Recruitment of Medical Students to Careers in Mental Health Research

描述(由申请人提供)：为响应国家在心理健康研究领域招募新的内科科学家研究人员的需要，本次续签申请请求支持5R25MH054318-14，“招募医学生进入心理健康研究的职业”--匹兹堡大学精神病学系与匹兹堡大学神经科学、神经病学、神经生物学、医学和心理学系和卡内基梅隆大学的合作。该计划为对心理健康相关临床和/或基础研究感兴趣的高积极性医学生提供整整一年的指导研究。其目的是增加全国有才华的医学院毕业生，他们继续寻求进一步的培训，为心理健康研究的职业做准备。在这项拟议的更新计划中，我们建立在：1)我们当前医学生试点计划的成功(在我们当前资助的过去4年中一直活跃)，2)具有丰富研究和培训经验的领导团队的知识和专业知识，3)我们在实施当前的R25研究教育计划方面取得了14年的成功，以及4)由精神病学系/西方精神病研究所和临床、匹兹堡大学和卡内基梅隆大学提供的出色的研究环境。这一不同寻常的医学生研究教育计划包括：a)为期12个月的非全日制密集研究经验，对与精神健康或精神障碍直接相关的科学问题进行指导研究；b)针对学生的特定研究目标和兴趣定制的教学教育计划；c)西方精神病学研究所和诊所(WPIC)的暑期课程，提供可选的临床轮换，为那些进行基础神经科学研究的人提供临床补充，或为从事以患者为中心的研究的人提供更多的临床机会；d)晚上的一系列研讨会，学生在其中与全国知名的资深科学家互动，讨论他们自己目前的研究成果。该项目是NIMH继续努力促进临床和基础科学研究人员之间积极合作的一个及时的例子--促进有才华和积极性的医学生尽早进入转化性心理健康研究领域--选择专注于基础或临床神经科学研究，或以患者为中心的研究--并让所有学生接触T1(长凳到床边)和T2(临床到社区)类型的转化性研究。该计划利用了相关机构的非凡优势，以及它们在健康科学教育和研究培训方面过去和未来在跨学科合作方面的成功。 公共卫生相关性：为了响应国家在心理健康研究领域招募新的医生-科学家研究人员的需求，这份续签申请申请要求支持“心理健康研究领域的医学生招聘”--这是匹兹堡大学和卡内基梅隆大学精神病学系与神经科学、神经病学、神经生物学、医学和心理学系之间的合作。这一不同寻常的项目以一整年的密集指导研究为特色，面向对心理健康相关临床和/或基础研究感兴趣的高积极性医学生。其目的是增加全国有才华的医学院毕业生，他们继续寻求进一步的培训，为心理健康研究的职业做准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to the nation's need to recruit new physician-scientist investigators into the field of mental health research, this renewal application requests support for 5R25MH054318-14, "Recruitment of Medical Students into Careers in Mental Health Research" -a collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and the Departments of Neuroscience, Neurology, Neurobiology, Medicine, and Psychology of the University of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Mellon University. The program features a full year of mentored research for highly motivated medical students with an aptitude for an interest in mental health-relevant clinical and/or basic research. The aim is to increase the national pool of talented medical school graduates who go on to seek further training in preparation for careers in mental health research. In this proposed renewal program, we build on: 1) the success of our current medical student pilot program (active during the past 4 years of our current funding), 2) the knowledge and expertise of a leadership team with extensive research and training experience, 3) our demonstrated 14-year success in the implementation of the current R25 research education program, and 4) the outstanding research environment provided by the Department of Psychiatry/Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. This unusual medical student research education program consists of: a) a 12-month part-time, intensive research experience, conducting supervised research on a scientific question with direct relevance to mental health or mental disorders; b) a didactic educational program tailored to the specific research aims and interests of the student, c) a summer component that offers optional clinical rotations at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) providing a clinical complement to those conducting basic neuroscience research or additional clinical exposure to those engaged in patient-oriented research, and d) a series of evening seminars in which students interact with nationally-renowned senior scientists in discussion of their own current research findings. The program represents a timely example of the NIMH's continuing effort to promote active collaboration between clinical and basic science researchers--promoting early induction of highly talented and motivated medical students into the field of translational mental health research-with the option to focus on basic or clinical neuroscience research, or patient-oriented research- and exposing all students to aspects of both the T1 (bench to bedside) and T2 (clinical to community) types of translational research. The program capitalizes on the extraordinary strengths of the institutions involved, and their past and continuing success in inter-disciplinary collaboration in health science education and research training. Public Health Relevance: In response to the nation's need to recruit new physician-scientist investigators into the field of mental health research, this renewal application requests support for "Recruitment of Medical Students into Careers in Mental Health Research" -a collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and the Departments of Neuroscience, Neurology, Neurobiology, Medicine, and Psychology of the University of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Mellon University. This unusual program features a full year of intensive mentored research for highly motivated medical students with an aptitude for an interest in mental health-relevant clinical and/or basic research. The aim is to increase the national pool of talented medical school graduates who go on to seek further training in preparation for careers in mental health research.