Research Education Program for Trainees in Neurology

描述（由申请人提供）：迫切需要具有医学培训和研究经验的临床科学家进行神经系统疾病机制和治疗的基础，临床和转化研究。西北大学神经科学研究教育项目（R25）旨在通过研究和教育经验，促进西北大学范伯格医学院（NUFSM）神经病学部门临床神经科学家的发展，为这些学员成功竞争个人奖学金和指导职业发展奖做好准备，从而提高他们成为独立研究者的能力。具体来说，我们建议：1。每年至少招聘一名神经病学住院医师，他们表现出对研究的能力和兴趣，为他们竞争K08或K23奖项做好准备。2. 利用西北大学已建立的项目和机构资源，为神经内科住院医师后期和临床神经科学研究奖学金第一年创建并实施研究培训课程，指导团队包括主要导师和合作教师。加强西北大学现有的研究指导机会，使其能够在R25项目中为住院实习医生提供指导。4. 对R25项目进行持续评估。西北大学拥有优秀的机构资源，包括美国国立卫生研究院资助的临床和转化科学研究所，优秀的神经病学骨干和具有广泛指导记录的合作教师，强大的对研究事业感兴趣的学员库以及丰富的跨部门合作文化，以确保学员成功准备独立的研究事业。将从神经内科住院医师中选出一名培训生。将为每位学员制定个人培训计划。培训团队将由主要导师和合作教师组成，由项目主管直接监督和监督。实习生将保证至少9个月的受保护的研究时间，其中80%的时间用于研究，12个月用于研究。该计划的成功与否将取决于获得职业发展奖励并最终继续学术生涯的学员人数。项目质量将定期进行评估。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a critical need for clinician-scientists possessing the medical training and research experience to conduct basic, clinical and translational research on the mechanisms and treatment of neurological disorders. This Neuroscience Research Education Program at Northwestern (R25) is designed to foster the development of clinician neuroscientists in the Departments of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (NUFSM) via research and educational experiences that will prepare these trainees to successfully compete for individual fellowships and mentored career development awards that would enhance their ability to become independent investigators. Specifically we propose to: 1. Recruit at least one neurology resident each year who demonstrates aptitude for and interest in research to prepare them to compete for K08 or K23 awards. 2. Create and implement a research training curriculum for the later years of neurology residency and the first year of a clinical neuroscience research fellowship using a mentoring team comprising a Primary Mentor and Collaborating faculty, and utilizing established programs and institutional resources at Northwestern. 3. Enhance existing research mentorship opportunities available at Northwestern to be available to the residency trainees within this R25 program. 4. Conduct ongoing evaluation of the R25 program. Northwestern has excellent institutional resources including NIH funded Clinical and Translational Science Institute, outstanding cadre of Neurology and Collaborating faculty with extensive track record of mentorship, strong pool of trainees interested in research career and rich culture of interdepartmental collaborations to assure success of the trainees in preparation for independent research careers. One trainee will be selected from the pool of neurology residents. Individual training plan will created for each trainee. Training team will consist of the Primary Mentor and collaborating faculty with direct supervision and oversight by the Program Directors. Trainees will be assured at least nine months of protected research time with 80% time dedicated to research during residency and 12 months dedicated to research during fellowship. Success of the program will be determined by the number of trainees who receive career development awards and ultimately continue with academic career. The quality of the program will be evaluated on the regular basis. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: There is a critical need for clinician-scientists possessing the medical training and research experience to conduct basic, clinical and translational research on the mechanisms and treatment of neurological disorders. This Neuroscience Research Education Program at Northwestern (R25) is designed to foster the development of clinician neuroscientists in the Departments of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine via research and educational experiences that will prepare these trainees for independent successful research careers which ultimately will lead to the development of new treatments for neurological disorders.