From the Departments of Neurology and Population Health (M.T.M.), NYU Langone Health, NY, NY; Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics (C.L.S.), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Neurology (M.S.C., R.E.W.), Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Neurology. 2021 Mar 2;96(9):430-438. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011351. Epub 2020 Dec 8.
There is currently a shortage of neurologists in the United States. Multiple efforts are underway to increase the strength of the neurology workforce. One potential approach is early exposure to neurology research and clinical care to pique interest and promote the specialty as a career choice. This study details the rewarding experience of working with undergraduate students, both in clinical research and clinical care. The logistics, benefits to students, and positive aspects for neurologists are outlined. Examples provided by undergraduate students who have participated in neurology research and clinical care are presented. The ultimate goals of this work are to encourage and inspire academic neurologists to involve undergraduate students in research and clinical care, to facilitate this process by outlining the steps needed to make this pairing successful, and to ultimately promote a pathway to build the neurology pipeline.
目前美国神经学家短缺。为了增加神经科劳动力的力量,正在进行多项努力。一种潜在的方法是让学生尽早接触神经科研究和临床护理,以激发兴趣并促进该专业成为职业选择。本研究详细介绍了与本科生一起进行临床研究和临床护理的有益经验。概述了与学生相关的后勤工作、好处,以及对神经科医生的积极方面。提供了参与神经科研究和临床护理的本科生的例子。这项工作的最终目标是鼓励和激励学术神经科医生让本科生参与研究和临床护理,通过概述成功配对所需的步骤来促进这个过程,并最终促进建立神经科人才库的途径。