Hematology clinical research training program

描述(由申请人提供)：宾夕法尼亚大学血液学研究培训项目成立于1978年，已为111名基础、翻译和面向患者的调查人员提供培训。自2004年以来，该项目和T32项目每年支持8名博士后和4名博士后实习生。该计划的持续目标是帮助对血液学宽泛定义的学科感兴趣的个人为独立调查人员的职业生涯做准备。最初，候选人几乎完全是从参加内科和儿科临床血液学培训计划的医生中挑选出来的。自1998年以来，我们纳入了非内科博士后实习生，自2004年以来，我们还纳入了 博士前实习生，重点是宾夕法尼亚大学医学博士项目中未来的内科科学家，以利用PI作为该项目主任的角色。加入该项目的博士前医学博士和博士生反映了我们的信念，即在他们接受科学家和内科科学家培训的早期吸引有才华的学生从事血液学相关研究的长期价值。从2006年开始，宾夕法尼亚大学的博士生，包括该项目的博士生，也可以选择参加医学研究生培训(GTMS)证书计划，扩大他们在人类生物学和疾病方面进行交叉培训的机会。结果。在最初29年的资助中，共资助了103名博士后实习生(66名医学博士、13名医学博士和24名博士)和8名博士后实习生(6名医学博士和2名博士)。在完成培训的90名博士后实习生中，61%的人在学术机构担任全职工作，从事实验室或临床研究。另有9%的人主要从事临床实践，但有大学预约，并参与临床研究项目和兼职教学。完成培训的前学员中，53%有来自NIH和其他来源的校外研究资金，11%在工业领域任职，4%正在完成进一步的博士后研究。申请书中包括了一份详细的计划，用于确定适当的博士前和博士后候选人，向他们提供独立职业所需的技能，并在整个过程中对他们进行指导。

Description (provided by applicant): The Hematology Research Training Program at the University of Pennsylvania was established in 1978 and has provided training for 111 basic, translation and patient-oriented investigators. Since 2004 the program and this T32 have supported 8 postdoctoral and 4 predoctoral trainees per year. The continuing goal of the program is to help individuals interested in the broadly-defined disciplines of hematology prepare for careers as independent investigators. Originally the candidates were drawn almost exclusively from physicians enrolled in the clinical hematology training programs in the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics. Since 1998 we have included non-physician postdoctoral trainees and since 2004 we have also incorporated predoctoral trainees, with an emphasis on future physician-scientists in Penn's MD-PhD program to take advantage of the Pi's role as the director of that program. The addition of predoctoral MD-PhD and PhD students to the program reflects our belief in the long term value of attracting talented students in hematology-related research at an earlier point in their training as scientists and physician-scientists. Starting in 2006, PhD candidates at Penn, including those in this program, have also had the option of enrolling in the Graduate Training in Medical Sciences (GTMS) Certificate Program, expanding their opportunities for cross training in human biology and disease. Outcomes. During the first 29 years of funding, 103 postdoctoral trainees (66 MD, 13 MD-PhD and 24 PhD) and 8 pre-doctoral trainee (6 MD-PhD and 2 PhD) have been supported. Of the 90 postdoctoral trainees who have completed training, 61% hold full-time appointments at an academic institution and are engaged in either laboratory or clinical research. An additional 9% are engaged primarily in clinical practice, but have university appointments and participate in clinical research projects and teaching part-time. 53% of our former trainees who have completed training have extramural research funding from the NIH and other sources, 11% have positions in industry and 4% are completing further postdoctoral studies. A detailed plan for identifying appropriate predoctoral and postdoctoral candidates, providing them with the skills needed for an independent career, and mentoring them throughout the process is included in the application.