Nephrology & Urology Workforce Pipeline

摘要 据估计，有5000万美国人患有慢性肾脏疾病(CKD)，为人们提供的护理 慢性肾脏病和终末期肾病每年超过1140亿美元。尽管有这些数字，但最近的数据 表明肾内科领域存在严重的劳动力短缺，而且 向美国国立卫生研究院提交的专注于肾脏和泌尿系统疾病和紊乱的拨款在过去有所减少 十年。这种二分法产生了扭转当前趋势并增加 对从事包括NIDDK相关研究在内的肾脏病学和泌尿科的职业感兴趣的学员 全神贯注。为了开始解决这些重要问题，我们提议开发一种新的学生尿路 教育与研究计划(SUPER)本科生暑期计划，重点突出 关于多样性。该计划将为本科生提供新的教育、实验室和临床经验 促进学生加深对肾脏和尿路疾病的认识，以及肾脏病的职业 还有泌尿科。此外，超级夏季计划旨在整合到一系列预先存在的 俄亥俄州立大学和全国儿童医院的培训计划提供了无缝的NIDDK- 集中劳动力管道。我们坚信，创造这一创新和结构良好的超级- 专注于肾病学和泌尿学相关主题的暑期课程将在早期激发学生的兴趣 职业发展-从而增加潜在的劳动力人口和多样性，创造强大的 下一代NIDDK基金会-专注于研究的临床医生和科学家。

ABSTRACT There are an estimated 50 million Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the care provided to people with CKD and end stage kidney disease exceeds $114 billion annually. Despite these numbers, recent data indicates that there is a significant workforce shortage in the field of nephrology and that the total number of grants submitted to the NIH focused on kidney and urologic diseases and disorders has decreased over the past decade. This dichotomy creates a significant need to reverse the current trends and increase the number of trainees interested in pursuing a career in nephrology and urology that includes an NIDDK-related research focus. To begin to address these important issues, we propose the development of a new Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research (SUPER) Summer Program for undergraduate students with a strong focus on diversity. This program will provide new educational, laboratory and clinical experiences for undergraduate students promoting a better understanding of kidney and urinary tract diseases as well as careers in Nephrology and Urology. In addition, the SUPER-Summer Program is designed to integrate into a wide range of pre-existing training programs at The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital providing a seamless NIDDK- focused workforce pipeline. We strongly believe that creating this innovative and well-structured SUPER- Summer Program focused on nephrology and urology related topics will capture student interest early in their career development - thereby increasing the potential workforce population and diversity creating a strong foundation for the next generation of NIDDK-research focused clinicians and scientists.