Enhancement of Optometric Education with Basic, Applied and Clinical Research

T35项目计划 加强视光学基础、应用和临床研究 摘要 T35培训补助金题为，加强视光学教育的基础，应用和 临床研究，旨在为合格的验光实习生提供与 经验丰富的研究教师进行基础，应用，临床和转化研究，在 因卡纳特大学罗森伯格视光学学院（UIWRSO）。目标 包括（a）致力于早期发现、诊断和治疗 眼科疾病以及基础和应用研究，提高我们对视觉的理解 在正常和异常人群中导致视力改善的功能（B） 实习生为博士后从事科研和学术活动及岗位铺平了道路 （c）促进与其他UIW计划（学校）的合作 医学，药学，物理治疗，护理，数学，科学和工程， 生物医学科学）以及有着共同目标的机构和行业。的理由 因为我们的提议是基于我们的暑期奖学金培训计划的成功 （SFTP），自2011年以来一直活跃，允许实习生参加教师监督的研究， 第一年和第二年职业生涯之间的夏天。SFTP非常成功 产生了17篇同行评审的论文和60篇同行评审的海报和论文介绍， 会议可比或超过主要学校和学院的视光学资助的T35 赠款。虽然SFTP主要由内部资助，但以前由工业和 补助金增加验光教育的多样性，它密切反映了目前的T35计划， 我们希望继续取得成功。我们建议T35补助金每年支持四名实习生， 8-为期五年的夏季。

T35 Program Plan Enhancement of Optometric Education with Basic, Applied and Clinical Research Abstract The T35 Training Grant titled, Enhancement of Optometric Education with Basic, Applied and Clinical Research, seeks to afford qualified Optometry Interns the opportunity to pair with experienced research faculty to conduct basic, applied, clinical and translational research at the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry (UIWRSO). Objectives include (a) Faculty-Intern research committed to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular disease as well as basic and applied research which enhance our understanding of visual function leading to improvement of vision in normal and abnormal populations (b) inspire Interns to pursue postdoctoral research and academic activities and positions paving a course toward academic and research careers (c) foster collaboration with other UIW programs (Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Math, Science and Engineering and Biomedical Sciences) as well as institutions and industry sharing common goals. The rationale for our proposal is predicated on our success with our Summer Fellowship Training Program (SFTP), active since 2011, allowing Interns to participate in faculty supervised research during the summer between first and second professional years. The SFTP has been highly successful yielding 17 peer-reviewed papers and 60 peer-reviewed poster and paper presentations at major meetings comparable to or exceeding major schools and colleges of optometry funded with T35 grants. While the SFTP is largely internally funded, previously supplemented by industry and a grant to increase diversity in optometric education, it closely mirrors current T35 programs, and we hope to continue our success. We propose that a T35 grant support four Interns per year for 8-week summer periods for a duration of five years.