Musculoskeletal Research Training

描述（由申请人提供）：肌肉骨骼训练项目代表了特殊外科医院（HSS）在基础和应用研究方面培训临床医生和科学家的持续承诺。目标是为高度积极的学员提供必要的基础科学教育和研究技能，以在学术骨科和相关领域取得成功。该计划的优势在于教师的专业知识，他们涵盖了肌肉骨骼研究领域的广泛学科基础，并为学员提供有趣的研究项目主题。该计划是基础研究和临床骨科之间的接口，强调跨学科的方法来解决临床相关的研究问题。教员包括治疗病人和进行研究的临床科学家，以及通过转化研究为病人护理做出贡献的科学家。结果是一个多样化的项目，提供了适当的榜样和直接临床应用的研究机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Musculoskeletal Training Program represents the continued commitment of the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) to train clinicians and scientists in basic and applied research. The goal is to provide highly motivated trainees with the basic science education and research skills necessary for a successful career in academic orthopaedics and related fields. The program's strength is the expertise of the faculty, who cover a broad base of disciplines within musculoskeletal research and who provide trainees with interesting topics for research projects. The program is an interface between basic research and clinical orthopaedics with emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to clinically relevant research problems. The faculty includes clinician scientists who treat patients and conduct research and scientists who contribute to patient care through translational research. The result is a diverse program providing appropriate role models and research opportunities with direct clinical application. The program is designed for one predoctoral and two postdoctoral trainees. Trainee selection is based on prior academic and research performance, recommendation letters, and an interview. Selection criteria include high motivation for research and commitment to an academic career. Training is conducted at HSS, though trainees benefit from the close collaboration with Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell's Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Departments, and the CCNY Center for Biomedical Engineering. The HSS Research Division has fifty scientists supported by federal and non-federal funds and an NIH-sponsored Core Center for Musculoskeletal Repair and Regeneration. The Division is housed in a recently renovated seven-story building with laboratories and office space for research spanning from cartilage biology to biomechanics and clinical orthopedics. Core facilities include musculoskeletal imaging, analytical microscopy, mechanical and material assessment, animal care, biostatistics, and flow cytometry. These and all other clinical and research facilities at HSS and its affiliated institutions are available to the trainees and clinical specialties in the orthopedic community.