Short-term research training at New England College of Optometry

 申请者描述(由申请人提供)：在新英格兰视光学院(NECO)为从这里和其他视光学院的OD项目中挑选出来的十名学生提供为期五年的夏季研究培训支持。该培训的目标是帮助专业项目的学生获得强烈的研究意识，包括批判性文献回顾、实验设计、数据收集和分析、结果的陈述和撰写，以及如何将新的研究成果转化为临床实践。学员应该对如何进行视力研究有更多的了解，并有能力判断基于研究的报告的质量。该计划的一个目标是让一些受训人员在培训的基础上决定部分或全部从事研究工作。奖学金的申请是通过当地的宣传和发送给其他视光学院的信息来征求的。学员是根据优秀的学术成绩和推荐来挑选的。根据过去的表现，学员的经验水平可能从本科时的一些研究接触到广泛的实验室经验。根据共同的兴趣，每个学员都被分配到导师的实验室。导师在研究的所有方面指导受训者，是受训者的主要倡导者和评估者。导师都是经验丰富的研究人员，他们正在进行的研究要么由国家眼科研究所资助，要么由其他来源资助。该计划将在每年夏天持续10周。每周将举行一次研究研讨会，所有学员都将参加。这次研讨会将包括关于研究伦理的讲座；关于使用人类和动物对象的限制和考虑；以及研究设计和统计分析。它还将使受训者熟悉NECO和学院外正在进行的研究，包括眼睛像差、ROP和眼睛生长的昼夜节律等主题。在为期十周的项目结束时，所有学员将向小组介绍他们的工作，并提交一份书面报告。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Support is requested for five years of summer research training support at the New England College of Optometry (NECO) for ten students selected from OD programs here and at other Colleges of Optometry. The goal of this training is to help students in a professional program gain a strong sense of research, including critical literature review, experimental design, data collection and analysis, presentation and write-up of results, and how new research findings are translated into clinical practice. Trainees should gain a greater understanding of how to conduct vision research and an ability to judge the quality of research-based reports. A goal of the program is for some trainees to decide to pursue research careers in part or in full on the basis of their training. Applications for the fellowships are solicited by local publicity as well as information sent to the other Colleges of Optometry. Trainees are selected on the basis of strong academic records and recommendations. Based on past performance, the level of experience of the trainees is likely to range from some exposure to research as an undergraduate to extensive laboratory experience. Each trainee is assigned to the laboratory of a mentor on the basis of common interests. The mentor guides the trainee in all aspects of research and is her/his primary advocate and evaluator. The mentors are all experienced investigators with ongoing research funded either by the National Eye Institute or other sources. The program will continue for a 10- week period each summer. A research seminar attended by all trainees will be held each week. This seminar will include lectures on the ethics of research; constraints and considerations on the use of human and animal subjects; and research design and statistical analysis. It also will acquaint the trainees with ongoing research at NECO and outside of the College, covering topics such as ocular aberrations, ROP, and circadian rhythms of eye growth. At the end of the ten-week program, all trainees will present their work to the group and submit a written report.