Trans-NIDDK Short-Term Training for Medical Students

描述(由申请者提供)：医学生短期培训计划的目标是向医学生介绍与糖尿病、肥胖、内分泌紊乱、代谢疾病、营养紊乱、消化疾病、肝脏疾病、肾脏疾病、泌尿系统疾病和血液疾病相关的研究领域的职业机会。该计划利用生物学和生物医学科学部内的机构资源，超过一半的教师导师小组在临床(医学、儿科、外科、病理学、放射学)和基础科学(药理学和分子生物学、细胞生物学和生理学、分子微生物学、生物化学和生物物理学)系联合任命。华盛顿大学提供了一个资源丰富的环境，来自NIDDK资助的三个中心，一个消化疾病研究核心中心(由PI指导)，一个临床营养研究单位，以及一个糖尿病研究和培训中心。肝脏、营养和消化疾病、代谢性疾病、肾脏和血液疾病等领域的学术专业培训计划都得到了NIH赞助的培训拨款的支持。参加这一计划的医学生将被鼓励通过参加MA-MD和/或医学科学家培训计划来继续基础或临床研究方面的进一步培训。已完成医学博士学位并有丰富研究经验的学生，可以申请医学科学家培训计划，以加快他们的临床和博士后培训。NIDDK赞助的试点/可行性奖由华盛顿大学DDRCC、CNRU和DRTC分发，以支持初级研究人员发展他们的独立研究计划。因此，华盛顿大学致力于培养从事生物医学研究的内科科学家和临床研究人员，这些领域是NIDDK继续执行任务所必需的。NIDDK短期培训计划是招收医学生进入培养未来内科科学家和临床研究人员的“管道”的关键切入点，这些科学家和临床研究人员致力于研究NIDDK支持的研究领域。 公共卫生相关性：建议的NIDDK T35培训基金(NIDDK T35)的目标是(1)培养W2学生在暑期研究项目中的研究兴趣，(2)提供W2学生与教师导师之间的个人互动，以及(3)鼓励医学生进行高级研究。对NIDDK T35培训基金的持续支持是极其重要的，因为SRP满足了国家对以下方面的需求：(1)培训学术医生进行人类疾病的基本生物学基础研究和临床科学研究，(2)为执业医生提供背景和经验，以评估新兴医疗技术。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed trans-NIDDK Short-Term Training Program for Medical Students is to introduce medical students to career opportunities in research related to diabetes, obesity, endocrine disorders, metabolic diseases, nutritional disorders, digestive diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases, urologic diseases, and hematologic disorders. This program draws upon institutional resources within the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences with over half of the faculty mentor group having joint appointments in clinical (Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Pathology, Radiology) and basic science (Pharmacology and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology, Molecular Microbiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics) departments. Washington University offers a resource-rich environment emanating from three NIDDK funded Centers, a Digestive Diseases Research Core Center (directed by the PI), a Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, and a Diabetes Research and Training Center. Academic subspecialty training programs in the areas of liver, nutrition and digestive diseases, metabolic diseases, renal and hematologic disorders are all supported by NIH sponsored training grants. Medical students participating in this program will be encouraged to pursue further training in basic or clinical research by entering the MA-MD and/or the Medical Scientist Training Program. Students who have completed the MD-PhD program of a MD degree with a strong research experience, may apply for the Physician Scientist Training Program in order to expedite their clinical and postdoctoral training. NIDDK sponsored pilot/feasibility awards are distributed by the Washington University DDRCC, CNRU and DRTC to support junior investigators as they develop their independent research programs. Thus, Washington University is committed to the development of physician scientists and clinical investigators engaged in biomedical research in those areas necessary to continue the mission of the NIDDK. The NIDDK Short Term Training Program serves as a critical entry point for recruiting medical students into the "pipeline" for developing future physician scientists and clinical investigators committed to studying research areas supported by the NIDDK. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goals of the proposed NIDDK T35 training grant (NIDDK T35) are to (1) develop the research interests of W2 students in the summer research program, (2) provide personal interactions between W2 students and faculty mentors, and (3) encourage medical students to pursue Advanced Research. Continued support for this NIDDK T35 training grant is extremely important, because the SRP addresses national needs for: (1) Training academic physicians for research on the fundamental biological basis of human diseases and research in clinical sciences, and (2) Providing background and experience for practicing physicians to evaluate emerging medical technology.