2011 ASN Program for Medical Students and Residents

描述（由申请人提供）：美国肾脏病学会（ASN）的年度会议汇集了来自世界各地的著名肾脏病学领导。肾脏周允许参与者分享医疗保健变革的新颖和创新方法，促进他们的职业发展，加强临床和基础研究资助机制，并制定治疗和改善肾脏疾病患者生活的最佳实践。肾脏病学的具体领域包括急性肾损伤、骨和矿物质代谢、细胞和运输生理学、慢性肾脏疾病、发育、透析、肾小球肾炎、高血压和心血管疾病、新的转化方法、病理学、肾囊性疾病、移植和免疫学。肾脏周2011将于11月8日至13日在宾夕法尼亚州费城举行。在过去的15年里，医学生和住院医生的ASN计划一直在肾脏周举行。学生和住院医师由他们所在机构的奖学金培训主任或项目主任提名。项目活动包括肾病学领导的欢迎招待会，免费早餐，项目主管和研究员的小组讨论，闭幕午餐，以及抽象海报的指导参观。2010年，一个由学生和住院医生组成的焦点小组还会见了NIDDK肾脏和泌尿系统疾病职业发展和培训项目主任Tracy Rankin博士。他们计划在2011年举行更多的NIDDK焦点小组会议。参与的医学生和住院医师将有机会与世界肾病学领域的领导者互动，并从接触教材和新研究中获益。由于大多数学生和住院医生都没有决定他们要从事哪个专业，这个项目在帮助学生和住院医生决定方面尤为重要。拨款申请的目的是申请资金，为学生和居民提供额外的旅行支持奖励。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) brings together renowned nephrology leadership from around the world. Kidney Week allows participants to share novel and innovative approaches to changes in health care, to advance their careers, strengthen clinical and basic research funding mechanisms, and develop best practices for treating and improving lives of the people who live with kidney disease. Specific areas of nephrology include acute kidney injury, bone and mineral metabolism, cell and transport physiology, chronic kidney disease, development, dialysis, glomerulonephritis, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, novel translational approaches, pathology, renal cystic diseases, and transplantation and immunology. Kidney Week 2011 will be held from November 8 - 13 in Philadelphia, PA. The ASN Program for Medical Students and Residents has been held at Kidney Week for the last 15 years. Students and residents are nominated by fellowship training directors or program directors from their institutions. Program events include a welcome reception with nephrology leadership, complimentary breakfasts, panels with program directors and fellows, a Closing Luncheon, and mentored visits to abstract posters. In 2010, a focus group of students and residents also met with Tracy Rankin, PhD, Career Development and Training Program Director for Kidney and Urologic Diseases at the NIDDK. There are plans to hold additional NIDDK focus groups in 2011. Participating medical students and residents will have the opportunity to interact with world leaders in the field of nephrology and gain from exposure to educational material and novel research. As most of these students and residents are undecided as to which specialty they will pursue, this program is especially important in helping students and residents decide. The purpose of the grant application is to request funds for to provide additional travel support awards to students and residents.