Cutaneous Biology and Skin Disease Training Program

描述(申请人提供)：我们认为需要一种新的模式来培养未来的皮肤生物学家。要么是研究人员，要么是临床医生的模式应该被一种模式所取代，在这种模式中，有才华和热情的个人可以接触到合作科学日益增长的需求所需的信息、技术和同事。此外，显然需要一个适合医生博士后研究员的项目，特别是在CTSA资助的K奖项极其有限的情况下。为了培养这样一名干部，我们提出了一种新颖的培训计划，该计划具有定制的调查和临床相关经验课程，为每个受训人员量身定做，并专注于临床领域或疾病过程。具体地说，每个课程将包括1)以实验室为基础的研究，由具有互补优势和专业知识的计划成员组成的导师和指导委员会指导；2)教学选择考虑到研究项目的翻译方面；3)临床参与(针对医生实习生)补充研究项目。除了在他们选择的特定领域为我们的学员提供严格的科学指导外，我们还将指导和指导他们确保成功过渡到富有成效的调查职业，为他们进行独立的皮肤生物学和皮肤病相关生物医学研究做好准备。我们建议每年聘请三名医学博士、博士或医学博士/博士实习生参加为期两年的博士后培训计划。我们在与皮肤生物学和皮肤病相关的广泛领域组建了一支优秀的导师团队，并制定了创新的指导计划，以确保我们既培养导师，又培养学员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We believe that a new model is needed for training the cutaneous biologists of the future. The model of being either a researcher or a clinician ought to be supplanted by one where talented and enthusiastic individuals have exposure to the information, techniques and colleagues necessary for the growing need for collaborative science. In addition, there is a clear need for a program that is suitable for physician postdoctoral fellows, especially since CTSA funded K awards are extremely limited. To develop such a cadre, we propose a novel training program with a customized curriculum of investigative and clinically relevant experiences, individually tailored to each trainee and focused on a clinica area or disease process. Specifically, each curriculum will comprise 1) laboratory-based research, guided by their Mentor and Mentoring Committee composed of program members with complementary strengths and expertise; 2) didactics chosen with the translational aspects of that research project in mind; and 3) clinical involvement (for physician trainees) complementary to the research project. In addition to providing our trainees with rigorous scientific instruction in the specific area of their choosing, we shall mentor and guide them to ensure a successful transition to productive investigative careers, preparing them for independent skin biology and skin disease related biomedical research. We propose to engage three MD, PhD or MD/PhD trainees annually into a two-year postdoctoral training program. We have assembled a stellar team of mentors in broad areas relevant to cutaneous biology and skin diseases, and an innovative guidance program to ensure that we grow mentors as well as trainees.