A National Training Program in Reproductive Medicine

描述(由申请者提供)：生殖内分泌学和不孕症(REI)是完成妇产科住院医师资格后接受高级培训的四个专科奖学金之一。生殖医学培训的正式认证是在美国妇产科委员会生殖内分泌学和不孕不育部的支持下进行的，在完成认可的三年奖学金计划并随后通过笔试和最后的口试后获得。生殖内分泌和不孕症协会(SREI)是全国董事会认证的REIS协会，其主要使命是支持涉及研究员选择、临床和研究培训以及建立网络的方案。本竞争性续展申请就是在这一框架内提交的。奖学金项目在学术上是严格的，需要对研究做出重大承诺。这是产科医生/妇科医生培训期间唯一需要对学术研究工作作出如此严格承诺的正式时间。更重要的是，这是正在接受培训的医生唯一有机会培养对研究的持久兴趣(希望还有激情)的机会。这是保持学术生殖医学专家渠道畅通的唯一窗口。由于我们目前在该领域的研究方面取得了前所未有的进展，现在是时候了，现在是继续培训有前途的生殖医学内科科学家的时候了。本提议的目的是继续为每年参加理事会核准的8个参与机构在生殖医学培训和研究方面成绩斐然的8个参与机构参加功勋研究的3名研究员提供为期两年的研究培训所需的经费。预计这种支持将继续有助于生殖医学领域的内科科学家和临床研究人员的早期发展，并将使研究员更好地为进入NIH资助的生殖科学家发展计划(RSDP)和妇女生殖健康研究职业发展倡议(WRHR和BIRCWH)的职位做准备。在这一新计划的首批15名毕业生中(到2010年6月)，12人进入并继续担任学术职位，9人由机构(WRHR，BIRCWH)和个人K助学金资助，其中3人现在由R21助学金资助，1人由RO1资助。指导委员会希望研究部分将认识到这一独特的研究培训计划的重要性和早期成功，并决定继续为该计划提供资金。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) is one of four subspecialty fellowships for advanced training after completion of a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Formal certification for this training in Reproductive Medicine is under the aegis of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inc. and is achieved after completion of an accredited three- year fellowship program and subsequent passing of a written and, finally, an oral examination. The Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), the national Society of Board Certified REIs, has as major missions the support of programs involved in the selection, clinical and research training and networking of fellows. It is within this framework tht the present competing renewal application is submitted. Fellowship programs are academically rigorous and require a major commitment to research. This is the only formalized time during the training of Obstetrician/Gynecologists that such a rigorous commitment to an academic research exercise is required. More importantly, this is the only time when physicians in training have the opportunity to develop a lasting interest (and hopefully a passion) for research. This is the sole window through which the pipeline of academic reproductive medicine specialists can be kept open. As we are currently witnessing unprecedented advances in the research aspects of the field, the time is RIGHT and the time is NOW to continue training promising physician scientists in reproductive medicine. The objective of the present proposal is to seek continued funding for a required two year training period in research for three fellows per year who are involved in meritorious research during their respective Board- approved fellowship training at EIGHT participating institutions recognized for their outstanding track record of training and research in reproductive medicine. It is anticipated that such support will continue to contribute to the early development of physician scientists and clinical investigators in the field of Reproductive Medicine and will better prepare fellows to enter the pipeline of NIH funded positions in the Reproductive Scientists Development Program (RSDP) and the Women's Reproductive Health Research Career Development initiatives (WRHR and BIRCWH). Of the first 15 graduates (through June 2010) of this novel program, 12 entered and remain in academic positions, 9 funded by institutional (WRHR, BIRCWH) and individual K grants, 3 of them now funded by R21 grants and one by an RO1. It is the Steering Committee's hope that the study section will recognize both the importance and early success of this unique research training initiative and decide to continue with funding of the program.