Medical Student Research Program (MSRP) in Eye Health and Disease

为了应对NEI关注的医疗挑战，我们必须培育和建立 医生-科学家队伍，为来自美国所有地区的医学生准备成为明天的 研究人员。在过去的三十年里，犹他大学医学院(UUSOM)包括 眼科和视觉科学系和莫兰眼科中心，已经建立了一个动态的 研究社区，解决与眼睛相关的各种健康问题。教职员工助学金 研究跨越了T1-T4翻译科学的连续体，并得到了许多机构的支持 程序。我们的许多医科学生对眼睛健康感兴趣，29%的学生经常这样做 参加医科学生运营的眼科兴趣小组的每月会议。此外，教职员工 成员在成功指导实习生、帮助建立内科科学家、 以及有科学头脑的医生和劳动力。因此，UUSOM是提供杰出短线的理想地点- 医学生的学期研究经验。医学生研究的目的和目的 眼科健康与疾病项目(MSRP-EHD)旨在：目标：激发医学生的终身兴趣 在视觉研究的翻译领域进行或合作，同时也培养他们在 创造性和批判性思维。目标1：每年有5名医学生参加与EHD相关的研究 翻译研究领域的机会(从T0到T4)。学员将参加一个有指导的， 在医学院第一年和第二年之间为期10周的暑期研究经验和发展 通过创新的暑期课程培养学生的创造性和批判性思维能力。目标2：投入到激动人心的活动中 基础的，临床的。犹他大学正在进行翻译科学的发现。十六 教师导师已经同意参加这个项目。PI/PD将由内部方向盘提供建议 NEI资助的调查委员会、SOM课程委员会成员和外部T35计划 领袖们。将使用多种评估策略为计划改进提供形成性反馈，如 以及跟踪学生的职业轨迹。

To meet the healthcare challenges on which the NEI focuses, it is essential that we nurture and build the physician-scientist workforce, preparing medical students from all areas of the US to become tomorrow’s researchers. Over the past three decades the University of Utah School of Medicine (UUSOM), which includes the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and the Moran Eye Center, has built a dynamic research community that addresses the full range of eye-related health issues. Faculty members’ grant-funded research spans the continuum of T1-T4 translational science and is supported by numerous institutional programs. A large number of our medical students are interested in eye health, as evidenced by 29% regularly participating in monthly meetings of the medical student-run Ophthalmology Interest Group. In addition, faculty members have extensive experience in successfully mentoring trainees, helping to build the physician-scientist, and scientifically minded physician, workforce. Thus, the UUSOM is an ideal location to offer outstanding short- term research experiences for medical students. The goal and objectives of the Medical Student Research Program in Eye Health and Disease (MSRP-EHD) are to: GOAL: Ignite in medical students a life-long interest in conducting or collaborating in the translational field of vision research, while also building their skills in creative and critical thinking. Objective 1: Expose 5 medical students/year to EHD-associated research opportunities spanning the translational research spectrum (T0 to T4). Trainees will participate in a mentored, 10-week summer research experience between their first and second years of medical school and develop creative and critical thinking skills through an innovative summer course. Objective 2: Engage in the exciting foundational, clinical. and translational science discoveries taking place at the University of Utah. Sixteen faculty mentors have agreed to participate in the program. The PI/PD will be advised by an internal Steering Committee of NEI-funded investigators, SOM Curriculum Committee members, and external T35 program leaders. Multiple evaluation strategies will be used to provide formative feedback for program improvement as well as tracking students’ career trajectories.