NIH Student Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：国家医学博士/博士学生会议成立于1986年，由科罗拉多大学医学科学家培训计划的学生。会议的目的是提供一个论坛，汇集来自全国各地的双学位学生介绍自己的研究，并听取在各种生物医学学科进行卓越研究的特色科学家的意见。这是唯一一个专门为双学位课程学生举办的全国性会议。会议的基石是学生研究的介绍。会议已经扩大，这样18名学生竞争性地选择给口头报告。另外120名学生被选中在其中一个海报会议上展示他们的作品。五位杰出的讲者将应邀在会议上发表主题演讲。该会议一直吸引着杰出的科学家，包括诺贝尔奖获得者和美国国家科学院的成员发言。这些演讲者不仅展示了他们的创新研究，还为学生参与者提供了榜样和指导。此外，还举行了一次小组讨论，重点是双学位学生的居住和职业选择。这使学生接触到广泛的培训机会和职业道路存在的医学博士/博士毕业后，往往是一个重要的形成步骤，为学生的决定，他们的未来方向。会议以多学科形式组织。这对所有学生产生了广泛的吸引力，并为每一位注册的学生提供了展示其研究成果的机会，无论其研究领域如何。它还允许根据其工作的及时性和影响力选择专题发言者，而不受特定主题的限制。最后，多学科的形式促进了医生-科学家和翻译“从实验室到床边”研究的综合和合作目标。 公共卫生相关性：本次会议拨款对美国公共卫生的相关性是直接的，并具有长期影响。这是唯一一次汇集了医学博士/博士生的全国性会议，这正是将成为学术医学未来领导者的群体。这些是医生科学家，他们将发现导致疾病的治愈，改进预防方案，新颖的疗法和创造性的生物医学工程解决方案。因此，这次会议对美国当前和未来的公共卫生产生了重大影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The National M.D./Ph.D. Student Conference was established in 1986 by the students of the University of Colorado Medical Scientist Training Program. The objective of the conference is to provide a forum that brings together dual degree students from across the nation to present their own research and to hear from featured scientists performing exceptional research in a variety of biomedical disciplines. It is the only national meeting held specifically for students in dual degree programs. The cornerstone of the conference is the presentation of student research. The meeting has been expanded such that 18 students are competitively chosen to give oral presentations. An additional 120 students are selected to present their work during one of the poster sessions. Five distinguished speakers are invited to give the keynote lectures of the conference. The conference has consistently attracted exceptional scientists including Nobel Laureates and members of the National Academy of Sciences to speak. These speakers not only present their innovative research, but also serve as role models and provide guidance for the student participants. Additionally, a panel discussion is held which focuses on residency and career options for dual degree students. This exposes students to the wide range of training opportunities and career paths which exist for M.D./Ph.D. graduates, and is often an important formative step for students' decisions regarding their future directions. The conference is organized in a multi-disciplinary format. This produces a broad appeal to all students and provides every student who registers an opportunity to present his or her research regardless of the field of study. It also allows the selection of featured speakers based on the timeliness and impact of their work without limitations imposed by a specific theme. Finally, the multi- disciplinary format promotes the integrative and collaborative goal of the physician-scientist and translational "bench-to-bedside" research. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The relevance of this meeting grant to the US public health is direct and with a long-term impact. This is the only national meeting that brings together MD/PhD students, which is precisely the group that will become the future leaders in academic medicine. These are the physician-scientists who will be making the discoveries leading to the cure of disease, improved prevention protocols, novel therapies, and creative biomedical engineering solutions. As such, the impact of this meeting to the current and future public health of the US is of immense significance.