Training of Academic Surgical Oncologists

描述（由申请人提供）：为了解决全国外科肿瘤学临床研究人员短缺的问题，德克萨斯大学安德森癌症中心的外科肿瘤学部门致力于其T32培训计划，以培养学术外科肿瘤学家。这一目标是通过培养我们的T32学员成为一名富有成效的外科研究者所必需的研究背景技能来实现的。此外，我们还致力于为外科肿瘤学学术领域代表性不足的群体提供T32培训，包括少数群体和女性。我们的T32项目提供了广泛的基础肿瘤学学科的研究机会，包括肿瘤生物学、癌基因和肿瘤抑制基因生物学、信号转导、细胞和分子肿瘤免疫学、基因转移、血管生成、实验治疗和其他癌症相关研究领域。此外，我们最近重新纳入了T32研究员在获得基础科学研究教学培训的同时获得“临床有效性”培训的选项。这次培训通过我们的会议结构拓宽了所有受训者的教育。这种学术培训的多功能性增加了在完成培训后获得学术职位的可能性。生物统计学方面的培训和负责任的研究行为，以及丰富的研讨会和研究生课程是T32计划不可或缺的一部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): To address the national shortage of surgical oncology clinician-investigators, the Department of Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has dedicated its T32 training program to producing academic surgical oncologists. This goal is being met by developing in our T32 trainees the research background skills necessary to be a productive surgical investigator. Moreover, we are committed to providing T32 training to groups that are underrepresented in academic surgical oncology, including minority individuals and women. Our T32 program provides research opportunities in a broad range of basic oncologic disciplines, including tumor biology, oncogene and tumor suppressor gene biology, signal transduction, cellular and molecular tumor immunology, gene transfer, angiogenesis, experimental therapeutics and other cancer-related research areas. In addition, we recently reincorporated the option for T32 fellows to obtain training in "clinical effectiveness" while still obtaining didactic training in basic science research. This training broadens the education of all trainees through our conference structure. This versatility in academic training increases the likelihood of obtaining an academic position upon completion of training. Training in biostatistics and the responsible conduct of research, and a rich array of seminars and graduate courses are integral to this T32 program. Training is offered to postdoctoral M.D. fellows either during a 24-month hiatus from General Surgery residency or during a two to three-year fellowship in Surgical Oncology that begins after General Surgery residency. Upon completion of training almost all T32 trainees have either entered Surgical Oncology fellowships or geographic full-time academic Surgical Oncology positions. The T32 program faculty includes surgical investigators and full-time basic science researchers, the vast majority of whom have peer-reviewed grant support. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center vigorously promulgates a core mission of excellence in research, education, and patient care. As a result, this is a highly stimulating environment in which aspiring academic surgical oncologists can receive research training under the aegis of the T32 program.