Short-term Training in Health Professional Schools

描述（由申请人提供）：华盛顿大学医学院（WUSM）有一个强有力的承诺，培养医学生成为医学学术领袖。WUSM是国际公认的临床和研究机构，拥有才华横溢的医学生和世界知名的教师。WUSM广泛的研究活动为所有感兴趣的医学生提供了刺激和具有挑战性的研究机会。在过去的15年中，WUSM学生参与夏季研究计划（SRP）已经从最初的26个NHLBI T35资助的插槽增长到目前的91个。这代表了所有WUSM学生的90%参与。额外的WUSM学生由额外的培训赠款和院长奖学金资助。在SRP开始时，NHLBI T35资金的成功吸引了额外的资金，使SRP几乎达到了最大程度的增长。因此，目前NHLBI T35资助的SRP WUSM学生不到30%。我们相信，SRP的成功保证了我们对NHLBI T35的支持从26个增加到30个WUSM学生每年夏天的要求。NHLBI T35目前为期两个月。为了让医学生有足够的时间收集足够的数据进行分析，我们建议将NHLBI T35的期限延长到第一年课程结束和第二年课程开始之间的2.5个月。在过去的10年里，Koong-Nah Chung博士一直是NHLBI T35的PI和SRP的主任。作为在WUSM，UC Berkeley和NIH接受过培训的博士科学家，以及医学生研究办公室主任和招生和学生事务助理院长，Chung博士一直并将继续处于管理此NHLBI T35的理想位置。在过去的10年里，钟博士一直致力于将教师和WUSM学生聚集在一起，以获得有益的暑期研究经验。钟博士也一直在增加谁参加SRP和在WUSM的高级研究计划的医学生的数量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) has a strong commitment to train medical students to become academic leaders in medicine. WUSM is an internationally recognized clinical and research institution with talented medical students and world-renowned faculty. The broad scope of the research activities at WUSM provide stimulating and challenging research opportunities for all interested medical students. During the past 15 years, the WUSM student participation in Summer Research Program (SRP) has grown from the original 26 NHLBI T35 funded slots to currently 91 in total. This represents 90% participation of all WUSM students. The additional WUSM students are funded by additional training grants and Dean's fellowships. The success of the NHLBI T35 funding at the inception of the SRP has attracted additional funding which has allowed the SRP to grow to its almost maximum extent. Currently therefore the NHLBI T35 funds fewer than 30% of the SRP WUSM students. We believe that the success of the SRP warrants our request for an increase in NHLBI T35 support from 26 to 30 WUSM students each summer. The NHLBI T35 is currently two months in duration. To allow medical students sufficient time to collect enough data to analyze, we propose to extend the period of the NHLBI T35 to 2.5 months between the end of the first year classes and the beginning of the second year classes. For the past 10 years, Dr. Koong-Nah Chung has been the PI of this NHLBI T35 and the Director of the SRP. As a PhD scientist trained at WUSM, UC Berkeley and NIH, and as the Director of the Office of Medical Student Research and the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, Dr. Chung has been and continues to be in an ideal position to administer this NHLBI T35. For the past 10 years, Dr. Chung has been instrumental in bringing together the faculty and WUSM students for rewarding summer research experiences. Dr. Chung has also been instrumental in increasing the number of medical students who participate in the SRP and in the Advanced Research Programs at WUSM.