Recruitment of Medical Students to Careers in Mental Health Research

描述（申请人提供）：为了响应国家的需要，招募新的医生，科学家调查到心理健康研究领域，这一更新申请要求支持5 R25 MH 054318 -14，“招募医学生进入职业生涯在心理健康研究”-精神病学系和神经科学，神经病学，神经生物学，医学，匹兹堡大学和卡内基梅隆大学的心理学。该计划的特点是为具有对心理健康相关临床和/或基础研究感兴趣的能力的高度积极性的医学生提供一整年的指导研究。其目的是增加全国有才华的医学院毕业生，他们继续寻求进一步的培训，为心理健康研究的职业生涯做准备。在这个拟议的更新计划中，我们建立在：1）我们目前的医学生试点计划的成功（在我们目前的资助的过去4年中活跃），2）具有广泛研究和培训经验的领导团队的知识和专业知识，3）我们在实施当前R25研究教育计划方面取得了14年的成功，匹兹堡大学精神病学系/西方精神病学研究所和诊所、卡内基梅隆大学提供了优秀的研究环境。这个不寻常的医学生研究教育计划包括：a）12个月的兼职，密集的研究经验，对与心理健康或精神障碍直接相关的科学问题进行监督研究; B）针对学生的具体研究目标和兴趣的教学教育计划，c）夏季部分，在西部精神病研究所和诊所（WPIC）提供可选的临床轮换为那些进行基础神经科学研究的人提供临床补充，或为那些从事面向患者的研究的人提供额外的临床接触，以及d）一系列的晚间研讨会，学生们在研讨会上与国内知名的资深科学家交流，讨论他们自己目前的研究成果。该计划代表了NIMH不断努力促进临床和基础科学研究人员之间积极合作的一个及时的例子-促进早期诱导高度有才华和积极性的医学生进入转化心理健康研究领域-选择专注于基础或临床神经科学研究，或以患者为导向的研究-并让所有学生接触到T1（实验室到床边）和T2（临床到社区）类型的转化研究。该计划利用了相关机构的非凡优势，以及他们在健康科学教育和研究培训方面的跨学科合作的过去和持续成功。 公共卫生相关性：为了响应国家的需要，招募新的医生，科学家调查到心理健康研究领域，这个更新应用程序要求支持“招募医学生进入心理健康研究的职业生涯”-精神病学系和匹兹堡大学和卡内基梅隆大学的神经科学，神经病学，神经生物学，医学和心理学系之间的合作。这个不寻常的计划具有一整年的密集指导研究，为具有对心理健康相关临床和/或基础研究感兴趣的能力的高度积极性的医学生。其目的是增加全国有才华的医学院毕业生，他们继续寻求进一步的培训，为心理健康研究的职业生涯做准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to the nation's need to recruit new physician-scientist investigators into the field of mental health research, this renewal application requests support for 5R25MH054318-14, "Recruitment of Medical Students into Careers in Mental Health Research" -a collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and the Departments of Neuroscience, Neurology, Neurobiology, Medicine, and Psychology of the University of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Mellon University. The program features a full year of mentored research for highly motivated medical students with an aptitude for an interest in mental health-relevant clinical and/or basic research. The aim is to increase the national pool of talented medical school graduates who go on to seek further training in preparation for careers in mental health research. In this proposed renewal program, we build on: 1) the success of our current medical student pilot program (active during the past 4 years of our current funding), 2) the knowledge and expertise of a leadership team with extensive research and training experience, 3) our demonstrated 14-year success in the implementation of the current R25 research education program, and 4) the outstanding research environment provided by the Department of Psychiatry/Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. This unusual medical student research education program consists of: a) a 12-month part-time, intensive research experience, conducting supervised research on a scientific question with direct relevance to mental health or mental disorders; b) a didactic educational program tailored to the specific research aims and interests of the student, c) a summer component that offers optional clinical rotations at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) providing a clinical complement to those conducting basic neuroscience research or additional clinical exposure to those engaged in patient-oriented research, and d) a series of evening seminars in which students interact with nationally-renowned senior scientists in discussion of their own current research findings. The program represents a timely example of the NIMH's continuing effort to promote active collaboration between clinical and basic science researchers--promoting early induction of highly talented and motivated medical students into the field of translational mental health research-with the option to focus on basic or clinical neuroscience research, or patient-oriented research- and exposing all students to aspects of both the T1 (bench to bedside) and T2 (clinical to community) types of translational research. The program capitalizes on the extraordinary strengths of the institutions involved, and their past and continuing success in inter-disciplinary collaboration in health science education and research training. Public Health Relevance: In response to the nation's need to recruit new physician-scientist investigators into the field of mental health research, this renewal application requests support for "Recruitment of Medical Students into Careers in Mental Health Research" -a collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and the Departments of Neuroscience, Neurology, Neurobiology, Medicine, and Psychology of the University of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Mellon University. This unusual program features a full year of intensive mentored research for highly motivated medical students with an aptitude for an interest in mental health-relevant clinical and/or basic research. The aim is to increase the national pool of talented medical school graduates who go on to seek further training in preparation for careers in mental health research.