MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

描述（由申请人提供）：医学科学家培训计划（MSTP）夏季本科生研究奖学金（SURF）旨在吸引和支持有兴趣从事生物医学研究职业的少数民族学生。该计划由医学院内的医学科学家培训计划（MSTP）管理，并通过与UCSD的校园暑期课程的联系而受益。大部分培训在加州大学圣地亚哥分校进行，在索尔克生物研究所和斯克里普斯研究所有附属教师。该计划提供了一个为期8周的研究为导向的培训经验，并让学生有机会接触到临床环境。学生根据他们在以科学为导向的课程中的学业成绩和在未来的医生科学家计划中取得成功的潜力被选中。MSTP SURF计划的独特功能包括强调心血管疾病和暴露于医生科学家的职业道路。培训计划的具体目标将是：1）招募合格的申请人参加该计划; 2）将选定的受训者安排在积极从事心血管研究的支持性实验室; 3）使受训者能够在适当的监督下直接参与研究项目，从而能够亲自参与实验; 4）提供与综合UCSD暑期项目相一致的小组活动，包括研究和研究伦理的方向; 5）提供MSTP-SURF具体活动，包括医生跟踪，在学生经营的免费诊所跟踪MSTP学生，MSTP学生研究报告和MD/PhD途径的信息; 6）为学员提供关于学术优势和弱点的建设性反馈，以及关于准备的咨询，医学科学家培训计划或研究生院。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) was designed to attract and support underrepresented minority students interested in pursuing careers in biomedical research as a physician-scientist. The program is administered by the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) within the School of Medicine and benefits by affiliation with campus wide Summer Programs at UCSD. The majority of training takes place on the UC San Diego campus, with affiliated faculty at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the Scripps Research Institute. The program provides an 8- week research oriented training experience and gives the students the opportunity to some exposure into a clinical setting. Students are selected for the program based on their academic record in a science-oriented curriculum and potential for success in a future physician-scientist program. Unique features of the MSTP SURF program include an emphasis on cardiovascular disease and exposure to career path of the physician-scientist. The specific aims of the training program will be to: 1) Recruit qualified applicants to the program; 2) Place selected trainees in supportive laboratories that are actively engaged in cardiovascular research; 3) Enable trainees to participate directly in a research project with appropriate supervision allowing hands-on involvement in experiments; 4) Provide group activities in concert with the integrated UCSD Summer Programs, including orientation to research and research ethics; 5) provide MSTP-SURF specific activities, including physician shadowing, shadowing MSTP students at the student-run free clinic, MSTP student research presentation and information on the MD/PhD pathway; 6) Provide trainees with constructive feedback on academic strengths and weaknesses and counseling regarding preparation for, Medical Scientist Training Programs or graduate school.