MINORITY INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS

该基金支持的心血管研究培训计划为研究生、医学生和博士后实习生提供综合的基础和临床科学研究培训经验。该项目的教员来自新墨西哥大学的八个系，包括生物化学和分子生物学、细胞生物学和生理学、病理学、麻醉学、儿科学、外科和毒理学以及内科。虽然研究性培训的实质是一对一的教学，但我们的学员也将接触到讲座、小组辅导和研讨会。为了更好地理解临床实践和基础研究的相互依存关系，并促进合作研究，该计划为每个受训人员建立了临床科学家-基础科学家指导团队。这三类培训如下：博士-正在为攻读生物医学博士学位的研究生开发非常高质量的综合培训经验，重点是心血管生物学。每年将有三名学生参加这个项目。这样做的目的是尽可能多地招收本地学生(特别是代表不足的少数族裔学生)。预计每个学生在获得博士学位之前都需要4年的支持。该计划的这一部分约占所要求的实习生年数的80%。医科学生-将设立一个旨在鼓励医科学生考虑从事研究的计划。这些医科学生在进行为期2至12个月的研究时将获得津贴。预计在此期间，一些学生可能会攻读生物医学硕士学位或开始攻读博士学位。这部分计划约占实习生年限的7%。博士后研究员-正在为研究生博士和医学博士开发临床综合基础研究培训经验。培训以研究实验室为中心，但将鼓励学员参与临床问题解决和教学。我们计划，这些研究生实习生不仅将学习高度复杂的研究技术，而且将成为该项目中其他实习生的博士-医学合作的榜样。

The Cardiovascular Research Training Program supported by this grant provides an integrated basic and clinical science research training experience for graduate students, medical students and postdoctoral trainees. The program draws its faculty from eight University of New Mexico departments, including Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology, Pathology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Surgery and Toxicology and Internal Medicine. While the essence of research training is one-on-one teaching, our trainees will also be exposed to lectures, small group tutorials and seminars. To create a better appreciation of the interdependence of clinical practice and basic research and to facilitate cooperative research, the program establishes clinical scientist-basic scientists mentoring teams for each trainee. The three categories of training are as follows: Ph.D.-A very high quality integrated training experience is being developed for graduate students pursuing Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Sciences with an emphasis in cardiovascular biology. Three students will enter this program each year. The aim is to admit as many local students (in particular under-represented minority students) as is possible. It is anticipated that each students will require 4 years of support before receiving the Ph.D. degree. This portion of the program accounts for about 80% of the trainee years requested. Medical Students-A program designed to encourage medical students to consider a career in research will be instituted. These medical students will be provided with a stipend while doing research for a period of 2 to 12 months. It is anticipated that during these periods some students may pursue a M.S. degree in Biomedical Sciences or initiate a Ph.D. studies program. This part of the program accounts for about 7% of the trainee years. Post-Doctoral Fellows-A clinically integrated basic research training experience for post-graduate Ph.D.s and M.D.s is being developed. The training centers around the research laboratory but will encourage trainees to involve themselves in clinical problem solving and teaching. We plan that these post-graduate trainees will not only learn highly sophisticated research techniques but will be role models of Ph.D.-M.D. cooperation for the other trainees in the program.