American Physician Scientists Association Annual Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）：医师科学家在基础科学、临床科学、以患者为导向的科学和以人群为基础的科学的整个连续体中具有独特的地位，可以进行创新的医学研究。虽然目前还没有灭绝，但医生科学家今天仍然受到威胁，部分原因是由于医生科学家职业道路上存在的障碍。这些障碍包括培训时间长、个人债务、有限的研究经费、缺乏指导以及事业成功的不确定性。有了如此广泛的潜在职业发展轨道，为这群重要的未来科学家提供专门的职业发展机会是至关重要的。在2005年4月举行的首届APSA年度会议之前，没有权威的途径让接受培训的美国内科科学家深入了解他们在所有职业部门（NIH、工业和学术界）和广泛的医学学科中可用的职业道路。APSA年会为当前和未来的医学科学家培训提供了一个绝佳的机会，让他们了解不同的职业选择。本次会议与美国临床研究学会（ASCI）和美国医师协会（AAP）（两个致力于医生科学家的主要组织）联合会议同时举行。通过这种紧密的合作，APSA成员能够直接与来自医学和科学各个领域的知名医生和科学家进行互动。该申请旨在为为期3天的全国APSA年度会议提供持续的支持，该会议汇集了200多名对科学和医学相结合的职业感兴趣的学员，在以下培训阶段：医学博士，DO，博士，住院医生/研究员和本科生。会议提供了一个结构化的环境，以传播来自所有职业领域的知名医生科学家的职业建议，促进师徒关系的发展，并促进医生科学家学员之间的社区建设。目标：1)解决医师-科学家培训生的职业发展问题；2)为未来的医师科学家提供指导和交流机会；3)为目前在医生-科学家职业轨道上的妇女、少数民族和非博士学员提供额外的支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Physician-scientists are uniquely positioned to conduct innovative medical research along the entire continuum of basic, clinical, patient-oriented, and population-based sciences. Although currently preserved from extinction, the physician-scientist remains threatened today, in part, due to obstacles that exist along the physician-scientist career pathway. Among these obstacles are the long training period, personal debt, limited research funding, lack of mentoring, and the uncertainty of a successful career. With such a broad scope of potential career tracks available, it is crucial to have career development opportunities targeted specifically to this important cadre of future scientists. Prior to the Inaugural APSA Annual Meeting in April, 2005, there was no authoritative avenue for American physician-scientists in training to obtain deep insight into the career paths that are available to them in all career sectors (NIH, industry, and academia) and in broad medical disciplines. The APSA Annual Meeting serves as an excellent opportunity for current and prospective physician-scientists in training to learn about the diverse career options available to them. This meeting is held concurrently with the Joint Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and the Association of American Physicians (AAP) (two of the premier organizations dedicated to the physician-scientist). Through this close collaboration, APSA members are able to interact directly with well established physician-scientists from all areas of medicine and science. This application seeks funds to provide continuity of support for the 3-day National APSA Annual Conference that brings together over 200 trainees interested in careers combining science and medicine, at the following stages of training: MD, DO, PhD, Residents / Fellows and undergraduates. The conference provides a structured environment to disseminate career advice from established physician-scientists in all career sectors, to promote the development of mentoring relationships, and to foster community building amongst physician-scientist trainees. Objectives: 1) To address career development issues for physician-scientist trainees; 2) To provide mentoring and networking opportunities for future physician-scientists, and; 3) To provide additional support for women, under-represented minorities, and non-PhD trainees who are currently in the physician-scientist career track. Public Health Relevance: APSA Annual Meeting Project Narrative Physician-scientists are a critical component of the medical research enterprise and their training provides them with the unique ability to apply clinical knowledge to their research efforts to improve the treatment of human disease 1-5. The decline of physician-scientists in the United States is well documented and numerous NIH initiatives have been put in place to preserve this rarified group 6-8. The APSA Annual Meeting will directly support the future of physician scientists in the United States by providing current trainees with an unparalleled perspective on the career opportunities available to them and by providing numerous opportunities for vertical and horizontal mentorship.