Short-term Training in Health Professional Schools

描述（由申请人提供）：华盛顿大学有一个强大的机构承诺，培养医学生成为医学学术领袖。在过去的十年里，华盛顿大学医学院利用T35培训补助金为医学生提供了基础和临床研究方面的高质量培训暑期课程。拟议的T35暑期研究计划的目标是（1）通过与教师导师的直接互动，继续促进医学生的研究兴趣，以及（2）通过资助每一位合格的医学生来支持实践研究经验。 华盛顿大学的氛围为医学生提供了持续接触研究及其与人类健康的相关性的机会。华盛顿大学医学院的T35暑期研究项目的优势在于才华横溢的研究教师和学生的互动和合作。作为一名在华盛顿大学和其他地方接受过培训的博士科学家，以及目前负责招生和学生事务的助理院长，PI处于管理T35培训补助金的理想位置。在过去的5年里，PI一直致力于将教师和学生聚集在一起，以获得有益的暑期研究经验。 对T35培训补助金的持续支持对于T35夏季研究计划的成功至关重要。T35夏季研究计划解决了以下国家需求：（1）培训学术医生研究人类疾病的基本生物学基础和临床科学研究，以及（2）为执业医生提供背景和经验，以评估新兴的医疗技术。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Washington University has a strong institutional commitment to train medical students to become academic leaders in medicine. For the past ten years with this T35 training grant, Washington University School of Medicine has provided medical students a summer program of high-quality training in basic and clinical research. The goal of the proposed T35 Summer Research Program is to (1) continue to promote the research interests of medical students through direct interactions with faculty mentors, and (2) support hands-on research experiences by funding every qualified medical student who applies and who is sponsored by an acceptable full-time faculty mentor. Washington University's atmosphere provides medical students continual exposure to research and its relevance to human health. The strength of Washington University School of Medicine's T35 Summer Research Program lies with the interaction and collaboration of the talented research faculty and the students. As a PhD scientist trained at Washington University and elsewhere and as the current Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, the PI is in an ideal position to administer this T35 training grant. For the past 5 years, the PI has been instrumental in bringing together the faculty and students for rewarding summer research experiences. Continued support for this T35 training grant is extremely important for the success of the T35 Summer Research Program. The T35 Summer Research Program addresses national needs for (1) training academic physicians for research on the fundamental biological basis of human diseases and research in clinical sciences, and (2) providing background and experience for practicing physicians to evaluate emerging medical technology.