Summer Training Program in Neuroscience

描述(由申请者提供)：该计划将为选择从事基础或临床神经科学研究的医学生提供研究-培训机会。该计划将为潜在的临床科学家在接受教育的早期提供暑期研究奖学金。除了提供实际的实验室体验，该项目还将向学生介绍临床神经科学的职业，并在研究支持的模式中对他们进行教育。培训将在夏季进行为期2个月的全职培训。该计划旨在鼓励竞争激烈的学生通过在医学培训期间攻读博士学位来进入医学生奖学金计划或医学/博士计划。学员将根据最初在医学院第一年结束时提交的申请进行选择。受训者将被分配到项目参与者之一的实验室，在那里他们将进行有指导的研究。教授的遴选是基于他们在临床神经科学相关领域的积极研究计划，特别是中风、创伤和神经退行性疾病。这些实验室共同提供了广泛的研究机会，从基本的分子生物学/生化方法到基于社区的人类研究计划。在第一个暑期的研究计划结束时，学生将在秋季医科学生研究研讨会上展示他们的研究结果，该研讨会还将包括MSTP计划中学生的研究报告。被选中的学生将被鼓励在获得临床学位的几年内接受多个阶段的短期研究培训。这类任命可以是连续的，也可以是在“淡季”期间。在适当的情况下，将鼓励学员在全国会议上展示他们的成果，并将为参加此类会议的学生提供支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This program will provide research-training opportunities for medical students who may elect to pursue careers in basic or clinical neurological sciences research. The program will provide summer research fellowships to potential clinician scientists early in their education. In addition to providing hands-on laboratory experience, the program will inform students of clinical neuroscience careers, and educate them in patterns of research support. Training will be on a full-time basis for 2 months in the summer. The program is designed to encourage highly competitive students to enter the Medical Student Scholars Program or MD/PhD program by pursuing a Ph.D. during their medical training. Trainees will be selected based on an application filed initially at the end of their first year of medical school. Trainees will be assigned to a laboratory of one of the participants in the program, where they will carry out mentored research. Preceptors have been selected based on their active research programs in areas related to the clinical neurosciences, especially stroke, trauma, and neurodegenerative disorders. Together, the laboratories provide a broad range of research opportunities ranging from basic molecular biological/biochemical approaches through community-based human research programs. At the end of the first summer's research program, the students will present the results of their research at a fall medical student research symposium, which will also involve research presentations by students in the MSTP program. Students selected for appointment will be encouraged to obtain multiple periods of short-term research training during the years leading to their clinical degree. Such appointments may be consecutive or during "off-quarter" periods. Where appropriate, trainees will be encouraged to present their results at national meetings, and support will be provided for students to attend such meetings.