Physician Researchers in Ophthalmic Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）：华盛顿大学有幸拥有一个杰出的视觉研究社区，补充了一个庞大而繁忙的临床服务。这种研究和临床资源的结合使该大学成为培养医学科学家的优秀机构。本申请概述了眼科科学医师研究员（PROS） K-12培训计划。该计划是为完成临床培训并希望从事临床研究的医生设计的。培训计划包括临床和转化研究的核心教学，选修教学，以及一个紧张的，有指导的研究计划。受训者可以选择以下两个方向：临床研究员（类似于K23培训轨道）或转化基础研究员（类似于K08培训轨道）。这两个轨道都提供了一个结构化的培训环境，旨在实现培养独立、高质量的医师研究人员的目标。广泛的监督将由首席研究员、首席导师和一个由五人组成的积极咨询委员会提供。每个学员的培训时间通常为四年。我们预计在任何时候该项目最多有四名学员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Washington University is fortunate to have an outstanding vision research community complementing a large and busy clinical service. This combination of research and clinical resources make the University an excellent institution for the training of physician-scientists. The present application outlines the Physician-Researcher in Ophthalmologic Sciences (PROS) K-12 training program. The program is designed for physicians who have finished their clinical training, and wish to pursue a professional career as a clinician researcher. The training program includes core didactics in clinical and translational studies, elective didactics, and an intense, mentored research program. Trainees may pursue either of two tracks: clinical researcher (akin to a K23 training track), or translational basic researcher (akin to a K08 training track). Both tracks provide a structured training environment, designed to fulfill the objective of producing independent, high quality physician-researchers. Extensive oversight will be provided by the principal investigator, lead mentor, and a five-person active advisory committee. The program length will typically be four years per trainee. We anticipate having a maximum of four trainees in the program at any given time.