Cutaneous Biology and Skin Disease Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：我们认为需要一种新的模型来培训未来的皮肤生物学家。研究人员或临床医生的模式应该被另一种模式所取代，在这种模式下，有才华和热情的个人可以接触到信息、技术和同事，以满足对合作科学日益增长的需求。此外，显然需要一个适合医生博士后的项目，特别是因为CTSA资助的K奖非常有限。为了培养这样的骨干，我们提出了一个新颖的培训计划，其中包括定制的调查和临床相关经验课程，为每位学员量身定制，并专注于临床领域或疾病过程。具体来说，每个课程将包括1)实验室研究，由导师和指导委员会指导，该委员会由具有互补优势和专业知识的项目成员组成；2)在选择教学时考虑到该研究项目的翻译方面；3)临床参与（实习医师），与研究项目相辅相成。除了在学员选择的特定领域为他们提供严格的科学指导外，我们还将指导他们，确保他们成功过渡到富有成效的调查职业，为他们独立进行皮肤生物学和皮肤病相关的生物医学研究做好准备。我们建议每年招收3名医学博士、博士或医学博士/博士研究生参加为期两年的博士后培训计划。我们在与皮肤生物学和皮肤病相关的广泛领域组建了一支优秀的导师团队，并制定了一项创新的指导计划，以确保我们培养导师和学员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We believe that a new model is needed for training the cutaneous biologists of the future. The model of being either a researcher or a clinician ought to be supplanted by one where talented and enthusiastic individuals have exposure to the information, techniques and colleagues necessary for the growing need for collaborative science. In addition, there is a clear need for a program that is suitable for physician postdoctoral fellows, especially since CTSA funded K awards are extremely limited. To develop such a cadre, we propose a novel training program with a customized curriculum of investigative and clinically relevant experiences, individually tailored to each trainee and focused on a clinica area or disease process. Specifically, each curriculum will comprise 1) laboratory-based research, guided by their Mentor and Mentoring Committee composed of program members with complementary strengths and expertise; 2) didactics chosen with the translational aspects of that research project in mind; and 3) clinical involvement (for physician trainees) complementary to the research project. In addition to providing our trainees with rigorous scientific instruction in the specific area of their choosing, we shall mentor and guide them to ensure a successful transition to productive investigative careers, preparing them for independent skin biology and skin disease related biomedical research. We propose to engage three MD, PhD or MD/PhD trainees annually into a two-year postdoctoral training program. We have assembled a stellar team of mentors in broad areas relevant to cutaneous biology and skin diseases, and an innovative guidance program to ensure that we grow mentors as well as trainees.