MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

描述(由申请者提供)：医学科学家培训计划(MSTP)暑期本科生研究奖学金(SURF)旨在吸引和支持有兴趣从事生物医学研究的少数族裔学生，成为一名医生-科学家。该计划由医学院内的医学科学家培训计划(MSTP)管理，并通过与加州大学圣地亚哥分校的校园暑期计划建立联系来提供福利。大部分培训在加州大学圣地亚哥分校进行，附属于索尔克生物研究所和斯克里普斯研究所的教员。该计划提供为期8周的研究型培训经验，并让学生有机会接触到临床环境。学生是根据他们在以科学为导向的课程中的学业成绩以及在未来的医生-科学家项目中取得成功的潜力来选择参加该项目的。MSTP SURF计划的独特之处包括强调心血管疾病和接触内科科学家的职业道路。培训计划的具体目标是：1)招募合格的申请者；2)将选定的受训人员安排在积极从事心血管研究的支持性实验室；3)使受训人员能够在适当的监督下直接参与研究项目，允许动手参与实验；4)提供与加州大学圣迭戈分校综合暑期计划相协调的小组活动，包括研究指导和研究伦理；5)提供MSTP-SURF具体活动，包括医生跟踪、在学生开办的免费诊所跟踪MSTP学生、MSTP学生研究报告和MD/PHD路径上的信息；6)为学员提供关于学术优势和劣势的建设性反馈，并就医学科学家培训计划或研究生院的准备工作提供咨询。

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.