Research Training in Rheumatology

项目总结/摘要 尽管风湿性疾病对美国人口的负担越来越重，但全国缺乏 主要医疗中心的风湿病学研究人员致力于寻找这些使人衰弱的原因和治疗方法， 紊乱华盛顿大学（UW）的流变学培训计划旨在帮助 解决这一重要的不足，并有长期的成功记录。UW吸引了大量 合格的学员都从内部的居住计划和国家的动机，以帮助填补这一 迫切需要。我们的目标结合成人和儿科培训计划，利用我们独特的 医学和科学环境是提供MD和博士博士后研究员高质量的基础或临床 科学培训风湿病，并装备他们成为独立的学术研究人员。我们 保持了3个途径-基础，临床和翻译，以适应需求，兴趣和 申请人和导师的技能。我们已经改进了我们的培训计划， 上一个资助期：1）促进这些途径之间以及成人和儿科之间的相互交流 导师和学员; 2）招募新的教师到成人和儿童风湿病学部门3）优化 我们的优秀导师库，并招募新的导师和共同导师，以促进培训; 4） 将我们的培训导师“提升”为计划中的导师;以及5）增加ACGME的数量 6）制定计划，进一步增加受训人员的多样性。 拟议的培训需要4个博士后研究金职位。基于需要吸引 为了使医学生在激动人心的流变学领域取得成功，我们还要求 继续为医学生提供每年两次的短期暑期选修课。奖学金计划对医学博士开放 完成了一年的流变学临床课程，以及完成了认证培训的博士学位。 临床研究途径的医学博士进入流行病学或公共卫生硕士或证书课程 在华盛顿大学公共卫生学院我们的典型学员完成2-3年的基础/临床科学培训 在此期间，所有受训人员都应发表其作品并提交研究金赠款。一个很好的- 设计的核心课程、正式的指导计划和个性化的监督有助于学员的职业生涯 和科学指导，并为学员提供必要的技能，在赠款写作和其他资产所需的 长期的成功。最后，一个由华盛顿大学内部和外部专家组成的委员会协助联合计划 主任参与方案治理，并确保方案基准和预期 办妥了一批

Project Summary/Abstract Despite the increasing burden of rheumatic diseases on the US population, there is a national shortage of rheumatology investigators in major medical centers working to find the causes and cures of these debilitating disorders. The Rheumatology Training Program at the University of Washington (UW) is designed to help address this important shortfall and has a long-standing track record of success. The UW attracts highly qualified trainees both from within the residency program and nationally that are motivated to help fill this urgent need. The goal of our combined adult and pediatric training program that takes advantage of our unique medical and scientific environment is to provide MD and PhD postdoctoral fellows high quality basic or clinical science training in rheumatic disease and to equip them to become independent academic researchers. We have maintained the 3 pathways -basic, clinical and translational to accommodate the needs, interests and skills of both the applicant pool and mentors in the program. We have improved our training program during the last funding period by: 1) fostering cross-talk between these pathways and between adult and pediatric mentors and trainees; 2) recruiting new faculty to both adult and pediatric rheumatology divisions 3) optimizing our pool of outstanding established mentors and recruiting new mentors and co-mentors to facilitate training; 4) “promoting” our mentors-in-training to mentors in the program; and 5) increasing the number of ACGME fellowship positions 6) instituting plans to further increase diversity of trainees. The proposed training requests 4 postdoctoral fellowship positions. Based on the need to attract medical students to the exciting field of rheumatology and success in this current cycle, we also request continuing 2 annual short-term summer electives for medical students. The fellowship program is open to MDs who have completed a clinical year in Rheumatology and PhDs who have completed their accredited training. MDs in the clinical research pathway enter the Masters or Certificate Program in epidemiology or public health at the UW School of Public Health. Our typical trainee completes 2-3 years of basic / clinical science training during which time all trainees are expected to publish their work and submit a fellowship(s) grant. A well- designed core curriculum, formal mentoring program and individualized oversight assists trainees with career and scientific guidance, and provides trainees with essential skills in grant writing and other assets required for long-term success. Finally, a committee comprising UW internal and external experts assist the joint Program Directors in programmatic governance, and to ensure the programmatic benchmarks and expectations are achieved.