DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICIAN/RESEARCHERS IN ACADEMIC ENT

听力，平衡和其他沟通障碍的疾病可能是毁灭性的，特别是对儿童来说，因为它们减少或阻止社会互动和福祉。华盛顿大学医学院在基础生物医学、临床和人口健康科学研究方面享有盛誉，这些研究导致了这些疾病的新疗法和有效治疗方法的发现。该培训方案的理由有两个：1）医学院第一年后的夏季两个月的研究经验将鼓励博士前医学生在医学院及以后继续进行研究培训，2）在研究密集型大学住院医师培训期间为期两年的博士后研究经验将导致医生的发展-科学家谁留在学术医学和成功竞争NIH赞助的研究奖项，并最终承担领导作用，在耳聋和其他沟通障碍领域的生物医学，行为或临床研究。 耳鼻喉科T32培训计划的总体目标是：1）向优秀的博士前医学生介绍基础，临床或转化研究的兴奋和挑战，以激发他们将研究作为未来职业目标的兴趣，2）培养博士后耳鼻喉科住院医师的基础，临床，或翻译研究，以成功地竞争个人NIH赞助的研究奖项，并最终承担在耳聋和其他沟通障碍领域的研究领导角色。 耳鼻喉科T32培训计划的具体目标是： 1)提供研究经验与导师进行基础，临床，或转化研究的疾病和条件有关的耳聋和其他沟通障碍; 2)提供核心和选修教学机会，以确保学员获得相关基础，临床或转化研究技术的深入知识;以及 3)提供重点关注与专业发展技能相关主题的课程、研讨会、研讨会和教程。 该培训计划每年将招收三名博士前医学生和两名博士后耳鼻喉科住院医师。所有受训人员都将接受负责任地开展研究的培训。将对学员和导师进行正式评估，并跟踪所有学员，以评估培训计划的结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Diseases of hearing, balance, and other communication disorders can be devastating, especially for children, because they decrease or prevent social interaction and well-being. Washington University School of Medicine has an established reputation for outstanding basic biomedical, clinical, and population health sciences research, which leads to the discovery of new cures and effective treatments for these diseases. The rationale for this training program is twofold: 1) a two-month research experience during the summer after the first year of medical school will encourage predoctoral medical students to pursue research training later in medical school and beyond and 2) a two-year postdoctoral research experience during residency training at a research-intensive university will lead to the development of physician-scientists who remain in academic medicine and compete successfully for NIH-sponsored research awards and eventually assume leadership roles in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research within the areas of deafness and other communication disorders. The Overall Goals of the Otolaryngology T32 training program are to: 1) introduce outstanding predoctoral medical students to the excitement and challenges of basic, clinical, or translational research so as to stimulate an interest to include research as pat of their future career goals and 2) train postdoctoral otolaryngology residents in the tools and techniques of basic, clinical, or translational research so as to compete successfully for individual NIH-sponsored research awards and eventually assume leadership roles in research within the domains of deafness and other communication disorders. The Specific Aims of the Otolaryngology T32 Training Program are to: 1) Provide research experience with mentors conducting basic, clinical, or translational research in diseases and conditions related to deafness and other communication disorders; 2) Provide core and elective didactic opportunities to ensure trainees acquire in-depth knowledge of relevant basic, clinical, or translational research techniques; and 3) Provide curricula, seminars, workshops, and tutorials that focus on topics related to professional development skills. The Training Program will admit three predoctoral medical students and two postdoctoral otolaryngology resident physicians each year. All trainees will receive training in the responsible conduct of research. Formal evaluation of the trainee and mentor will be performed and all trainees will be tracked to assess the outcome of the Training Program.