its residency and fellowship programs and further their career development as faculty members, many of whom were recipients of this award. The committed funds to enrich Pediatric faculty development underscore the continued Institutional commitment to research in children. Anticipated outcomes are excellence in career development, understanding and coherently articulating, in the form of grant proposals, research that matters to children's health, and competency in manuscript writing. With these elements, we commit to nurturing a cadre of junior faculty that will discover and expand scientific knowledge and become future leaders in the field of pediatric research. Continuation of funding for this award will greatly facilitate these successful efforts.