Training of the Pediatric Physician-Scientist

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一份针对儿科医生的NICHD机构培训补助金的新申请，旨在为华盛顿大学医学院儿科提供招募和培训合格医生研究者所需的资金。 我们的长期目标是利用这笔资金促进年轻儿科医生科学家的职业发展，他们将成为致力于儿童健康的生物医学研究工作的未来领导者。 本申请的具体目的是在完成住院医师培训后确定潜在的学员，并为他们提供合格导师实验室的三年研究经验，免受临床和教学责任的保护，并具有与儿科相关的特定研究重点。 我们将通过应用细胞、分子和发育生物学的最新进展来理解儿科竞技场内广泛疾病的发病机制和治疗来实现这一目标。 为了实现这一目标，我们将联合收割机将华盛顿大学医学院的七个基础科学系及其儿科系的研究力量结合起来。 我们的计划旨在缩小基础生物学家和儿科临床医生之间的差距。 我们已经建立了一个结构，在这个结构中，聪明、积极、年轻的儿科医生将在一个受保护的环境中蓬勃发展，并将成为儿科领域不断发展的领导者。 Alan L.施瓦茨博士，M.D.将担任首席研究员和乔纳森D. Gitlin，医学博士将担任项目总监。 该计划（通过这个奖项和匹配的资金从华盛顿大学医学院）利用16个既定的调查谁将作为导师，我们的学员。 该计划的长期目标将实现，因为它的学员有助于在未来二十年或更长时间内发展和领导儿科医生科学家。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a new application for an NICHD Institutional Training Grant for Pediatricians intended to provide the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine with the funds necessary to recruit and train qualified physician investigators. Our long-term objective is to utilize this funding to promote the career development of young pediatric physician scientists who will become the future leaders in the biomedical research efforts dedicated to child health. The Specific Aims of this application are to identify potential trainees at the completion of their residency training and to provide them with a three-year research experience in the laboratory of a qualified mentor, protected from clinical and teaching responsibilities and with a specific research focus relevant to pediatrics. We shall achieve this goal by applying the recent advances in cell, molecular and developmental biology to an understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of a broad spectrum of diseases within the pediatric arena. In order to accomplish this, we shall combine the established areas of investigative strength of the seven basic science departments of Washington University School of Medicine and its Department of Pediatrics. Our program aims to close the gap between basic biologists and pediatric clinicians. We have in place a structure in which bright, motivated, young pediatricians shall flourish in a protected environment and will emerge as leaders in an evolving area of pediatrics. Alan L. Schwartz, Ph.D., M.D. will serve as Principal Investigator and Jonathan D. Gitlin, M.D. will serve as Program Director. The program (via this award and matched funds from Washington University School of Medicine) takes advantage of 16 established investigators who will serve as mentors to our trainees. The long-term goals of the program will be realized as its trainees contribute to the development of and leadership as pediatric physician-scientists during the next two or more decades.