Neurology Research Education and Mentorship Program

神经病学研究教育和指导计划

基本信息

批准号：
7931753
负责人：
MITCHELL S ELKIND
金额：
$ 3.89万
依托单位：
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2010
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2010-03-15 至 2015-02-28
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7931753
关键词：
Academy Accreditation American Applications Grants Award Clinical Commit Dementia Development Doctor of Philosophy Education Educational workshop Epilepsy Exposure to Faculty Fellowship Funding Future Goals Grant Grant Review Hour Individual Institutional National Research Service Award K-Series Research Career Programs Laboratories Learning Manuscripts Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award Mentors Mentorship Morbidity - disease rate Nerve Degeneration Neurologic Neurologist Neurology Neurosciences Paper Physician&apos s Role Physicians Postdoctoral Fellow Principal Investigator Productivity Publications Publishing Research Research Methodology Research Personnel Research Project Grants Residencies Schedule Scientist Staging Stroke Study Section System Taste Perception Techniques Time Training Training Programs Translating Translational Research United States National Institutes of Health Universities Work Writing abstracting career clinical care expectation experience graduate medical education meetings member mortality nervous system disorder posters programs public health relevance skills success translational neuroscience

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a growing need for physician-scientists to translate developments in basic neuroscience into improvement in clinical care. Obtaining funding for basic, clinical, and translational research, however, has become increasingly difficult for clinician investigators. Neurology trainees require protected research time and excellent mentoring during the formative stages of their careers to be able to compete successfully for mentored career (K awards) and other grants. The Columbia University Neurology Department has been a strong proponent of incorporating research into the training experience of residents. Since 1979, the department has had a T32 for a Clinical Neuroscience Training Program (T32 NS07155), which provided funding for PGY4 residents and first year fellows to learn research methodology and conduct research. Since 2002, we have had a Resident Research Mentorship Program that pairs residents with faculty mentors to work on a research project. These initiatives have been limited, however, by increasing clinical requirements for residents that preclude their participation in 2 year full time commitment required by the T32 mechanism, and by the absence of a systematic approach to providing a concentrated, contiguous block of dedicated research time to work on a research project. The present proposal describes a plan to formalize the resident research experience for at least 1 resident annually who is considered to have exceptional promise to become an independent basic, clinical, or translational neuroscience researcher. The focus will be on a practical, mentor-directed research experience, with limited classroom time, and residents who participate in this program will be optimally situated to compete for mentored career awards (K awards) at the completion of the 2 year training experience bridging residency and fellowship. Dr. Elkind, the Project Director, has independent NIH funding, as well as experience mentoring and reviewing grants, and the faculty of the program are all experienced basic, clinical, or translational researchers. The program will be evaluated primarily by the trainees' success in obtaining K08 and K23 awards, as well as by academic career placement and productivity in publications. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Neurological disorders, including stroke, dementia, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative conditions, are common and cause a significant burden of morbidity and mortality. Laboratory and clinical neuroscience have advanced markedly in recent years, and there is now a growing role for physician-scientists to translate developments in neuroscience into improvement in clinical care. Training young neurologists at a formative stage of their careers in research methods, and encouraging them to consider research as a career, will increase the number of committed, successful physician-scientists. This Research Education Program will provide talented neurology residents with the opportunity to develop research skills that have a high likelihood of reducing the burden of neurological disease.

描述（由申请人提供）：医师科学家越来越需要将基础神经科学的发展转化为临床护理的改进。然而，对于临床研究人员来说，获得基础、临床和转化研究的资金变得越来越困难。神经病学实习生在其职业生涯的形成阶段需要受保护的研究时间和良好的指导，以便能够成功竞争指导职业（K 奖）和其他资助。哥伦比亚大学神经病学系一直大力支持将研究纳入住院医生的培训经验中。自 1979 年以来，该部门设立了 T32 临床神经科学培训计划 (T32 NS07155)，为 PGY4 住院医师和一年级研究员学习研究方法和开展研究提供资金。自 2002 年以来，我们推出了住院医师研究指导计划，将住院医师与教师导师配对，共同开展研究项目。然而，这些举措受到了限制，因为对住院医生的临床要求不断增加，导致他们无法参与 T32 机制要求的 2 年全职承诺，而且缺乏系统的方法来为患者提供集中、连续的专门研究时间。从事一个研究项目。目前的提案描述了一项计划，每年将至少 1 名住院医师的住院医师研究经验正式化，这些住院医师被认为具有成为独立基础、临床或转化神经科学研究人员的特殊潜力。重点将放在导师指导的实际研究经验上，课堂时间有限，参加该计划的住院医生将处于最佳位置，可以在完成 2 年培训经验过渡后竞争指导职业奖（K 奖）居住和奖学金。项目主任 Elkind 博士拥有独立的 NIH 资助，以及指导和审查资助的经验，该项目的教师都是经验丰富的基础、临床或转化研究人员。该计划将主要根据学员获得 K08 和 K23 奖项的成功情况以及学术职业安置和出版物生产力进行评估。公共卫生相关性：神经系统疾病，包括中风、痴呆、癫痫和神经退行性疾病，很常见，并导致发病率和死亡率的沉重负担。近年来，实验室和临床神经科学取得了显着进步，现在医师科学家在将神经科学的发展转化为临床护理的改进方面发挥着越来越大的作用。对处于职业生涯形成阶段的年轻神经科医生进行研究方法方面的培训，并鼓励他们将研究视为一种职业，将增加忠诚、成功的医师科学家的数量。该研究教育计划将为有才华的神经病学住院医师提供发展研究技能的机会，这些技能很有可能减轻神经系统疾病的负担。