Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine

描述（由申请人提供）：波士顿大学医学中心老年病科和美国老年病学会（AGS）提议在2011年6月至2015年为来自美国各地的三年级和四年级医科学生赞助第23至27届老年医学暑期学院（SIGMs）。这个为期五天的强化教育项目是专门为鼓励他们从事学术老年医学的职业而设计的，重点是研究。资助今后五次老年医学研究的理由是，医学生对老年医学的兴趣仍然不大，需要培养那些最有能力在医学学术领域取得成功的学生。我们的目标是让医学生在临床培训期间接触到老年医学/老年病学的生物医学、临床和转化研究。此外，SIGMs旨在让医学生接触到在老龄化研究方面成功的榜样和导师，填补许多医学院存在的小型老年医学项目的空白。SIGMS的具体目标是：(1)向医学生介绍与老年医学相关的临床研究方法，通过提供：a)临床研讨会，讨论关键的临床老年医学问题，并结合高级医师科学家的最新研究报告；B)关于文献检索的循证技能和老年人研究的关键方法学问题的研讨会；c)小组讨论，旨在让学生有机会概念化和发展一个重点研究计划。(2)通过提供：a)作为临床和研究研讨会的组成部分的小组互动，向医学生介绍学术老年医学的榜样；b)学术老年医学的职业机会小组；C)与临床学术导师进行家访；3)为学生提供机会，与来自美国各地计划从事老年医学职业的其他学生建立一个学院社区，为他们选择职业道路提供支持和加强。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Section of Geriatrics at Boston University Medical Center and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) propose to sponsor the 23rd through 27th Summer Institutes in Geriatric Medicine (SIGMs) in June 2011 through 2015 for third and fourth year medical students from across the United States. This five-day intensive educational program is designed specifically to encourage them to pursue careers in academic Geriatric Medicine with an emphasis on research. The rationale for funding the next five SIGMs derives from the continued modest level of interest in Geriatric Medicine among medical students and the need to nurture those students who will be most capable of thriving in academic medicine. Our aim is to expose medical students during their clinical training years to biomedical, clinical, and translational research in Aging/Geriatrics. Furthermore, the SIGMs aim to expose medical students to successful role models and mentors in aging research, filling the gap that exists in many medical schools with small Geriatric Medicine programs. The specific aims of the SIGMS are to: (1) Introduce medical students to clinical research methods, pertinent to Geriatric Medicine, by providing: a) clinical seminars addressing key clinical geriatric issues coupled with state-of the- art research presentations by senior physician scientists; b) seminars on evidence-based skills for searching the literature and on key methodological issues in studies of older adults; and c) small group discussions designed to allow students the opportunity to conceptualize and develop a focused research proposal. (2) Introduce medical students to role models in academic Geriatric Medicine by providing: a) small group interactions as an integral part of clinical and research seminars; b) a panel on career opportunities in academic Geriatric Medicine; c) home visits with clinical academic preceptors; and d) information about pathways through residency and fellowship training to careers in academic Geriatric Medicine. 3) Provide students the opportunity to develop a collegial community with other students from throughout the United States who plan careers in Geriatric Medicine, providing support and reinforcement for this choice of career path.