Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine

描述(由申请人提供)：波士顿大学医学中心老年病学部和美国老年医学会(AGS)提议在2011年6月至2015年期间为全美三年级和四年级的医学生举办第23届至第27届老年医学暑期研究所(SIGM)。这一为期五天的强化教育计划是专门为鼓励他们在学术老年医学领域追求职业生涯而设计的，重点是研究。资助未来五个高年级医学硕士的理由是，医科学生对老年医学的兴趣仍然不大，而且有需要培养那些最有能力在学术医学方面取得成功的学生。我们的目标是让医学生在他们的临床培训期间接触到老龄/老年病学方面的生物医学、临床和转化性研究。此外，SIGM旨在让医学生接触到老龄化研究方面的成功榜样和导师，填补许多拥有小型老年医学项目的医学院存在的空白。SIGMS的具体目标是：(1)向医学生介绍与老年医学相关的临床研究方法，方法是：a)举办临床研讨会，讨论关键的老年病临床问题，并由资深内科科学家进行最先进的研究报告；b)研讨会，介绍检索文献的循证技能和老年人研究中的关键方法问题；以及c)小组讨论，旨在使学生有机会概念化和制定有针对性的研究方案。(2)向医学生介绍学术老年医学的榜样，提供：a)小组互动，作为临床和研究研讨会不可或缺的一部分；b)关于学术老年医学职业机会的小组讨论会；c)临床学术导师的家访；以及d)关于通过住院医师和研究员培训进入学术老年医学职业的信息。3)为学生提供机会，与来自美国各地计划从事老年医学职业的其他学生建立一个大学社区，为这条职业道路的选择提供支持和加强。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Section of Geriatrics at Boston University Medical Center and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) propose to sponsor the 23rd through 27th Summer Institutes in Geriatric Medicine (SIGMs) in June 2011 through 2015 for third and fourth year medical students from across the United States. This five-day intensive educational program is designed specifically to encourage them to pursue careers in academic Geriatric Medicine with an emphasis on research. The rationale for funding the next five SIGMs derives from the continued modest level of interest in Geriatric Medicine among medical students and the need to nurture those students who will be most capable of thriving in academic medicine. Our aim is to expose medical students during their clinical training years to biomedical, clinical, and translational research in Aging/Geriatrics. Furthermore, the SIGMs aim to expose medical students to successful role models and mentors in aging research, filling the gap that exists in many medical schools with small Geriatric Medicine programs. The specific aims of the SIGMS are to: (1) Introduce medical students to clinical research methods, pertinent to Geriatric Medicine, by providing: a) clinical seminars addressing key clinical geriatric issues coupled with state-of the- art research presentations by senior physician scientists; b) seminars on evidence-based skills for searching the literature and on key methodological issues in studies of older adults; and c) small group discussions designed to allow students the opportunity to conceptualize and develop a focused research proposal. (2) Introduce medical students to role models in academic Geriatric Medicine by providing: a) small group interactions as an integral part of clinical and research seminars; b) a panel on career opportunities in academic Geriatric Medicine; c) home visits with clinical academic preceptors; and d) information about pathways through residency and fellowship training to careers in academic Geriatric Medicine. 3) Provide students the opportunity to develop a collegial community with other students from throughout the United States who plan careers in Geriatric Medicine, providing support and reinforcement for this choice of career path.