NIDDK Medical Student Research Program

NIDDK医学生研究计划(DK-MSRP)：项目摘要/摘要 NIDDK在2009年创建了NIDDK医学生研究计划(DK-MSRP)，以促进接触 医学生的研究和职业道路涉及糖尿病、肥胖和新陈代谢。NIDDK 要求范德比尔特糖尿病研究中心(VDRC)领导这个项目，因为它在 医学生研究项目由来已久。本申请提出了DK-MSRP的下一阶段 目标是让全国各地的医学生参与研究，让他们对自己的职业生涯感到兴奋 发现，并以促进NIDDK使命的方式促进他们的职业发展。DK-MSRP 包括：1)全国范围的申请程序，通知所有美国医学院的学生关于 计划；2)将选定的学生与NIDDK支持的16个糖尿病研究中心之一进行匹配 (刚果民主共和国)；3)学生在NIDDK支持的刚果民主共和国进行研究4)丰富活动，教育 学生了解糖尿病研究和内科科学家的职业道路；5)全国性研究 暑期结束时举行的研讨会，允许学生向教职员工和其他学生展示他们的作品 并与NIDDK支持的DRC的客座教授互动；6)强有力的项目评估和 指导项目改进的监督体系；7)学生的短期和长期职业生涯跟踪 参与者；以及8)与NIDDK资助的其他项目的协同性。自2009年成立以来，1010名学生 来自140多所医学院和45个州以及波多黎各进行了一项指导研究 在医学院一年级和二年级之间的暑假期间，有16个NIDDK资助的DRC。这 该计划在地理、种族和科学研究领域具有相当大的多样性，已经成为一种 为那些否则可能不会追求这条职业道路的学生提供一种开始研究接触的方式。VDRC和 DK-MSRP提出了这些目标和创新，以加强这一重要方案：1)适应课程 在COVID期间学习，以提供强大的混合/虚拟计划，以补充面对面组件 并为不断变化的医学院课程提供灵活性；2)促进外展，以促进 DK-MSRP和糖尿病研究的未来；3)继续开发DK-MSRP作为促进 NIDDK支持的DRC之间通过共享的培训目标、国家系列讲座和 全国研究研讨会；4)提供职业发展指导，以促进网络技能和 长期指导；5)使用我们的数据库跟踪学生的结果，并为职业生涯的下一步提供帮助 发展。因此，DK-MSRP对糖尿病研究产生了极大的热情，并创造了 这是NIDDK支持的糖尿病研究中心的一个关键例子 和其他NIDDK项目合作培养未来的领导者。

NIDDK Medical Student Research Program (DK-MSRP): Project Summary/Abstract The NIDDK created the NIDDK Medical Student Research Program (DK-MSRP) in 2009 to promote exposure of medical students to research and career pathways involving diabetes, obesity, and metabolism. The NIDDK asked the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Center (VDRC) to lead this program because of its experience with a long-standing medical student research program. This application proposes the next phase of the DK-MSRP with goals of engaging medical students from around the country in research, exciting them about careers in discovery, and promoting their career development in ways that promote the NIDDK mission. The DK-MSRP consists of: 1) A nation-wide application process that informs students from all US medical schools about the program; 2) Matching of selected students with one of 16 NIDDK-supported Diabetes Research Centers (DRC); 3) Student-conducted research at an NIDDK-supported DRC 4) Enrichment activities that educate students about diabetes research and the career paths of physician-scientists; 5) A National Research Symposium at the end of the summer that allows students to present their work to faculty and other students and to interact with visiting professors from NIDDK-supported DRCs; 6) A robust program evaluation and oversight system to guide program improvements; 7) Short and long-term career follow up of student participants; and 8) Synergy with other NIDDK-funded programs. Since its inception in 2009, 1010 students from more than 140 medical schools and 45 states and Puerto Rico have conducted mentored research at one of 16 NIDDK-supported DRCs during the summer between their first and second years of medical school. This program, with its considerable diversity in geography, ethnicity, and scientific area of research, has become a way to initiate research exposure for students who might not otherwise pursue this career path. The VDRC and the DK-MSRP propose these aims and innovations to enhance this important program: 1) Adapt lessons learned during COVID to provide a robust hybrid / virtual program that complements in-person components and provides flexibility with changing medical school curricula; 2) Foster outreach to promote diversity for the DK-MSRP and the future of diabetes research; 3) Continue to develop the DK-MSRP as a means to foster interactions between NIDDK-supported DRCs through shared training goals, a national lecture series, and the National Research Symposium; 4) Provide career development coaching to promote networking skills and long-term mentoring; 5) Use our database to follow student outcomes and aid with next steps in career development. Thus, the DK-MSRP generates significant enthusiasm about diabetes research and creates momentum toward a research career and is a key example of NIDDK-supported Diabetes Research Centers and other NIDDK programs working together to train future leaders.