Physician Researchers in Ophthalmic Sciences

描述(由申请者提供)：华盛顿大学很幸运，拥有一个出色的视力研究社区，与庞大而繁忙的临床服务相辅相成。这种研究和临床资源的结合使该大学成为培养内科科学家的优秀机构。本申请概述了眼科科学(PROS)K-12培训计划的医生-研究人员。该计划是为已完成临床培训并希望从事临床研究人员职业生涯的医生设计的。该培训计划包括临床和转化性研究中的核心教学论，选修课教学论，以及密集的、有指导的研究计划。学员可以选择两条途径中的任何一条：临床研究人员(类似于K23培训路径)或翻译型基础研究人员(类似于K08培训路径)。这两个轨道都提供了一个有组织的培训环境，旨在实现培养独立的、高质量的医生-研究人员的目标。将由首席调查员、首席导师和一个五人积极咨询委员会提供广泛的监督。每名实习生的培训时间通常为四年。我们预计在任何给定的时间内，该计划最多有四名实习生。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Washington University is fortunate to have an outstanding vision research community complementing a large and busy clinical service. This combination of research and clinical resources make the University an excellent institution for the training of physician-scientists. The present application outlines the Physician-Researcher in Ophthalmologic Sciences (PROS) K-12 training program. The program is designed for physicians who have finished their clinical training, and wish to pursue a professional career as a clinician researcher. The training program includes core didactics in clinical and translational studies, elective didactics, and an intense, mentored research program. Trainees may pursue either of two tracks: clinical researcher (akin to a K23 training track), or translational basic researcher (akin to a K08 training track). Both tracks provide a structured training environment, designed to fulfill the objective of producing independent, high quality physician-researchers. Extensive oversight will be provided by the principal investigator, lead mentor, and a five-person active advisory committee. The program length will typically be four years per trainee. We anticipate having a maximum of four trainees in the program at any given time.