Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (T35)

描述(由申请人提供)：这是我们重新提交的续订提案，请求额外提供五年的T35资金，以支持国家康复听觉研究中心(NCRAR)为期三个月的夏季培训项目，该项目面向注册的听力学博士(Au.D.)。临床学位课程。我们要求在助学金期限内每年资助四名学生。加布里埃尔·桑德斯博士将担任项目主任。她将得到一个咨询委员会的协助。我们项目的长期目标是增加获得临床博士学位并从事研究听力学工作的人的数量。NCRAR是一个由退伍军人事务部资助的研究中心，由15名博士研究员组成，其中12人是T-35教员。NCRAR研究的重点是通过人类研究，通过转译和应用研究，诊断、康复和预防听力障碍，其中许多研究使用临床方法来获得数据。因此，它对临床Au.D.学生具有特别的吸引力和适用性，该计划是为他们设计的。在暑假期间，每个学生都会与导师一起设计和实施一个研究项目，同时在导师的实验室工作，参加由NCRAR教职员工和嘉宾举办的课程，参加NCRAR期刊小组、会议和研讨会，与每个NCRAR调查员进行讨论，参加夏季听力学会议，并参观当地的其他研究机构。最后，学生被要求向NCRAR成员和美国听觉学会年会提交他们指导的研究项目。他们还被鼓励与他们的导师合作，发布这个项目的发现。所有注册参加认证的Au.D.项目的学生都有资格参加。这个 该计划通过邮寄给Au.D.部门主席、在NCRAR网站上以及在全年的听力学会议上进行宣传。要申请，学生必须发送一份兴趣声明，说明他们希望从实习生工作中获得什么，简历，至少两封推荐信，以及由他们的Au.D.项目指导填写的申请者评估表。NCRAR教职员工以本科生平均绩点、推荐信、个人陈述内容和申请者评估表为标准对申请进行评估。 到目前为止，已有20名学生参加了NCRAR T35培训计划。过去的实习生中有12人现在已经从他们的Au.D.项目毕业。我们过去的学生中有四个现在正在攻读博士学位，两个是研究听力学的人，其他人选择了临床途径。这些数据，再加上参与项目的学生、Au.D.项目教职员工(见支持函)和NCRAR教职员工的高度积极评价，表明我们的计划成功地实现了NIH T35培训计划的目标，即增加在听觉研究领域寻求职业生涯的Au.D.毕业生的数量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a resubmission of our renewal proposal requesting an additional five years of T35 funding to support a three-month summer training program at the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) for students enrolled in a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) clinical degree program. We request funding to cover four students annually for the duration of the grant. Gabrielle Saunders, Ph.D. will be the Program Director. She will be assisted by an Advisory Committee. The long-term objective of our program is to increase the number of individuals with a clinical Au.D. who go on to pursue a Ph.D. and a career in research audiology. The NCRAR is a VA-funded research center consisting of 15 Ph.D. investigators, 12 of whom are T-35 faculty. NCRAR research focuses on diagnosis, rehabilitation and prevention of auditory disorders through human studies, through translational and applied studies, many of which use clinical methodologies to obtain data. It thus has particular appeal and application to the clinical Au.D. students, for whom the program is designed. During the summer, each student works with their mentor to design and conduct a research project, while also working in their mentor's laboratory, attending courses held by NCRAR faculty and guests, participating in NCRAR journal groups, meetings and seminars, holding discussions with each NCRAR Investigator, attending a summer audiology conference and visiting other local research facilities. Finally, students are required to present their mentored research project to members of the NCRAR, and at the American Auditory Society annual meeting. They are also encouraged to work with their mentor to publish the findings of this project. All students enrolled in an accredited Au.D. program are eligible to participate. The program is publicized via mailings to Au.D. Department Chairs, on the NCRAR website, and at audiology conferences throughout the year. To apply, students must send a statement of interest describing what they hope to gain from the traineeship, curriculum vitae, at least two letters of recommendation and an applicant evaluation form completed by their Au.D. program advisor. Applications are evaluated by the NCRAR faculty using undergraduate GPA, letters of recommendation, the content of their personal statement and the applicant evaluation form as metrics. To date, 20 students have participated in the NCRAR T35 training program. Twelve of the past trainees have now graduated from their Au.D. programs. Four of our past students are now enrolled in Ph.D. programs, two are research audiologists, and the others have chosen a clinical pathway. These data, combined with highly positive evaluations from participating students, Au.D. program faculty (see letters of support), and the NCRAR faculty demonstrates that our program successfully accomplishes the goals of the NIH T35 training program, which is to increase the number of Au.D. graduates pursuing a career in auditory research.