UCLA Neurosurgery Research Training and Education Program

UCLA神经外科研究教育计划 总结/摘要 UCLA神经外科研究教育计划的根本目标是培养神经外科 通过直接调查研究，口头/书面进行基础，转化或临床科学研究的居民 科学的演示和密集的指导职业发展。培训计划的结构 包括两个层次的辅导，最终是提供职业发展补助金 申请（K奖）在最后一年的住院医生为每个学员。该培训计划得到了 一个优秀的机构环境，神经科学研究和教育在加州大学洛杉矶分校的部门， 神经外科，神经病理学和神经放射学，以及新成立的UCLA神经科学主题 区我们有长期的，强大的合作与教师在部门内， 神经病学的研究教育计划。加州大学洛杉矶分校神经外科系一直在 前5名NIH资助的神经外科部门在全国，并具有显着的深度和广度， 临床，转化和基础研究教师与多样化和资金充足的亚专业课程。的 在过去的25年里，住院医师计划在培训许多学术神经外科医生方面有着良好的记录。 我们的神经外科研究教育计划利用我们过去的教育经验和强大的 加州大学洛杉矶分校的神经科学社区，以提供一个独特的研究培训轨道，专门为 神经外科住院医师和研究员谁倾向于追求学术生涯作为独立的研究人员， 总体的长期目标是确保训练有素的神经外科医生科学家将可用于 未来的进步将导致神经系统疾病负担的减轻。

UCLA Neurosurgery Research Education Program SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The fundamental goal of the UCLA Neurosurgery Research Education Program is to train neurosurgery residents in basic, translational, or clinical science research through direct investigative study, oral/written scientific presentation, and intensive mentored career development. The structure of the training program incorporates two tiers of mentoring, with a culmination in the production of career development grant application (K-award) in the final year of the residency for each trainee. This training program is supported by an excellent institutional environment for neuroscience research and education in the UCLA Departments of Neurosurgery, Neuropathology, and Neuroradiology, as well as newly formed UCLA Neuroscience Theme Area. We have had long-standing, strong collaborations with faculty members within the Department of Neurology’s research education program. The UCLA Department of Neurosurgery has consistently been in the top 5 NIH-funded neurosurgery departments in the nation, and has a significant depth and breadth of clinical, translational, and basic research faculty with diverse and well-funded subspecialty programs. The residency program has a strong track record of training many academic neurosurgeons over the past 25 years. Our Neurosurgery Research Education Program leverages our past educational experiences and the strong Neuroscience community at UCLA in order to provide a distinct research training track specifically for neurosurgery residents and fellows who are inclined to pursue academic careers as independent researchers, with the overall long-term goal to ensure that highly trained neurosurgeon-scientists will be available to make future advances that will lead to a reduction in the burden of neurological diseases.