Summer Research Experience for Medical Students in Inflammation and Infectious Diseases

项目总结 我们建议通过以下方式向处于早期阶段的医学生介绍研究的挑战和兴奋 提供有指导的夏季研究体验，最终目标是激励学员向学术方向发展 从事基础生物医学和临床研究的职业。T35免疫学研究培训和 传染病(REIID)计划将作为一项专注于NIAID的研究和职业而存在 开发计划，利用成功的学生培训管理框架 洛约拉大学芝加哥斯特里奇医学院研究方法(STAR)计划。T35- REIID计划将为医学院一年级至二年级的学生提供专注的 八周的指导培训经验，从事与NIAID相关的研究，完成了一项研究 并正式介绍他们的工作。斯特里奇医学院是一个丰富的学术环境 以及在免疫学和传染病相关研究和临床护理方面的领先机构。我们有 组建了一个由24名经验丰富的外部资助导师组成的团队，他们的研究涵盖 流行病学；遗传学；疾病的分子、细胞和病理生理机制；翻译 研究；以病人为中心的临床研究。学生的全日制研究培训将得到补充 与教学会议的主题包括实验设计，数据管理，负责任的行为 研究、专业发展和演讲技巧。实习生将通过竞争性的 基于他们提出的夏季体验的研究计划和目标的过程。T35-REIID计划 包括学生和导师评估，以评估研究体验和教学的质量 此外，我们还成功地鼓励学生从事包括研究在内的学术事业。

PROJECT SUMMARY We propose to introduce early stage medical students to the challenges and excitement of research by providing a mentored summer research experience with the ultimate goal of inspiring trainees toward academic careers that incorporate basic biomedical and clinical research. The T35 Research Training in Immunology and Infectious Diseases (REIID) program will exist as a dedicated, NIAID-focused research and career development program that leverages the successful administrative framework of the Student Training In Approaches to Research (STAR) Program at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. The T35- REIID program will provide students between their first and second year of medical school with a focused eight-week mentored training experience pursuing NIAID-related research resulting in completion of a research project and formal presentation of their work. The Stritch School of Medicine is a rich academic environment and a leading institution in immunology and infectious disease-related research and clinical care. We have assembled a team of twenty-four experienced, extramurally funded mentors whose research covers epidemiology; genetics; molecular, cellular and pathophysiological mechanisms of disease; translational research; and patient-oriented clinical research. The student’s full-time research training will be supplemented with didactic conferences on topics including experimental design, data management, responsible conduct of research, professional development, and presentation skills. Trainees will be chosen through a competitive process based on their proposed research plan and goals for the summer experience. The T35-REIID program includes student and mentor assessments to evaluate the quality of the research experience and didactic offerings as well as our success at encouraging students to pursue academic careers that include research.