A National Training Program in Reproductive Medicine

描述（由申请人提供）：生殖内分泌学和不孕症（REI）是四个专科奖学金之一，在妇产科住院医师完成后进行高级培训。生殖医学培训的正式认证由美国妇产科委员会生殖内分泌学和不孕不育部主持。并在完成经认可的三年奖学金计划后，通过笔试和最后的口试。生殖内分泌学和不孕症学会（SREI）是国家委员会认证的REI学会，其主要任务是支持参与研究员选拔、临床和研究培训以及联网的方案。正是在这一框架内提交了本竞争性续期申请。奖学金计划在学术上是严格的，需要对研究的重大承诺。这是妇产科医生培训期间唯一正式的时间，需要对学术研究工作做出如此严格的承诺。更重要的是，这是唯一一次当医生在培训有机会发展一个持久的兴趣（希望是一个激情）的研究。这是唯一的窗口，通过它学术生殖医学专家的管道可以保持开放。由于我们目前正在目睹该领域研究方面的前所未有的进步，现在是时候继续培训有前途的生殖医学医生科学家了。本提案的目的是为每年三名研究员所需的两年研究培训期寻求持续的资金，这些研究员在委员会批准的研究金培训期间在八个参与机构进行了有价值的研究，这些机构在生殖医学培训和研究方面有着出色的记录。预计这种支持将继续有助于生殖医学领域的医生科学家和临床研究人员的早期发展，并将更好地准备研究员进入生殖科学家发展计划（RSDP）和妇女生殖健康研究职业发展计划（WRHR和BIRCWH）中NIH资助职位的管道。在这一新项目的前15名毕业生（截至2010年6月）中，有12人进入并留在学术岗位，9人由机构（WRHR，BIRCWH）和个人K赠款资助，其中3人现在由R21赠款资助，1人由RO1资助。指导委员会希望研究部门能够认识到这一独特的研究培训计划的重要性和早期成功，并决定继续为该计划提供资金。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) is one of four subspecialty fellowships for advanced training after completion of a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Formal certification for this training in Reproductive Medicine is under the aegis of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inc. and is achieved after completion of an accredited three- year fellowship program and subsequent passing of a written and, finally, an oral examination. The Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), the national Society of Board Certified REIs, has as major missions the support of programs involved in the selection, clinical and research training and networking of fellows. It is within this framework tht the present competing renewal application is submitted. Fellowship programs are academically rigorous and require a major commitment to research. This is the only formalized time during the training of Obstetrician/Gynecologists that such a rigorous commitment to an academic research exercise is required. More importantly, this is the only time when physicians in training have the opportunity to develop a lasting interest (and hopefully a passion) for research. This is the sole window through which the pipeline of academic reproductive medicine specialists can be kept open. As we are currently witnessing unprecedented advances in the research aspects of the field, the time is RIGHT and the time is NOW to continue training promising physician scientists in reproductive medicine. The objective of the present proposal is to seek continued funding for a required two year training period in research for three fellows per year who are involved in meritorious research during their respective Board- approved fellowship training at EIGHT participating institutions recognized for their outstanding track record of training and research in reproductive medicine. It is anticipated that such support will continue to contribute to the early development of physician scientists and clinical investigators in the field of Reproductive Medicine and will better prepare fellows to enter the pipeline of NIH funded positions in the Reproductive Scientists Development Program (RSDP) and the Women's Reproductive Health Research Career Development initiatives (WRHR and BIRCWH). Of the first 15 graduates (through June 2010) of this novel program, 12 entered and remain in academic positions, 9 funded by institutional (WRHR, BIRCWH) and individual K grants, 3 of them now funded by R21 grants and one by an RO1. It is the Steering Committee's hope that the study section will recognize both the importance and early success of this unique research training initiative and decide to continue with funding of the program.