Enrichment

CDTR的丰富计划在Consuelo Wilkins，MD的新领导下， 一系列重要的CDTR活动，大大改善了范德比尔特糖尿病研究的环境。 她在这些活动中得到了CDTR行政核心以及Tom Elasy和Russell的支持 罗斯曼谁也有相当的教育和指导专业知识。CDTR使用多个 加强糖尿病研究、教育和宣传的机制。这些努力的目标是：1） 整合和沟通我们成员的不同利益，以促进合作，并产生新的 提高我们对糖尿病治疗和结果的影响的想法; 2）培训下一代糖尿病患者 研究人员，并提供一个支持性的环境，交流研究思路，指导，和职业生涯 3）教育研究界和公众了解当前的研究进展， 糖尿病CDTR与范德比尔特糖尿病中心合作， 协调和加强我们的浓缩。重要的是，范德比尔特提供直接的财政支持， 中心和这些基金，以及来自慈善来源的捐款，大大增强了CDTR的努力。 这些资金支持CDTR的丰富活动，如系列研讨会和糖尿病日（NIH资金 不足以支付这些费用）和与培训有关的活动。 具体目标1。协调和提供丰富活动，加强信息交流 以及促进糖尿病研究合作和进步的想法。我们的丰富活动 包括每周一次CDTR系列研讨会、每年一次的糖尿病研究日、每年一次的P&F研讨会、赞助 邀请讲师的高调讲座系列，每年两个邀请讲师。 具体目标2。协调和支持外展工作，范德比尔特社区，田纳西州中部 地区及以外。在范德比尔特糖尿病中心的支持下，CDTR与该部门合作 糖尿病，内分泌和代谢（成人），和儿科内分泌科对当地 丰富、教育和推广活动。这些活动包括糖尿病家庭日等年度活动， 糖尿病月，筹款步行和骑马。此外，我们最近开始与范德比尔特合作 向大学生推广糖尿病知识。虽然这些不同的活动并不直接 在CDTR的财政支持下，它们为我们的PI和学员提供了重要的机会， 积极参与社区活动，提高对糖尿病的认识，支持糖尿病研究。博士 威尔金斯是特别适合扩大我们的外展，以种族和少数民族鉴于她的作用， 梅哈里范德比尔特联盟的主管。

The Enrichment Program of the CDTR the under the new leadership of Consuelo Wilkins, MD, orchestrates a range of essential CDTR activities that greatly enhance the environment for diabetes research at Vanderbilt. She is supported in these activities by the CDTR Administrative Core and by Tom Elasy and Russell Rothman who also have considerable educational and mentoring expertise. The CDTR uses multiple mechanisms to enhance the diabetes research, education and outreach. The goals of these efforts are to: 1) integrate and communicate the diverse interests of our membership to foster collaboration and generate new ideas to enhance our impact on diabetes treatment and outcomes; 2) train the next generation of diabetes researchers and provide a supportive environment for exchange of research ideas, mentoring, and career development; 3) educate the research community and general public about current research advances in diabetes. The CDTR collaborates with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center to provide an organizational structure that coordinates and enhances our Enrichment. Importantly, Vanderbilt provides direct financial support to the Center and these funds, as well as contributions from philanthropic sources, greatly amplify CDTR efforts. These funds support CDTR enrichment activities such as the seminar series and Diabetes Day (NIH funds are not sufficient to cover these costs) and training-related activities. Specific Aim 1. Coordinate and provide enrichment activities that enhance the exchange of information and ideas to foster collaboration and advancement in diabetes research. Our Enrichment activities include a weekly CDTR seminar series, annual Diabetes Research Day, annual P&F symposium, sponsorship of invited lecturers for the high-profile Lecture series, and two invited lectureships per year. Specific Aim 2. Coordinate and support outreach efforts to Vanderbilt community, middle Tennessee area and beyond. With support from the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, the CDTR collaborates with the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (Adult), and the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology on local enrichment, educational, and outreach activities. These include annual events such as Diabetes Family Day, Diabetes Month, and fundraising walks and rides. In addition, we recently began a partnership with Vanderbilt undergraduates to promote diabetes awareness on campus. Although these varied activities are not directly supported financially by the CDTR, they provide important opportunities for our PIs and trainees to become actively involved in the community and promote diabetes awareness and support for diabetes research. Dr. Wilkins is particularly well suited to expand our outreach to racial and ethnic minorities given her role as Director of the Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance.