Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine

描述（由申请人提供）：波士顿大学医学中心老年医学科和美国老年医学会（AGS）提议在2011年6月至2015年赞助第23届至第27届老年医学夏季研究所（SIGMs），供来自美国各地的第三和第四年医学生参加。这个为期五天的强化教育计划是专门为了鼓励他们追求学术老年医学的职业生涯，重点是研究。资助未来五个SIGMs的理由来自医学生对老年医学的兴趣持续适度，以及培养那些最有能力在学术医学中蓬勃发展的学生的需要。我们的目标是让医学生在临床培训期间接触到衰老/老年医学的生物医学，临床和转化研究。此外，SIGMs旨在让医学生接触到老龄化研究中的成功榜样和导师，填补许多医学院校存在的小型老年医学项目的差距。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，提供：a）解决关键临床老年问题的临床研讨会，以及高级医生科学家的最新研究报告; B）关于文献检索的循证技能和老年人研究中的关键方法问题的研讨会;以及c）小组讨论，旨在让学生有机会概念化并制定有针对性的研究建议。(2)介绍医学生在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的一个组成部分; B）在学术老年医学的职业机会小组; c）与临床学术导师家访;和d）有关途径的信息，通过居住和奖学金培训，以学术老年医学的职业生涯。3)为学生提供与来自美国各地的其他学生一起发展大学社区的机会，这些学生计划在老年医学领域开展职业生涯，为这种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.