Vascular Surgery Scientist Training Program

描述(由申请者提供)：本申请是对名为“血管外科科学家培训计划”(VSSTP)的培训资助的第一次续签。该培训项目成立于2008年，旨在增加对血管外科问题感兴趣的学员数量。在第一个资金周期中，培训方案成功地招募了受训人员，并在出版物、奖项和资金方面建立了成功的记录。该计划由来自15个部门或部门的23名导师组成。该培训计划最初每年接受两名实习生，参加为期两年的导师培训计划(每年四个名额)。我们要求每年增加一名受训人员，每年总共增加三名受训人员(六个名额)，以满足对对血管外科疾病感兴趣的受训人员的日益增长的需求，以及我们处理额外受训人员的能力，以及我们迄今成功的记录。外周血管疾病是一种诊断不足、治疗不足、研究不足的疾病，与冠状动脉疾病是分开的。生物学、干预措施和结果与冠脉循环不同。这笔赠款围绕三个主题领域进行安排。这些领域包括外周血管系统生物学的基础科学调查，开发治疗这种疾病的新设备的生物医学研究，以及与血管手术和向患者提供护理有关的临床结果研究和卫生服务研究。学员可以从这些领域中选择一个领域或制定一个综合计划，以满足他们的需求和兴趣。该计划以指导研究体验为中心，学员和导师评估学员的需求，并围绕这些需求和愿望制定独立的学习计划和合同。自上一个资助周期以来，随着教师队伍的变动、与美国外科医师学会就手术结果和健康服务研究开展新的合作、通过与新创建的生物设计课程合作来增强生物医学和工程途径以及更好地利用NUCATS培训计划的资源，培训计划发生了变化。在这份续签提案中，我们扩大了计划，将博士生包括在内。这一扩大是应受训人员以及内部审查和外部咨询委员会的要求而进行的。这三组人都发现，在博士后旁边进行外科实习生培训是有益的，并增加了经验。我们自己的机构和其他机构的类似经验表明，博士生在与MD合作时体验到了类似的好处。(摘要结束)

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is a resubmission of the first renewal for a training grant entitled "Vascular Surgery Scientist Training Program" (VSSTP). The training program was established in 2008 to increase the number of trainees interested in vascular surgical problems. In the first funding cycle, the training program has been successful in recruiting trainees and has established a successful track record in publications, awards, and funding. The program consists of 23 mentors from 15 departments or divisions. The training program originally accepted two trainees per year for a two year mentored training program (four slots per year). We are requesting an increase of one trainee per year, for a total of three per year (six slots), in response to the increasing demand for trainees interested in vascular surgical diseases, our capacity to handle additional trainees, and our successful track record to date. Peripheral vascular disease is an under-diagnosed, under-treated, and under-studied disease that is separate and distinct from coronary artery disease. The biology, interventions, and outcomes are different from the coronary circulation. This grant has been arranged around three thematic areas. The areas consist of basic science investigations of the biology of the peripheral vascular system, biomedical research into developing new devices to treat the disease, and the study of clinical outcomes and health services research with respect to vascular surgery and the delivery of care to our patients. From these areas, trainees may select a single area or develop an integrated program to meet their needs and interests. The program centers on a mentored research experience in which the trainee and the mentor assess the needs of the trainee and develop an independent learning plan and a contract around these needs and desires. Since the last funding cycle, the training program has evolved, with changes in the faculty, new collaborations with the American College of Surgeons for outcomes and health services research specific to surgery, enhanced biomedical and engineering pathways by collaborating with the newly created biodesign course, and better leveraging the resources of the NUCATS training program. In this renewal proposal, we have expanded the program to include PhD trainees. This expansion resulted from the request of trainees and the Internal Review and External Advisory committees. All three groups found that having surgical trainees training beside post-doctorates was beneficial and added to the experience. Similar experience from our own institution and others has suggested that the PhD trainees experience a similar benefit in working with MDs. (End of Abstract)