Greater Boston Medical Student Training in Aging Research

项目摘要 大波士顿MSTAR计划旨在提供短期的老龄化研究和指导经验， 医学生在职业生涯的早期学生将变得有教养，对职业充满热情 在学术，临床和研究老年医学的机会。该方案自2000年以来一直在运作， 1989年，为230多名医学生提供短期研究培训经验。方案双方 主任和联合主任有五年的经验，在这个角色，并已参与教学和 指导波士顿MSTAR学生超过十年。项目总监将向导师顾问报告 海外项目理事会，增加高质量导师库，继续努力招募少数族裔 来自哈佛、密西西比大学/杰克逊心脏研究、波士顿大学医学中心、 马萨诸塞州大学医学院和布朗大学医学院。我们目前有40多个 导师与超过200个资助的研究项目，其合并的直接成本为本年度总额超过 六千万 波士顿MSTAR计划的核心将是8至12周的指导老化研究项目经验， 11名学者：7名来自全国各地的医学院，1名来自密西西比大学， 波士顿大学医学中心和布朗大学。所有学生将接受培训， 人类受试者保护、衰老研究方法学和临床老年医学。学生将展示他们的 将大力鼓励他们在联合国环境规划署的年度会议上介绍他们的工作。 美国老年医学会该计划将跟踪学生通过他们的医疗培训和职业决策。通过 与学生建立牢固的关系，学者跟踪将是指导的延续 经验和论坛，以增加学者对老龄化研究的兴趣。 该计划过去的成功为其未来的潜力埋下了伏笔。在过去的拨款周期中，我们的拨款增加了两倍， 申请人的数量，使我们能够选择学生与老化研究的真正兴趣。超过三分之二的 我们的学生出席科学会议，20%的学生发表了他们8 - 12周指导研究的科学论文 体验.长期而言，在T35机制下，24%的录取学生从事额外的研究 接受老年医学培训或从事老年医学工作。因此，大波士顿MSTAR计划旨在延续传统， 培训医学生进行老龄化研究。

Project Abstract The Greater Boston MSTAR Program aims to provide a short-term aging research and mentoring experience to medical students early in their career. Students will become educated and enthusiastic about the career opportunities in academic, clinical, and research geriatric medicine. The Program has operated continuously since 1989 and provided short term research training experiences to over 230 medical students. Both the Program Director and Co-Director have five years of experience in this role and have been involved with teaching and mentoring Boston MSTAR students for over a decade. The Program Director will report to the Mentor Advisory Council for program oversite, increasing the pool of high-quality mentors, and continued efforts on recruiting minority Scholars from Harvard, the University of Mississippi/Jackson Heart Study, Boston University Medical Center, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Brown University School of Medicine. We currently have over 40 mentors with more than 200 funded research projects whose combined direct costs for the current year total over $60 million. The heart of the Boston MSTAR Program will be the 8 to12-week mentored aging research project experience for 11 scholars: 7 from medical schools across the country, and one each from the University of Mississippi, University of Massachusetts, Boston University Medical Center, and Brown University. All students will receive training in protection of human subjects, aging research methodology, and clinical geriatrics. Students will present their research in an oral presentation and will be strongly encouraged to present their work at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. The program will track students through their medical training and career decisions. By developing a strong relationship with the students, the scholar tracking will be a continuation of the mentoring experience and a forum to increase scholar interest in aging research. The program’s past successes are a foreshadowing of its future potential. Over the past grant cycle, we have tripled the number of applicants, allowing us to select students with a genuine interest in aging research. Over two-thirds of our students present at a scientific meeting 20% publish a scientific paper from their 8-12 week mentored research experience. Long term, under the T35 mechanism, 24% of matriculated students have pursued additional research training or a career in geriatrics. As a result, the Greater Boston MSTAR Program seeks to continue the tradition of training medical students in aging research.