Research Training Program in Disease-Oriented Neuroscience

项目描述：该培训项目的目的是在宾夕法尼亚大学神经病学住院医师期间提供重要的研究经验，作为加速我们绝大多数以学术为导向的受训者从住院医师到研究职业发展过渡的一种手段。该项目将在一个大型的研究型机构中进行，该机构有一个住院医师项目，该项目培养了一些国内最好的候选人，并且有足够的灵活性来鼓励临床培训的有意义的中断，而不会损害神经病学住院医师的重要目标。符合条件的居民将通过管理委员会申请该计划，并通过与研究导师一起开发研究项目来提供研究能力的证据。然后，他们将能够在一个项目上投入6-12个月的时间，并在项目结束时返回驻地项目。预计在临床培训期间收集的数据将用于作为博士后培训生以及以后的进一步研究。该培训计划将由不同部门经验丰富的临床和实验室研究人员进行，他们在促进年轻职业方面有着良好的记录，包括但不限于神经病学，神经科学，生物工程和医学。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Program Description: The aim of this training program is provide a significant research experience during the neurology residence at the University of Pennsylvania, as a means of accelerating the transition between residency and research career development for our overwhelmingly academically-oriented trainees. The program will be conducted in a large research-oriented institution with a residency program that trains some of the best candidates in the country and that has enough flexibility to encourage a meaningful hiatus from clinical training without compromising the important goals of a neurology residency. Eligible residents will apply to the program through an administrative committee, providing evidence of research aptitude through the development of a research project in conjunction with a research mentor. They will then be able to devote 6-12 months to a project, returning to the residency program at its conclusion. It is expected that the data gathered during this hiatus from clinical training will lead to further research as post-doctoral trainees, and beyond. The training program will be conducted by experienced clinical and laboratory research faculty in various departments with a track record in promoting young careers, including but not limited to Neurology, Neuroscience, Bioengineering, and Medicine. Public Health Relevance: The declining numbers of clinician-scientists is a real threat to the development of new treatments for neurological diseases, as this group populates the ranks of disease-oriented investigators in academia, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies. Part of the reason for this decline is the lengthy training process, with the insecurity of future funding. This program will allow residents in neurology to interrupt their clinical training in order to develop clinical or bench-based skills, and to generate sufficient preliminary data to enhance their transition from residency to faculty positions in research-intensive institutions.