Basic and Clinical Research Training for Medical Students

描述(由申请者提供)：我们建议通过提供有指导的暑期研究体验，向早期阶段的医学生介绍研究的挑战和兴奋，最终目标是激励受训者走向结合基础生物医学和临床研究的学术生涯。T35培训计划将作为一项专注于NHLBI的研究和职业发展计划而存在，该计划将利用洛约拉大学芝加哥斯特里奇医学院学生研究方法培训(STAR)计划的成功管理框架。T35计划将为医学院一年级至二年级的学生提供为期八周的重点指导培训体验，从事与NHLBI相关的研究，以完成研究项目并正式介绍他们的工作。斯特里奇医学院是一个丰富的学术环境，在心血管和血液学相关研究和临床护理方面是领先的机构。我们组建了一支由30名经验丰富的导师组成的团队，他们的研究涵盖流行病学；遗传学；疾病的分子、细胞和病理生理机制；转化研究；以及以患者为中心的临床研究。这个学生是全日制的 研究培训将辅以教学会议，主题包括实验设计、数据管理、负责任的研究行为和专业发展。受训者将根据他们提出的暑期体验研究计划和目标，通过竞争性程序进行挑选。T35项目包括期中和期末学生评估，以评估研究体验和教学内容的质量，以及我们在鼓励学生追求包括研究在内的学术事业方面的短期和长期成功。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to introduce early stage medical students to the challenges and excitement of research by providing a mentored summer research experience with the ultimate goal of inspiring trainees toward academic careers that incorporate basic biomedical and clinical research. The T35 training program will exist as a dedicated, NHLBI-focused research and career development program that leverages the successful administrative framework of the Student Training In Approaches to Research (STAR) Program at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. The T35 program will provide students between their first and second year of medical school with a focused eight-week mentored training experience pursuing NHLBI- related research resulting in completion of a research project and formal presentation of their work. The Stritch School of Medicine is a rich academic environment and a leading institution in cardiovascular and hematology- related research and clinical care. We have assembled a team of thirty experienced mentors whose research covers epidemiology; genetics; molecular, cellular and pathophysiological mechanisms of disease; translational research; and patient-oriented clinical research. The student's full-time research training will be supplemented with didactic conferences on topics including experimental design, data management, responsible conduct of research, and professional development. Trainees will be chosen through a competitive process based on their proposed research plan and goals for the summer experience. The T35 program includes mid-term and final student assessments to evaluate the quality of the research experience and didactic offerings as well as our short and long-term success at encouraging students to pursue academic careers that include research.