Trans-NIDDK Short-Term Training for Medical Students

简介（由申请人提供）：跨niddk医学生短期培训计划的目标是为医学生介绍与糖尿病、肥胖、内分泌疾病、代谢疾病、营养疾病、消化疾病、肝脏疾病、肾脏疾病、泌尿系统疾病和血液疾病相关的研究工作机会。该计划利用生物和生物医学科学系的机构资源，超过一半的教师导师组在临床（医学，儿科，外科，病理学，放射学）和基础科学（药理学和分子生物学，细胞生物学和生理学，分子微生物学，生物化学和生物物理学）部门联合任命。华盛顿大学提供了一个资源丰富的环境，由三个NIDDK资助的中心，一个消化疾病研究核心中心（由PI指导），一个临床营养研究单位和一个糖尿病研究和培训中心。在肝脏、营养和消化疾病、代谢疾病、肾脏和血液疾病等领域的学术亚专业培训项目都由NIH赞助的培训补助金支持。参加该计划的医学生将被鼓励通过进入MA-MD和/或医学科学家培训计划继续进行基础或临床研究方面的进一步培训。完成医学博士学位课程的学生，具有较强的研究经验，可以申请医师科学家培训计划，以加快他们的临床和博士后培训。NIDDK赞助的试点/可行性奖由华盛顿大学DDRCC， CNRU和DRTC分发，以支持初级研究人员发展他们的独立研究项目。因此，华盛顿大学致力于培养从事生物医学研究的医师、科学家和临床研究人员，这些领域是继续执行国家生物医学研究所使命所必需的。NIDDK短期培训计划是招募医学生进入“管道”的关键切入点，以发展未来的医生科学家和临床研究人员，致力于研究NIDDK支持的研究领域。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed trans-NIDDK Short-Term Training Program for Medical Students is to introduce medical students to career opportunities in research related to diabetes, obesity, endocrine disorders, metabolic diseases, nutritional disorders, digestive diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases, urologic diseases, and hematologic disorders. This program draws upon institutional resources within the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences with over half of the faculty mentor group having joint appointments in clinical (Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Pathology, Radiology) and basic science (Pharmacology and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology, Molecular Microbiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics) departments. Washington University offers a resource-rich environment emanating from three NIDDK funded Centers, a Digestive Diseases Research Core Center (directed by the PI), a Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, and a Diabetes Research and Training Center. Academic subspecialty training programs in the areas of liver, nutrition and digestive diseases, metabolic diseases, renal and hematologic disorders are all supported by NIH sponsored training grants. Medical students participating in this program will be encouraged to pursue further training in basic or clinical research by entering the MA-MD and/or the Medical Scientist Training Program. Students who have completed the MD-PhD program of a MD degree with a strong research experience, may apply for the Physician Scientist Training Program in order to expedite their clinical and postdoctoral training. NIDDK sponsored pilot/feasibility awards are distributed by the Washington University DDRCC, CNRU and DRTC to support junior investigators as they develop their independent research programs. Thus, Washington University is committed to the development of physician scientists and clinical investigators engaged in biomedical research in those areas necessary to continue the mission of the NIDDK. The NIDDK Short Term Training Program serves as a critical entry point for recruiting medical students into the "pipeline" for developing future physician scientists and clinical investigators committed to studying research areas supported by the NIDDK. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goals of the proposed NIDDK T35 training grant (NIDDK T35) are to (1) develop the research interests of W2 students in the summer research program, (2) provide personal interactions between W2 students and faculty mentors, and (3) encourage medical students to pursue Advanced Research. Continued support for this NIDDK T35 training grant is extremely important, because the SRP addresses national needs for: (1) Training academic physicians for research on the fundamental biological basis of human diseases and research in clinical sciences, and (2) Providing background and experience for practicing physicians to evaluate emerging medical technology.