Sickle Cell Scholar Component

迫切需要增加专门的初级医学和博士研究人员的临界质量，他们在研究方法方面接受了适当的培训，能够或愿意将他们的知识应用于镰状细胞疾病的研究1。对于选择从事基础和临床综合研究的医生来说，要取得成功有很大的障碍2“4。这些障碍包括研究培训所需的时间增加、医学院的教育负债增加以及相互竞争的病人护理需求。对于博士生来说，需要进行传统科学课程之外的培训，以确保他们能够有效地与医生同事进行交流，并利用研究成果减轻疾病负担。学者计划将利用学术顾问、科学导师以及WACSCC和当地机构既定的培训计划，以确保在此奖项期间制定和实施一个良好的综合培训计划。

There is an urgent need to increase the critical mass of dedicated junior MD and Ph.D. investigators properly trained in research methods who are able or willing to apply their knowledge to the study of sickle cell disease1. There are significant barriers to the success of physicians choosing to pursue integrated basic and clinical research careers2"4. These include an increased time commitment required for research training, increased educational indebtedness of medical school and competing patient care demands. For Ph.D. students, training outside of traditional scientific course work is required to ensure that they can communicate effectively with their physician colleagues, and utilize research results to decrease disease burden. The Scholar Program will utilize an academic advisor, scientific mentors and the established programs of training at WACSCC and local institutions to ensure that a well integrated training program is developed and implemented during this award.