Short Term Research Training in Pediatrics for Medical Students

产品说明：美国儿科学会/儿科研究学会的医学生研究计划成立于1991年，其目标是招募和培养高素质的医学生，以从事儿科临床医生-科学家的职业。该计划是专为学生寻求研究机会，在机构以外的医学院，他们参加。学生们在一位经验丰富的科学家的监督下，在一个参与实验室（目前有303个）进行与儿科相关的研究，为期2至3个月。申请是从学生在美国和加拿大的所有医学院征求。鼓励代表性不足的少数民族学生申请，并具体，积极和有效地招聘。申请由指导委员会进行评估，最终排名准备，排名靠前的学生与他们各自的导师和实验室相匹配，如他们的应用程序所示。学生按NIH确定的费率获得助学金，以帮助支付费用。到目前为止，该计划已收到2209份申请，732名学生参加或正在参加今年（2008年）。在1994年之前，没有要求申请人自我认同族裔群体，但迄今为止，有411名申请人自我认同为代表性不足的少数群体（美洲土著人、非洲裔美国人、西班牙裔或太平洋岛民），其中161人参加了该方案。女性申请人与男性申请人和参与者的比例为1.8比1。通过问卷调查，学生和研究导师绝大多数报告说，该计划提供的独特机会是非常积极的。该计划成功吸引了高素质和种族和种族多样化的医学生，并吸引了世界一流的儿科科学家作为这些学生的导师，开发了一种高效和具有成本效益的机制，使未来的临床医生能够接触到作为临床科学家的职业机会和挑战。在医学教育工作者和医学生中建立了高水平的知名度和认可度，特别是在研究中代表性不足的群体中，以及在该计划所依赖的研究导师干部中。招聘和培训工作旨在确保不断提供多样化和训练有素的儿科临床科学家，以继续推进和改善儿童的卫生保健。在1991年至1996年的计划参与者中，2008年有36%的人在儿科，其中72%在学术儿科。 公共卫生相关性：临床科学家对生物医学研究的持续进步至关重要，因为他们可以应用临床医学和科学研究原则的双重视角。近年来，儿科临床医生-科学家的数量有所减少。本方案支持对儿科学感兴趣的医学生在高素质导师的监督下，在自己的医学院以外的机构进行研究，以鼓励学生考虑包括研究在内的职业。

DESCRIPTION: The Medical Student Research Program of the American Pediatric Society/Society for Pediatric Research was instituted in 1991, with the goal of recruiting and training highly qualified medical students for careers as pediatric clinician-scientists. The Program is designed specifically for students seeking research opportunities at institutions other than the medical school they attend. Students spend 2 to 3 months working under the supervision of an experienced scientist in one of the participating laboratories (303 at the present time) conducting research related to pediatrics. Applications are solicited from students at all medical schools in the US and Canada. Underrepresented minority students are encouraged to apply and are recruited specifically, actively, and effectively. Applications are evaluated by a Steering Committee, a final ranking is prepared, and the top-ranked students are matched with their respective mentors and laboratories, as indicated on their applications. The students are paid stipends at rates determined by NIH, to help cover expenses. To date, the program has received 2209 applications, and 732 students have participated or are participating this (2008) year. Ethnic group self-identification was not requested of applicants prior to 1994, but, to date, 411 applicants self-identified as underrepresented minorities (Native American, African-American, Hispanic, or Pacific Islander), with 161 of these participating in the Program. Female applicants outnumber male applicants and participants at ratios of 1.8 to 1. By questionnaire, students and research mentors overwhelmingly report that the unique opportunities provided by this Program are strongly positive. The successes of the Program in attracting highly qualified and ethnically and racially diverse medical students and in engaging the contributions of world-class Pediatric scientists as mentors for these students have developed a highly productive and cost-effective mechanism to expose future clinicians to the opportunities and challenges of careers as clinician-scientists. High levels of visibility and recognition have been established among medical educators and medical students, particularly among groups who are underrepresented in research, and among the cadre of research mentors on whom the Program relies. The recruitment and training efforts are designed to ensure that a continuing supply of diverse and highly trained Pediatric clinician scientists is available to continue to advance and improve health care for children. Among Program participants between 1991 and 1996, 36% are in Pediatrics in 2008, and 72% of these are in Academic Pediatrics. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Clinician-scientists are vital to continued progress in biomedical research, because they can apply dual perspectives of clinical medicine and the principles of science and research. The numbers of Pediatric clinician-scientists have dwindled in recent years. The present Program supports medical students interested in Pediatrics to conduct research at institutions other than their own medical schools, under the supervision of highly qualified mentors, to encourage the students to consider careers that include research.