Pediatric Endocrinology Research Training Grant

描述(由申请者提供)：芝加哥大学的儿科内分泌学研究培训计划将培训儿科内分泌疾病调查方面的内科医生和科学家领袖。这一培训计划将有助于填补全国儿科内分泌学领域内科科学家的短缺。本次竞争续签申请需要两个研究培训名额，以便每年有两名学员参加为期两年的研究培训计划。因此，该计划是为那些在儿科内分泌学培训的最初一年接受过入门实验室和课程工作并制定了研究项目的学员提供的，他们准备在两年的培训期间投入80%的精力。培训的基础是儿科-成人内分泌学、糖尿病和新陈代谢联合单位-内分泌发现和临床护理研究所，该研究所现已成立6年。我们在全国是独一无二的，拥有一个完全整合的部门，这是一个主要的培训机构，在儿科和成人内分泌学方面双管齐下的内科科学家。这个 高级培训学院有来自大学四个系(医学、儿科、人类遗传学、健康研究)的15名研究人员，他们开展广泛的内分泌相关临床和基础研究，得到NIH和其他同行评议的研究拨款的支持，包括27个R奖、2个K奖、5个P奖和6个U奖。每个人都是一名既定的调查员。此外，该方案还得到了来自医学系、儿科系、妇产科和健康研究系的10个助理培训学院和5个额外资源培训学院的参与。该大学为其他师资和物质资源提供了丰富的环境。受训者是根据以前的个人成就，包括以前的研究、培训和经验以及对学术研究事业的承诺来挑选的。学员选出一名基础和临床研究导师和一名顾问，学员和导师共同确定一个主要和次要研究项目。然后，受训者在教授(S)的研究实验室接受至少3年的培训，在此期间，他们承担起制定研究假设、设计实验、分析数据、准备摘要和科学手稿的责任。这项研究培训是在必修核心课程的框架内进行的，该课程包括描述和审查当前研究方法和研究进展以及研究数据统计分析的课程。这种环境强调翻译研究和及时监测受训者的进展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Pediatric Endocrinology Research Training Program at the University of Chicago will train pediatric physician-scientist leaders in the investigation of endocrine diseases. This training program will help fill the national shortage of physician-scientists in the area of pediatric endocrinology. Two research training slots are requested in this competitive renewal application so that two trainees can be entered annually into a two-year research training program. Thus, this program is for trainees who have had introductory laboratory and course work in their initial year of pediatric endocrinology training and have developed a research project to which they are prepared to dedicate 80% effort for the two-year training period. The training is based in a combined Pediatric-Adult Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism unit, the Institute for Endocrine Discovery and Clinical Care which is now 6 years old. We are unique in the country with a fully integrated section that is a major training institution of dual boarded physician scientists in pediatric and adult endocrinology. The Senior Training Faculty numbers 15 investigators from four University departments (Medicine, Pediatrics, Human Genetics, Health Studies) who carry out a broad range of endocrine-related clinical and basic research supported by a substantial base of NIH and other peer-reviewed research grants including 27 R-awards, 2 K- awards, 5 P-awards and 6 U-awards. Each is an established investigator. In addition, the program is aided by the participation of 10 Associate Training Faculty and 5 additional resource training faculty from the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn and Health Studies. The University provides a rich environment of other faculty and physical resources. Trainees are selected on the basis of prior individual accomplishments including prior research training and experience as well as commitment to an academic research career. Trainees select a basic and clinical research mentor and an advisor, and the trainee and mentors jointly identify a primary and secondary research project. Trainees then undergo at least 3 years of training in the research laboratory of the preceptor(s), during which time they assume a progressively greater responsibility for developing research hypotheses, designing experiments, analyzing the data and preparing abstracts and scientific manuscripts. This research training occurs within the framework of a required core curriculum consisting of courses that describe and review current research methodology and research advances as well as statistical analysis of research data. The setting is one that emphasizes translational research and timely monitoring of trainee progress.