Vanderbilt Student Research Training Program

项目摘要 范德比尔特学生研究和培训计划(SRTP)的这份T35拨款申请 继续支持医科学生在糖尿病、肥胖症、消化系统疾病、 和肾脏疾病。Vanderbilt SRTP为医学生提供了一个进行 在他们的学术生涯早期(在医学专业的第一到第二年之间)进行密集的、有指导的研究 学校)。通过这样做，这个项目试图让学生接触到生物医学研究的职业机会 糖尿病、肥胖症、消化系统疾病和肾脏疾病。SRTP的参与者从以下项目中挑选出来 来自美国医学院的申请者。SRTP隶属于三个范德比尔特研究中心：一个NIDDK- 支持的糖尿病中心赠款(P30)，NIDDK支持的消化系统疾病中心赠款(P30)，以及 NIDDK支持的肾脏疾病中心赠款(P30，奖励待定)。这三个中心提供 SRTP研究基地和导师为学生提供研究经验。请求的数量 SRTP(32)中的学生职位是基于Vanderbilt资源(可用研究的数量 实验室、授课规模、管理人员)和我们在这个项目上的经验。在夏天， 学生的大部分时间是在他/她的科学导师的指导下度过的。此外，学生 与会者定期联合起来，举办一系列关于当前研究和职业挑战的讲座 建议。除了培训和指导来自76所美国医学院的153多名医学生 在当前的资助周期中，范德比尔特SRTP为医科学生做出了重要贡献 通过促进和支持NIDDK资助的国家夏季研究，更广泛地开展研究培训 为医科学生开设的课程。根据强大的SRTP评估计划判断，学生的经验 是有意义和有影响的，导致了随后的研究参与，并影响了 职业决定。

Project Summary This T35 grant application from the Vanderbilt Student Research and Training Program (SRTP) requests continued support for medical student research training in the areas of diabetes, obesity, digestive diseases, and kidney diseases. The Vanderbilt SRTP provides an opportunity for medical students to conduct intensive, mentored research early in their academic careers (between the first and second years of medical school). By doing so, this program seeks to expose students to career opportunities in biomedical research in diabetes, obesity, digestive diseases, and kidney diseases. Participants in the SRTP are chosen from applicants from US medical schools. The SRTP is affiliated with three Vanderbilt research centers: a NIDDK- supported center grant in diabetes (P30), a NIDDK-supported center grant in digestive disease (P30), and a NIDDK-supported center grant in kidney disease (P30, award pending). These three centers provide the SRTP research base and preceptors for the student’s research experience. The requested number of student positions in the SRTP (32) is based on Vanderbilt resources (number of available research laboratories, lecture size, administrative staff) and our experience with this program. During the summer, the vast majority of the student’s time is spent under the direction of his/her scientific mentor. In addition, student participants are united on a regular basis for a lecture series on current challenges for research and career advice. In addition to training and mentoring of more than 153 medical students from 76 US medical schools in the current funding cycle, the Vanderbilt SRTP has made important contributions to medical student research training more broadly by facilitating and supporting the a national NIDDK-funded summer research program for medical students. As judged by a robust SRTP evaluation program, the students’ experiences were meaningful and impactful, led to subsequent research involvement, and influenced the next steps in career decisions.