Pediatric Endocrinology Research Training Grant

芝加哥大学儿科内分泌学研究培训项目将在内分泌疾病研究方面培养儿科医师兼科学家领导者。这个培训项目将有助于填补全国儿科内分泌学领域的医师科学家短缺。在这一竞争性续期申请中，要求提供两个研究培训名额，以便每年有两名学员可以参加为期两年的研究培训计划。因此，该项目适用于在儿童内分泌学培训的第一年接受过入门实验室和课程学习的学员，并且已经制定了一个研究项目，他们准备在两年的培训期间投入80%的精力。该培训是基于儿科-成人内分泌学，糖尿病和代谢联合单位，内分泌发现和临床护理研究所，现在已成立6年。我们在全国独一无二，拥有一个完全整合的部门，是儿科和成人内分泌学双重医师科学家的主要培训机构。这个

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Pediatric Endocrinology Research Training Program at the University of Chicago will train pediatric physician-scientist leaders in the investigation of endocrine diseases. This training program will help fill the national shortage of physician-scientists in the area of pediatric endocrinology. Two research training slots are requested in this competitive renewal application so that two trainees can be entered annually into a two-year research training program. Thus, this program is for trainees who have had introductory laboratory and course work in their initial year of pediatric endocrinology training and have developed a research project to which they are prepared to dedicate 80% effort for the two-year training period. The training is based in a combined Pediatric-Adult Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism unit, the Institute for Endocrine Discovery and Clinical Care which is now 6 years old. We are unique in the country with a fully integrated section that is a major training institution of dual boarded physician scientists in pediatric and adult endocrinology. The Senior Training Faculty numbers 15 investigators from four University departments (Medicine, Pediatrics, Human Genetics, Health Studies) who carry out a broad range of endocrine-related clinical and basic research supported by a substantial base of NIH and other peer-reviewed research grants including 27 R-awards, 2 K- awards, 5 P-awards and 6 U-awards. Each is an established investigator. In addition, the program is aided by the participation of 10 Associate Training Faculty and 5 additional resource training faculty from the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn and Health Studies. The University provides a rich environment of other faculty and physical resources. Trainees are selected on the basis of prior individual accomplishments including prior research training and experience as well as commitment to an academic research career. Trainees select a basic and clinical research mentor and an advisor, and the trainee and mentors jointly identify a primary and secondary research project. Trainees then undergo at least 3 years of training in the research laboratory of the preceptor(s), during which time they assume a progressively greater responsibility for developing research hypotheses, designing experiments, analyzing the data and preparing abstracts and scientific manuscripts. This research training occurs within the framework of a required core curriculum consisting of courses that describe and review current research methodology and research advances as well as statistical analysis of research data. The setting is one that emphasizes translational research and timely monitoring of trainee progress.