Pre-Faculty Research Training in Pediatric Endocrinology

描述（由申请人提供）：本T32更新提案的主要目标是继续明尼苏达大学（UM）儿科内分泌学项目的传统，即通过提供基础，转化或以患者为导向的科学强化培训，指导儿科内分泌学研究员进入学术生涯。我们的第二个目标是提供一个环境，将促进妇女成功地进入学术生涯的进步。该计划在实现其目标方面取得了巨大成功。从2004年成立到2013年夏天，我们将有7名研究员从3年的培训计划中毕业，所有这些人都是女性，其中6人已经进入大学教职。其中一名是副教授，另外两名预计将在未来几年内达到这一级别。一个是我们目前的第三年研究员，谁将加入我们的教师后，她完成今年夏天的培训。我们目前的第一和第二年的研究员，都对学术生涯感兴趣的女性，将继续在该计划，并已为2013年和2014年选择了特殊的新研究员。研究员是根据表现出的追求研究培训的愿望来选择的。他们可以遵循临床/翻译或基础科学路径，而那些选择前者的人获得临床研究硕士学位，正式和严格地为他们的学术生涯做好准备。我们与即将到来的研究员密切合作，加入他们的研究兴趣，提供机会和经验丰富的导师，他们可以支持他们的培训，并为他们的学术生涯的下一阶段提供指导。高级教师导师的核心小组是完善的调查人员，选择他们的能力，传授负责任，严谨和强大的科学文化，这是UM的传统。有许多不同的研究机会。该计划在糖尿病，肥胖和代谢等关键公共卫生领域具有特殊的研究优势。儿科内分泌科的成员享有与儿科内的其他部门，UM内的其他部门以及其他机构（包括马约诊所和国际糖尿病中心）进行科学合作的悠久传统。这为研究员提供了一个丰富的科学合作环境。该计划培训医生科学家在必要的技能范围内，通过完成奖学金，使他们准备进入初级教师学术研究职位，在他们的研究领域的基本基础上打下良好的基础。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary objective of this T32 renewal proposal is to continue the University of Minnesota (UM) Pediatric Endocrinology Program's tradition of guiding pediatric endocrinology fellows into academic careers, by providing intensive training in basic, translational or patient-oriented science. Our secondary objective is to provide an environment that will facilitate the successful advancement of women into academic careers. The program has been highly successful in achieving its goals. From its inception in 2004 through the summer of 2013, we will have graduated 7 fellows from the 3 year training program, all of whom are women and 6 of whom have gone on to University faculty appointments. One is an Associate Professor and two others are expected to achieve this rank within the next couple years. One is our current 3rd year fellow, who will be joining our faculty after she finishes training this summer. Our current 1st and 2nd year fellows, both women interested in academic careers, will continue in the program, and exceptional new fellows have been chosen for 2013 and 2014. Fellows are selected based on a demonstrated desire to pursue research training. They may follow either a clinical/translational or a basic science path, and those who choose the former obtain a Masters in Clinical Research degree to formally and rigorously prepare them for a scholarly career. We work closely with incoming fellows to join their research interests with available opportunities and experienced mentors who can support their training and provide guidance for advancement to the next phase of their academic careers. The core group of senior faculty mentors are well established investigators, selected for their ability to impart a culture of responsible, rigorous, and robust science, as is the tradition of the UM. Numerous and varied research opportunities are available. The program has particular research strengths in the critical public health domains of diabetes, obesity, and metabolism. Members of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology enjoy a strong tradition of scientific collaboration with other division within the Department of Pediatrics, other departments within the UM, and other institutions including the Mayo Clinic and the International Diabetes Center. This provides fellows with a rich environment for scientific collaboration. The program trains physician scientists in the spectrum of skills necessary to be well-grounded in the fundamental underpinnings of their research area by the completion of fellowship so they are ready to enter a junior faculty academic research position.