EXCEED THESPACE PROVIDED. In 1960, a research training program was established jn the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology at NYU supported by the National Institue of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases 'to train physicians and scientists planning to enter a full time career in dermatology,venereology or related fields of medicineor basic science.' Although the name of the Department and that of the NIH Institute have changed, thebroad, ong-term objectives of our program remain.essentially unchanged. We shall use the facilities of our department as well as those of the school and other departments in New York City to train M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or Ph.D. academicians to insure the continuation of the excitingscientific progress that has been made in skin biology and skin disease related research during the past four decades. Our specific focused goal will be to provide postdoctoral researchtraining of 2-3 years duration under the direct supervision of one of the highly qualified mentors in our department, in other departments atNYU School of Medicine, or in other NYC academicinstitutions. Trainees may participate in our ongoing research in areas including cellular and molecular biology of melanocytes, cell and molecular biology of epithelium, basic and clinical cutaneous oncology, immunodermatology, wound healing, clinicaldermatopharmacology, and dermatopathology All of the mentors in our program have made well recognized contributions and because of the quality of our faculty, NYU dermatology has ranked among the major dermatologic training centers in the world. The strength of our clinical program and the volume of patient care activities enhances the exposureof trainees to patient-centered problems and assurestheir ability to perform translational research. M.D. trainees, as part of our Sulzberger Scholars Program, will be chosen during their last year of clinical training. The major criterion for selection will be a firm commitment to a career in academic dermatology. Themajor criterion for appointment of Ph.D. trainees will also be commitment; in this case, to a career in basic studies related to skin and skin diseases. Although many may consider such disease superficial and trivial,recent interest, mandated by Congress, on the Burden of Skin Disease has shown how important these diseases are to patients and to public health in general. PERFORMANCE SITE ========================================Section End===========================================
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