Short-term Training: Students in Health Professional Schools

摘要 犹他州大学（UU）健康科学中心（HSC）对基础、临床和 转化研究和培养医学生研究的丰富历史。自1993年以来， 在T35资助的支持下，UU制定了一个结构化的医学生研究计划（MSRP）， 提供了一个指导，实际的研究经验，为15名医学生从UU和大学 波多黎各（普遍定期审议）在他们医学院的第一和第二年之间的夏天。MSRP是 非常成功，医学生校友和相应教师的培训记录证明了这一点 指导参与者。 UU MSRP要求继续支持15名医科学生参加夏季研究 程序.简而言之，来自UU及其合作机构UPR的感兴趣的医学生确定了一个 MSRP指导并提交与心脏，肺和/或血液研究相关的提案，该提案经过严格的 由独立审查委员会进行评估。学生的优秀项目被选为支持 在导师及其团队的指导下在实验室工作。医学院学生就读于 管理系统更新项目人员接受了研究道德操守方面的培训，并参加了结构化的夏季培训 该计划包括科学写作课程，学术医学职业规划，演示文稿 来自心脏、肺和/或血液研究领域的既定医生研究者，以及团队实验室会议。在 在夏季课程结束时，学生们写一个摘要，并在秋季以海报的形式展示他们的作品。 在UU的科学研讨会。还鼓励学生参加并提供财政支持， 出席国家会议，继续与其导师保持工作关系，发表其工作，过渡到 UU MD-PhD计划，并在某些情况下，申请校外赠款，以进一步追求他们的研究。 重要的是，对上一个资助期的分析显示，参加了 MSRP拥有强大的出版记录和出色的职业安置。这是管理系统更新项目领导人的目标， 教师继续这一计划，使UU和UPR医学生接触心脏，肺，和/或血液 研究和定位为职业作为物理学家科学家。

ABSTRACT The University of Utah (UU) Health Sciences Center (HSC) has a strong commitment to basic, clinical, and translational research and a rich history of fostering medical student research. Since 1993, and with the support of this T35 grant, the UU has developed a structured Medical Student Research Program (MSRP) that provides a mentored, practical research experience for 15 medical students from the UU and University of Puerto Rico (UPR) during the summer between their first and second year of medical school. The MSRP is highly successful, as evidenced by the training records of medical student alums and corresponding faculty mentor participants. The UU MSRP is requesting continued support for 15 medical students to participate in the summer research program. In brief, interested medical students from the UU and its partnering institution, the UPR, identify an MSRP mentor and submit a proposal related to heart, lung, and/or blood research that undergoes a rigorous evaluation by an independent review committee. Students whose meritorious projects are chosen for support work in a laboratory under the guidance of their mentor and his/her team. Medical students enrolled in the MSRP are trained in the ethical conduct of research and they participate in a structured summer training program that includes classes on scientific writing, planning for careers in academic medicine, presentations from established physician investigators in heart, lung and/or blood research, and team lab meetings. At the end of the summer program, the students write an abstract and present their work in poster format at a fall scientific symposium at the UU. Students are also encouraged and provided financial support to attend and present at national meetings, continue working relationships with their mentors, publish their work, transition to the UU MD-PhD program, and in some cases, apply for extramural grants to further pursue their research. Importantly, analyses of the previous funding period revealed that UU medical students who participated in the MSRP have strong publishing records and excellent career placement. It is the goal of the MSRP leaders and faculty to continue this program so that UU and UPR medical students are exposed to heart, lung, and/or blood research and positioned for careers as physician-scientists.